BUSINESSPERSON

Johns Hopkins

1795 - 1873

Photo of Johns Hopkins

Icon of person Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland, where he remained for most of his life. Hopkins invested heavily in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which eventually led to his appointment as finance director of the company. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johns Hopkins has received more than 1,577,600 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Johns Hopkins is the 174th most popular businessperson (down from 135th in 2019), the 1,908th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,489th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Businessperson.

Johns Hopkins University is most famous for being the first American university to be established as a non-sectarian institution.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Johns Hopkins ranks 174 out of 847. Before him are Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Stanley Ho, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Jack Daniel, Thomas J. Watson, and Axel Springer. After him are Bernard Baruch, Lady Bird Johnson, Ted Turner, Martha Stewart, Isaac Carasso, and Rebiya Kadeer.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Johns Hopkins ranks 19. Before him are Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, John William Polidori, Gabriel Lamé, Saverio Mercadante, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, and Hadji Murad. After him are Anselme Payen, Heinrich Marschner, Vincent Pallotti, James Barry, Augustin Thierry, and Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1873, Johns Hopkins ranks 16. Before him are Franz Xaver Winterhalter, Vasil Levski, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, Louis Agassiz, Fyodor Tyutchev, and Émile Gaboriau. After him are Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Muhammad IV of Morocco, Pauline Therese of Württemberg, Urbano Rattazzi, Sheridan Le Fanu, and Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

Others Born in 1795

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1873

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Johns Hopkins ranks 1,908 out of 20,380. Before him are Ernie Hudson (1945), Jon Kabat-Zinn (1944), Winsor McCay (1867), Jerry Stiller (1927), Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915), and John Dickson Carr (1906). After him are Richard Rodgers (1902), Richard Sennett (1943), Daryl Hannah (1960), Bernard Baruch (1870), Elizabeth Bishop (1911), and Lady Bird Johnson (1912).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Johns Hopkins ranks 54. Before him are Lee Iacocca (1924), Henry Ford II (1917), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Jack Daniel (1850), and Thomas J. Watson (1874). After him are Bernard Baruch (1870), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Ted Turner (1938), Martha Stewart (1941), Marissa Mayer (1975), and Walter Chrysler (1875).

American born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous