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Henry Luce

1898 - 1967

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Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who founded Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated magazines. He has been called "the most influential private citizen in the America of his day". Born in Shandong, China, to Presbyterian missionary parents, Luce moved to the US at the age of 15 and later attended Yale University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Luce has received more than 810,170 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Henry Luce is the 452nd most popular businessperson (down from 376th in 2019), the 857th most popular biography from China (down from 753rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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  • 49.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Henry Luce ranks 452 out of 847. Before him are Eduardo Saverin, Robert Durst, Walter Wild, Michael Eisner, Anders Hejlsberg, and Émile Étienne Guimet. After him are Vladimir Lisin, Astor family, Frédéric Vasseur, Chad Hurley, Savva Mamontov, and Jean-Michel Aulas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Henry Luce ranks 180. Before him are Erik Abrahamsson, Clemente Biondetti, Mitchell Leisen, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Vilho Lampi, and Allen Woodring. After him are Arthur Legat, Jascha Horenstein, Eben Dönges, Vasily Lebedev-Kumach, Zeki Rıza Sporel, and Karolina Kózka. Among people deceased in 1967, Henry Luce ranks 175. Before him are Antonio Riberi, Lajos Kassák, Holcombe Ward, Eddie Tolan, Jobyna Ralston, and Ciro Alegría. After him are Ann Sheridan, Franz Babinger, Arthur Ransome, Jaromír Weinberger, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, and Sig Ruman.

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In China

Among people born in China, Henry Luce ranks 857 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Yandong (1945), Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yu Dafu (1896), P. C. Chang (1892), Huang Fu (1883), and Chen Zi'ang (661). After him are Wang Yang (1955), Zhong Nanshan (1936), Huang Ju (1938), Luo Ronghuan (1902), Chi Haotian (1929), and Hau Pei-tsun (1919).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In China

Among businesspeople born in China, Henry Luce ranks 12. Before him are Jimmy Lai (1948), Ma Huateng (1971), Lei Jun (1969), Lee Shau-kee (1929), Wang Jianlin (1954), and Li Ning (1963). After him are Zhong Shanshan (1954), Li Shufu (1963), Meng Wanzhou (1972), Wendi Deng Murdoch (1968), Chai Ling (1966), and Xu Rongmao (1950).

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