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John Wanamaker

1838 - 1922

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John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was an American merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wanamaker has received more than 646,565 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wanamaker is the 580th most popular businessperson, the 8,534th most popular biography from United States and the 194th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, John Wanamaker ranks 580 out of 847. Before him are Marc Faber, Alan Sugar, Mary Barra, Paul Stoddart, Li Shufu, and Gardiner Greene Hubbard. After him are Shane McMahon, Masaji Kiyokawa, Teddy Mayer, Josef Ackermann, Steve Shirley, and Acun Ilıcalı.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, John Wanamaker ranks 99. Before him are Alexander Veselovsky, General Tom Thumb, Marc Delafontaine, Oskar Gripenberg, John Morley, and Octavia Hill. After him are Margaret E. Knight, Henry Hobson Richardson, Joseph F. Smith, Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal, and Walter Buller. Among people deceased in 1922, John Wanamaker ranks 119. Before him are Vilma Hugonnai, Jørgen Løvland, Cathal Brugha, Serapio Calderón, John Moresby, and A. V. Dicey. After him are August Palm, Alfred Capus, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, William Desmond Taylor, Lyman Abbott, and William Christie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wanamaker ranks 8,534 out of 20,380. Before him are Terry Kinney (1954), Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), Mamie Till (1921), Gail Russell (1924), and Clarke Peters (1952). After him are Tipper Gore (1948), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Rebecca Miller (1962), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Linville (1939), and Harry Myers (1882).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John Wanamaker ranks 194. Before him are Jacqueline Mars (1939), James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841), Eric Trump (1984), Owen D. Young (1874), Mary Barra (1961), and Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822). After him are Shane McMahon (1970), Teddy Mayer (1935), Carly Fiorina (1954), Jerry Jones (1942), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), and Alan Eustace (1957).

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