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Ivar Kreuger

1880 - 1932

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Ivar Kreuger (Swedish: [ˈǐːvar ˈkry̌ːɡɛr]; 2 March 1880 – 12 March 1932) was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In 1908, he co-founded the construction company Kreuger & Toll Byggnads AB, which specialized in new building techniques. By aggressive investments and innovative financial instruments, he built a global match and financial empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ivar Kreuger has received more than 426,962 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ivar Kreuger is the 231st most popular businessperson (up from 237th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 291st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Businessperson.

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  • 56.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ivar Kreuger ranks 231 out of 847. Before him are Sheldon Adelson, Vagit Alekperov, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Josep Lluís Núñez, Guy de Rothschild, and John Sculley. After him are Srettha Thavisin, Max Factor, David Icke, John C. Bogle, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, and Josep Maria Bartomeu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Ivar Kreuger ranks 76. Before him are Fethi Okyar, Broncho Billy Anderson, Begum Rokeya, Ida Dalser, Leon Rupnik, and Joseph Trumpeldor. After him are Tod Browning, Sholem Asch, Leonard Woolley, Eric Lemming, Eric Campbell, and Hermann von Keyserling. Among people deceased in 1932, Ivar Kreuger ranks 44. Before him are Hovannes Adamian, Emil Orlík, Begum Rokeya, Ovide Decroly, Reginald Fessenden, and Ramon Casas. After him are John Philip Sousa, José Félix Uriburu, René-Louis Baire, Kenneth Grahame, Ignaz Seipel, and Louis Anquetin.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Ivar Kreuger ranks 297 out of 1,879. Before him are Olof Björnsson (950), Arvid Lindman (1862), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Mikkey Dee (1963), Alice Babs (1924), and Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken (1670). After him are Siw Malmkvist (1936), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1540), Lill-Babs (1938), Lennart Skoglund (1929), Prince Carl Bernadotte (1911), and Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Sweden

Among businesspeople born in Sweden, Ivar Kreuger ranks 3. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), and Ludvig Nobel (1831). After him are Stefan Persson (1947), Anders Frisk (1963), Christian von Koenigsegg (1972), Daniel Ek (1983), and Niklas Zennström (1966).

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