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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. An ideal investment vehicle for Bogle was a low-cost index fund representing the entire US market, held over a lifetime with dividends reinvested. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John C. Bogle is the 299th most popular businessperson (down from 235th in 2019), the 3,643rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,569th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, John C. Bogle ranks 299 out of 847Before her are Eiji Toyoda, Francesco Baracca, Tommy Mottola, Mineko Iwasaki, Kirk Kerkorian, and Dietmar Hopp. After her are Katharine Graham, Daniel Peter, Lazare Ponticelli, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, George Williams, and Leonardo Del Vecchio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, John C. Bogle ranks 185Before her are David Kelly, Nargis, Zeca Afonso, Fred Sinowatz, Claude Rich, and Bernard Williams. After her are Mariama Bâ, Sixten Jernberg, Elizabeth Roemer, Anne Meara, Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia, and Leila Abashidze. Among people deceased in 2019, John C. Bogle ranks 160Before her are Mitchell Feigenbaum, Emanuel Ungaro, Monkey Punch, Vonda N. McIntyre, Harrison Dillard, and Sogyal Rinpoche. After her are Jörg Demus, Peter Schreier, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Goro Shimura, Luigi Colani, and Jean-Pierre Marielle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John C. Bogle ranks 3,643 out of 20,380Before her are Royal Rife (1888), John Anderson (1907), Barry Manilow (1943), Terence McKenna (1946), Alan Perlis (1922), and Leonard Susskind (1940). After her are Nichelle Nichols (1932), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), Amy Irving (1953), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), and Jimmie Angel (1899).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John C. Bogle ranks 100Before her are David Packard (1912), Eric Trump (1984), John DeLorean (1925), Jared Kushner (1981), Tommy Mottola (1949), and Kirk Kerkorian (1917). After her are Katharine Graham (1917), Larry Silverstein (1931), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), Eric Schmidt (1955), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), and Clyde Cessna (1879).