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John C. Bogle

1929 - 2019

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John Clifton "Jack" Bogle (May 8, 1929 – January 16, 2019) was an American investor, business magnate and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group and is credited with popularizing the index fund. An avid investor and money manager himself, he preached investment over speculation, long-term patience over short-term action and reducing broker fees as much as possible. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John C. Bogle has received more than 2,690,890 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John C. Bogle is the 235th most popular businessperson (up from 243rd in 2019), the 2,569th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,724th in 2019) and the 71st most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, John C. Bogle ranks 235 out of 847. Before her are Guy de Rothschild, John Sculley, Ivar Kreuger, Srettha Thavisin, Max Factor, and David Icke. After her are Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Mineko Iwasaki, Mike Markkula, Bill Hewlett, and Meyer Guggenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, John C. Bogle ranks 152. Before her are Alain Tanner, Zillur Rahman, Roger Byrne, P. Ramlee, Katherine Helmond, and Andre Gunder Frank. After her are Lennart Skoglund, Luis García Meza, Aleksandar Petrović, Walter Brandmüller, Ed Asner, and Shakuntala Devi. Among people deceased in 2019, John C. Bogle ranks 121. Before her are Hirokazu Kanazawa, James Ingram, Katherine Helmond, Gershon Kingsley, Jean Starobinski, and Dawda Jawara. After her are Godfried Danneels, Monkey Punch, Jacques Loussier, Jan Stráský, Patrick Sercu, and Judith Kerr.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Bogle ranks 2,569 out of 20,380. Before her are Bob Woodward (1943), Walter Cunningham (1932), Irving Baxter (1876), Russ Meyer (1922), Gia Carangi (1960), and Tony Lip (1930). After her are Jean Kennedy Smith (1928), Peter Gallagher (1955), Chris Noth (1954), Christina Applegate (1971), Tom Wolfe (1930), and Edward Weston (1886).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John C. Bogle ranks 71. Before her are George Gallup (1901), Larry Fink (1952), Jesse Livermore (1877), Steve Fossett (1944), Sheldon Adelson (1933), and John Sculley (1939). After her are Mike Markkula (1942), Bill Hewlett (1913), Henry Flagler (1830), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Edsel Ford (1893), and David Packard (1912).

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