1855 - 1932
King Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman. He invented a best-selling version of the safety razor. Several models were in existence before Gillette's design. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King C. Gillette has received more than 392,636 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). King C. Gillette is the 181st most popular businessperson (down from 167th in 2019), the 2,261st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,101st in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, King C. Gillette ranks 181 out of 604. Before him are Paul Elvstrøm, Chris Gardner, John Jacob Astor, George Gallup, Peter Sauber, and Joe Weider. After him are Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Steve Fossett, Josep Lluís Núñez, Andrew Grove, Lakshmi Mittal, and Aurelio Peccei.
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 175
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 176
1763 - 1848
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 177
1901 - 1984
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 178
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 179
1919 - 2013
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 180
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 181
1913 - 2012
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 182
1944 - 2007
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 183
1931 - 2018
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 184
1936 - 2016
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 185
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 186
1908 - 1984
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 187
Among people born in 1855, King C. Gillette ranks 26. Before him are Paul-Jacques Curie, Georges Rodenbach, Živojin Mišić, Axel Paulsen, Edwin Hall, and Eduard Meyer. After him are Evelyn De Morgan, Guido Adler, David Bruce, Vsevolod Garshin, Narayana Guru, and Giovanni Pascoli. Among people deceased in 1932, King C. Gillette ranks 41. Before him are Guillaume Bigourdan, Émile Friant, Ahmed Shawqi, Ovide Decroly, Tomáš Baťa, and Johannes Schober. After him are Louis Anquetin, Peg Entwistle, Patrick Geddes, Ivar Kreuger, Kenneth Grahame, and Emil Orlík.
1855 - 1941
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 20
1855 - 1898
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 21
1855 - 1921
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 22
1855 - 1938
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 23
1855 - 1938
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 24
1855 - 1930
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 25
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 26
1855 - 1919
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 27
1855 - 1941
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 28
1855 - 1931
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 29
1855 - 1888
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 30
1855 - 1928
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 31
1855 - 1912
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 32
1851 - 1932
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 35
1863 - 1932
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 36
1868 - 1932
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 37
1871 - 1932
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 38
1876 - 1932
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 39
1874 - 1932
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 40
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 41
1861 - 1932
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 42
1908 - 1932
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 43
1854 - 1932
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 44
1880 - 1932
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 45
1859 - 1932
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 46
1870 - 1932
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 47
Among people born in United States, King C. Gillette ranks 2,261 out of 15,968. Before him are Tom Ford (1961), Damon Wayans (1960), Tito Puente (1923), Frank Zane (1942), William Le Baron Jenney (1832), and Bill Conti (1942). After him are Freddie King (1934), Chris Noth (1954), Dean Cain (1966), Lisa Marie Presley (1968), Oliver Winchester (1810), and Joan Allen (1956).
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 2,255
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2,256
1923 - 2000
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2,257
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2,258
1832 - 1907
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2,259
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2,260
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 2,261
1934 - 1976
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2,262
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2,263
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2,264
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 2,265
1810 - 1880
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 2,266
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 2,267
Among businesspeople born in United States, King C. Gillette ranks 63. Before him are John DeLorean (1925), Larry Silverstein (1931), David Packard (1912), Henry J. Heinz (1844), Chris Gardner (1954), and George Gallup (1901). After him are Steve Fossett (1944), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Rex Tillerson (1952), Hetty Green (1834), Mike Markkula (1942), and Bill Hewlett (1913).
1925 - 2005
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 57
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 58
1912 - 1996
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 59
1844 - 1919
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 60
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 61
1901 - 1984
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 62
1855 - 1932
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 63
1944 - 2007
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 64
1928 - 2014
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 65
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 66
1834 - 1916
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 67
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 68
1913 - 2001
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 69