Businessperson
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete
1916 - 2016
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João Havelange
His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. João Havelange is the 49th most popular businessperson (down from 36th in 2024), the 25th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Businessperson.
João Hélange is most famous for his work in the field of geophysics, which includes the discovery of the Earth's inner core.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, João Havelange ranks 49 out of 847. Before him are Carlos Slim, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Philip Kotler, David Rockefeller, Melinda French Gates, and Adolf Dassler. After him are Joan Gamper, J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Aga Khan IV, Levi Strauss, and Hugh Hefner.
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Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 43
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 44
Philip Kotler
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 45
David Rockefeller
1915 - 2017
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 46
Melinda French Gates
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 47
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 48
João Havelange
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 49
Joan Gamper
1877 - 1930
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 50
J. P. Morgan
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 51
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 52
Aga Khan IV
1936 - 2025
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 53
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 54
Hugh Hefner
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, João Havelange ranks 16. Before him are Elena Ceaușescu, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Francis Crick, Roald Dahl, and Ahmed Ben Bella. After him are Olivia de Havilland, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean Dausset, Christian B. Anfinsen, Camilo José Cela, and Claude Shannon. Among people deceased in 2016, João Havelange ranks 24. Before him are Cesare Maldini, Pierre Boulez, George Michael, Nancy Reagan, Andrzej Wajda, and Carlos Alberto Torres. After him are Harper Lee, Prince, Abbas Kiarostami, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, S. R. Nathan, and Queen Anne of Romania.
Others Born in 1916
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Elena Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 10
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1982
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 11
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1974
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 12
Francis Crick
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 13
Roald Dahl
WRITER
1916 - 1990
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 14
Ahmed Ben Bella
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 15
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 16
Olivia de Havilland
ACTOR
1916 - 2020
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 17
Yehudi Menuhin
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1999
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 18
Jean Dausset
BIOLOGIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 19
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 20
Camilo José Cela
WRITER
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 21
Claude Shannon
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 2016
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Cesare Maldini
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 18
Pierre Boulez
COMPOSER
1925 - 2016
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 19
George Michael
SINGER
1963 - 2016
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 20
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 21
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 22
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 23
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 24
Harper Lee
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 25
Prince
SINGER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 26
Abbas Kiarostami
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 27
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2016
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 28
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 29
Queen Anne of Romania
COMPANION
1923 - 2016
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 30
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, João Havelange ranks 25 out of NaN. Before him are Roberto Carlos (1973), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), and Carlos Alberto Torres (1944). After him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Ronaldinho (1980), Romário (1966), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), and Paulo Freire (1921).
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Roberto Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 19
Luiz Felipe Scolari
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 20
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 21
Getúlio Vargas
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 22
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 23
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 24
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 25
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 26
Ronaldinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 27
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 28
Michel Temer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 29
Maria II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1853
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 30
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 31
Among Businesspeople In Brazil
Among businesspeople born in Brazil, João Havelange ranks 1. After him are Carlos Ghosn (1954), Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939), Silvio Santos (1930), Eduardo Saverin (1982), Eike Batista (1956), Mike Krieger (1986), and Ivan Monteiro (null).
João Havelange
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 1
Carlos Ghosn
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 2
Jorge Paulo Lemann
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3
Silvio Santos
1930 - 2024
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 4
Eduardo Saverin
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 5
Eike Batista
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 6
Mike Krieger
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 7
Ivan Monteiro
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 8
