BUSINESSPERSON
Jesse Livermore
1877 - 1940
Jesse Livermore
Jesse Lauriston Livermore (July 26, 1877 – November 28, 1940) was an American stock trader. He is considered a pioneer of day trading and was the basis for the main character of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, a best-selling book by Edwin Lefèvre. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jesse Livermore has received more than 831,286 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jesse Livermore is the 220th most popular businessperson (down from 186th in 2019), the 2,486th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,023rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular American Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
830k
Page Views (PV)
56.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.12
Effective Languages (L*)
2.69
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Jesse Livermore ranks 220 out of 847. Before him are Rinat Akhmetov, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Julius Maggi, Ghislaine Maxwell, François-Henri Pinault, and John Jacob Astor. After him are Andrew Grove, Karl Baedeker, Karl Rapp, Steve Fossett, Sheldon Adelson, and Vagit Alekperov.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRinat Akhmetov
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 214
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 215
Julius Maggi
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 216
Ghislaine Maxwell
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 217
François-Henri Pinault
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 218
John Jacob Astor
1763 - 1848
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 219
Jesse Livermore
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 220
Andrew Grove
1936 - 2016
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 221
Karl Baedeker
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 222
Karl Rapp
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 223
Steve Fossett
1944 - 2007
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 224
Sheldon Adelson
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 225
Vagit Alekperov
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Jesse Livermore ranks 55. Before him are Isabelle Eberhardt, Herbert Pitman, Garrett Morgan, Edmond Locard, Vladimir Minorsky, and Wilhelm Adam. After him are Chaim Rumkowski, Édouard Herzen, Max Factor, Oscar Milosz, Frank Marshall, and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. Among people deceased in 1940, Jesse Livermore ranks 59. Before him are Arthur Zimmermann, Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Jan Kubelík, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Wilhelm Dörpfeld, and Édouard Branly. After him are Nedo Nadi, Lewis Hine, Marie Krøyer, Willi Münzenberg, Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, and Phan Bội Châu.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Eberhardt
EXPLORER
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 49
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 50
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 51
Edmond Locard
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 52
Vladimir Minorsky
HISTORIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 53
Wilhelm Adam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1949
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 54
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 55
Chaim Rumkowski
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1944
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 56
Édouard Herzen
CHEMIST
1877 - 1936
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 57
Max Factor
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1938
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 58
Oscar Milosz
WRITER
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 59
Frank Marshall
CHESS PLAYER
1877 - 1944
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 60
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1960
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsArthur Zimmermann
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1940
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 53
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
WRITER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 54
Jan Kubelík
MUSICIAN
1880 - 1940
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 55
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 56
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 57
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 58
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 59
Nedo Nadi
FENCER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 60
Lewis Hine
PHOTOGRAPHER
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 62
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 63
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 64
Phan Bội Châu
WRITER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 65
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jesse Livermore ranks 2,486 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Grillo (1965), Terry Funk (1944), Paul Bowles (1910), David Lane (1938), Jeff Daniels (1955), and Aaron Eckhart (1968). After him are George Antheil (1900), Julia Ann (1969), John Mearsheimer (1947), Nan Goldin (1953), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), and Harry Dexter White (1892).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsFrank Grillo
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,480
Terry Funk
WRESTLER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,481
Paul Bowles
COMPOSER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,482
David Lane
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,483
Jeff Daniels
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,484
Aaron Eckhart
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,485
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,486
George Antheil
COMPOSER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 2,487
Julia Ann
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,488
John Mearsheimer
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,489
Nan Goldin
PHOTOGRAPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 2,490
Mervyn LeRoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,491
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 2,492
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Jesse Livermore ranks 67. Before him are Larry Silverstein (1931), William C. Durant (1861), Roger Ailes (1940), Henry J. Heinz (1844), George Gallup (1901), and Larry Fink (1952). After him are Steve Fossett (1944), Sheldon Adelson (1933), John Sculley (1939), John C. Bogle (1929), Mike Markkula (1942), and Bill Hewlett (1913).
Larry Silverstein
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 61
William C. Durant
1861 - 1947
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 62
Roger Ailes
1940 - 2017
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 63
Henry J. Heinz
1844 - 1919
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 64
George Gallup
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 65
Larry Fink
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 66
Jesse Livermore
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 67
Steve Fossett
1944 - 2007
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 68
Sheldon Adelson
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 69
John Sculley
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 70
John C. Bogle
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 71
Mike Markkula
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 72
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 73