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Jim Walton

1948 - Today

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James Carr Walton (born June 7, 1948) is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of December 2024, Walton was the 14th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$109.5 billion according to Forbes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Walton has received more than 2,693,884 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jim Walton is the 420th most popular businessperson (down from 391st in 2019), the 5,038th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,061st in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jim Walton ranks 420 out of 847. Before him are Stephen A. Schwarzman, Victor Pinchuk, Andrea Agnelli, Sylvia Beach, John Templeton, and John Elkann. After him are Jim Marshall, Maurice Farman, Vincent J. McMahon, Jim Ratcliffe, Jorge Mendes, and Guy Laliberté.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jim Walton ranks 345. Before him are Ana Mendieta, Larry Carlton, Arturo Sosa, Stefania Casini, Margaret Weis, and Dušan Kovačević. After him are Gary Thain, Humayun Ahmed, Joaquín Almunia, Susanna Kaysen, Jean-Pierre Monseré, and Lojze Peterle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Walton ranks 5,038 out of 20,380. Before him are Safdie brothers (null), Gale Sondergaard (1899), Mary Kenneth Keller (1913), Abella Danger (1995), Lawrence Tierney (1919), and John Elkann (1976). After him are Anna Lea Merritt (1844), Cecil Taylor (1929), Lydia Davis (1947), Ralph Hartley (1888), Edward Stettinius Jr. (1900), and Kathryn Adams (1893).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Jim Walton ranks 129. Before him are Ron Woodroof (1950), Charles Yerkes (1837), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Sylvia Beach (1887), John Templeton (1912), and John Elkann (1976). After him are Vincent J. McMahon (1914), Eli Lilly (1838), Suge Knight (1965), Peter Lynch (1944), James Buchanan Duke (1856), and Muhtar Kent (1952).

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