1905 - 1976
Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an influential figure in the aviation industry. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Howard Hughes has received more than 17,005,010 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Howard Hughes is the 2nd most popular businessperson (down from 1st in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from United States (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Businessperson.
Howard Hughes was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman who became one of the wealthiest people in the world. He became famous for his aviation exploits and later for his eccentric behavior as a reclusive multi-billionaire.
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Among businesspeople, Howard Hughes ranks 2 out of 604. Before him are Bill Gates. After him are Pierre de Coubertin, Oskar Schindler, Cecil Rhodes, Warren Buffett, John D. Rockefeller, Ingvar Kamprad, George Soros, Aristotle Onassis, David Rockefeller, and Vince McMahon.
1955 - Present
HPI: 85.58
Rank: 1
1905 - 1976
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 2
1863 - 1937
HPI: 84.78
Rank: 3
1908 - 1974
HPI: 84.57
Rank: 4
1853 - 1902
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 5
1930 - Present
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 6
1839 - 1937
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 7
1926 - 2018
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 8
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 9
1906 - 1975
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 10
1915 - 2017
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 11
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1905, Howard Hughes ranks 2. Before him is Jean-Paul Sartre. After him are Ayn Rand, Simo Häyhä, Albert Speer, Christian Dior, Greta Garbo, Henry Fonda, Elias Canetti, Viktor Frankl, Dag Hammarskjöld, and Faustina Kowalska. Among people deceased in 1976, Howard Hughes ranks 4. Before him are Mao Zedong, Agatha Christie, and Martin Heidegger. After him are Werner Heisenberg, Alvar Aalto, Luchino Visconti, Max Ernst, Zhou Enlai, Bernard Montgomery, Fritz Lang, and Trofim Lysenko.
1905 - 1980
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 1
1905 - 1976
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 2
1905 - 1982
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 3
1905 - 2002
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 4
1905 - 1981
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 5
1905 - 1957
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 6
1905 - 1990
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
1905 - 1982
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 8
1905 - 1994
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 9
1905 - 1997
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 10
1905 - 1961
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 11
1905 - 1938
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 12
1893 - 1976
HPI: 89.64
Rank: 1
1890 - 1976
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 2
1889 - 1976
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 3
1905 - 1976
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 4
1901 - 1976
HPI: 84.24
Rank: 5
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 6
1906 - 1976
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 7
1891 - 1976
HPI: 79.48
Rank: 8
1898 - 1976
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 9
1887 - 1976
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 10
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 11
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 12
Among people born in United States, Howard Hughes ranks 38 out of 15,968. Before him are Charles Lindbergh (1902), Al Pacino (1940), Bill Gates (1955), Cher (1946), Eleanor Roosevelt (1884), and George Washington (1732). After him are Marlon Brando (1924), Charles Manson (1934), Wallis Simpson (1896), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), and Robert De Niro (1943).
1902 - 1974
HPI: 85.64
Rank: 32
1940 - Present
HPI: 85.60
Rank: 33
1955 - Present
HPI: 85.58
Rank: 34
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 35
1884 - 1962
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 36
1732 - 1799
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 37
1905 - 1976
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 38
1924 - 2004
HPI: 85.16
Rank: 39
1934 - 2017
HPI: 85.08
Rank: 40
1896 - 1986
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 41
1928 - 1999
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 42
1928 - 1987
HPI: 84.77
Rank: 43
1943 - Present
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 44
Among businesspeople born in United States, Howard Hughes ranks 2. Before him are Bill Gates (1955). After him are Warren Buffett (1930), John D. Rockefeller (1839), David Rockefeller (1915), Vince McMahon (1945), Ray Kroc (1902), Colonel Sanders (1890), Hugh Hefner (1926), Tim Cook (1960), J. P. Morgan (1837), and J. Paul Getty (1892).
1955 - Present
HPI: 85.58
Rank: 1
1905 - 1976
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 2
1930 - Present
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 3
1839 - 1937
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 4
1915 - 2017
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 5
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 6
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 7
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 9
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 10
1837 - 1913
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 11
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 12