BUSINESSPERSON
John Jacob Astor
1763 - 1848
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor; July 17, 1763 – March 29, 1848) was a German-born American businessman, merchant, real estate mogul, and investor. Astor made his fortune mainly in a fur trade monopoly, by exporting opium into the Chinese Empire (Manchu China), and by investing in real estate in or around New York City. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Jacob Astor has received more than 2,883,000 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). John Jacob Astor is the 219th most popular businessperson (up from 246th in 2019), the 2,089th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,213th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
56.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
2.36
Effective Languages (L*)
5.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, John Jacob Astor ranks 219 out of 847. Before him are Marcel Bich, Rinat Akhmetov, David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Julius Maggi, Ghislaine Maxwell, and François-Henri Pinault. After him are Jesse Livermore, Andrew Grove, Karl Baedeker, Karl Rapp, Steve Fossett, and Sheldon Adelson.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcel Bich
1914 - 1994
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 213
Rinat 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1763, John Jacob Astor ranks 23. Before him are Étienne Méhul, Franz Danzi, Simon Mayr, Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, François de Charette, and François-Joseph Talma. After him are Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Domenico Dragonetti, Fyodor Rostopchin, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, and Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano. Among people deceased in 1848, John Jacob Astor ranks 25. Before him are Joseph Mohr, James Dunlop, Branwell Brontë, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. After him are Horace Wells, Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom, Keisai Eisen, Christen Købke, Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, and Pellegrino Rossi.
Others Born in 1763
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Méhul
COMPOSER
1763 - 1817
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 17
Franz Danzi
CONDUCTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 18
Simon Mayr
COMPOSER
1763 - 1845
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 19
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
BIOLOGIST
1763 - 1794
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 20
François de Charette
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1796
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 21
François-Joseph Talma
ACTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 22
John Jacob Astor
BUSINESSPERSON
1763 - 1848
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 23
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1834
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 24
Domenico Dragonetti
COMPOSER
1763 - 1846
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 25
Fyodor Rostopchin
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1826
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 26
José Bonifácio de Andrada
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1838
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 27
Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1814
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 28
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1839
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1848
Go to all RankingsJoseph Mohr
WRITER
1792 - 1848
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 19
James Dunlop
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1848
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 20
Branwell Brontë
WRITER
1817 - 1848
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 21
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1848
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 22
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1848
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 23
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
WRITER
1797 - 1848
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 24
John Jacob Astor
BUSINESSPERSON
1763 - 1848
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 25
Horace Wells
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1848
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 26
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 27
Keisai Eisen
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1848
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 28
Christen Købke
PAINTER
1810 - 1848
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 29
Duchess Amelia of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1799 - 1848
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 30
Pellegrino Rossi
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1848
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 31
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, John Jacob Astor ranks 2,089 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Brandenberger (1892), Klaus Augenthaler (1957), Wolfgang Reitherman (1909), Johann Friedrich von Brandt (1802), Franz Aepinus (1724), and Bernd Rosemeyer (1909). After him are Mario Gómez (1985), Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619), Maria Riva (1924), Erich Juskowiak (1926), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1865), and Wolfgang of Regensburg (924).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErich Brandenberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1955
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,083
Klaus Augenthaler
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,084
Wolfgang Reitherman
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1985
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,085
Johann Friedrich von Brandt
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1879
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,086
Franz Aepinus
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1802
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,087
Bernd Rosemeyer
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1938
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,088
John Jacob Astor
BUSINESSPERSON
1763 - 1848
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,089
Mario Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,090
Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1619 - 1680
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,091
Maria Riva
ACTOR
1924 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,092
Erich Juskowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1983
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,093
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,094
Wolfgang of Regensburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
924 - 994
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,095
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany
Among businesspeople born in Germany, John Jacob Astor ranks 27. Before him are Maurice de Hirsch (1831), Carl Laemmle (1867), Dieter Schwarz (1939), Friedrich Krupp (1787), Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854), and Hans Wilsdorf (1881). After him are Karl Baedeker (1801), Karl Rapp (1882), Dietmar Hopp (1940), Hans Riegel (1923), Theo Albrecht (1922), and Friedrich Bayer (1825).
Maurice de Hirsch
1831 - 1896
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 21
Carl Laemmle
1867 - 1939
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 22
Dieter Schwarz
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 23
Friedrich Krupp
1787 - 1826
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 24
Friedrich Alfred Krupp
1854 - 1902
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 25
Hans Wilsdorf
1881 - 1960
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 26
John Jacob Astor
1763 - 1848
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 27
Karl Baedeker
1801 - 1859
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 28
Karl Rapp
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 29
Dietmar Hopp
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 30
Hans Riegel
1923 - 2013
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 31
Theo Albrecht
1922 - 2010
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 32
Friedrich Bayer
1825 - 1880
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 33