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Herb Kohl

1935 - 2023

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Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 24 years as a United States senator from Wisconsin, from 1989 to 2013, and earlier served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Alongside his brother and father, he was a founder of the Kohl's department stores chain, of which he went on to become president and chief executive officer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herb Kohl has received more than 938,473 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Herb Kohl is the 637th most popular businessperson (down from 535th in 2019), the 12,528th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,881st in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Businessperson.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Herb Kohl ranks 637 out of 601. Before him are Ahmed Wali Karzai, Billy Mays, Michel Roux, Ray Ozzie, Noumandiez Doué, and Nita Ambani. After him are Cindy McCain, Bill Browder, Zhang Yiming, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Erik Prince, and Rick Snyder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Herb Kohl ranks 457. Before him are John Cordts, Kofi Awoonor, Patricia Bredin, Mel Charles, Veli Lehtelä, and Gail Fisher. After him are Robert Henry Lawrence Jr., Don Howe, Jane Dee Hull, Eddie Hopkinson, Manuel Aaron, and Heather Sears. Among people deceased in 2023, Herb Kohl ranks 393. Before him are Remigijus Valiulis, Evelyn Boyd Granville, Hossein Shahabi, Dean Smith, Patricia Bredin, and Paweł Huelle. After him are Norman Lear, Agneta Andersson, Abderrahim Ouakili, Basil van Rooyen, Arleen Sorkin, and Ganira Pashayeva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herb Kohl ranks 12,528 out of 18,182. Before him are Courtney Ford (1978), Mark Dayton (1947), Lee Archambault (1960), Jane Levy (1989), Larry Craig (1945), and Sydney Sweeney (1997). After him are Salli Richardson (1967), Al Attles (1936), Kevin Johnson (1966), Scott Altman (1959), Francine York (1936), and Grace VanderWaal (2004).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Herb Kohl ranks 234. Before him are Patrick Volkerding (1966), Lynn Hill (1961), Ellen Stewart (1919), Tory Burch (1966), Billy Mays (1958), and Ray Ozzie (1955). After him are Cindy McCain (1954), Bill Browder (1964), Erik Prince (1969), Rick Snyder (1958), Angela Ahrendts (1960), and Evan Spiegel (1990).

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