BUSINESSPERSON
Liliane Bettencourt
1922 - 2017
Liliane Bettencourt
Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt (French pronunciation: [lil.jan be.tɑ̃.kuːʁ]; née Schueller; 21 October 1922 – 21 September 2017) was a French heiress, socialite and businesswoman. She was a board member and one of the principal shareholders of L'Oréal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liliane Bettencourt has received more than 2,984,502 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 39 in 2019). Liliane Bettencourt is the 33rd most popular businessperson (up from 78th in 2019), the 398th most popular biography from France (up from 872nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Businessperson.
Liliane Bettencourt is most famous for being the richest woman in the world. She inherited her fortune from her father, who created L'Oreal.
Memorability Metrics
3.0M
Page Views (PV)
69.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Liliane Bettencourt ranks 33 out of 847. Before her are Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Adolf Dassler, Carlos Slim, P. T. Barnum, and Jules Rimet. After her are J. P. Morgan, Philip Kotler, João Havelange, Guccio Gucci, Mohamed Al-Fayed, and Andrew Carnegie.
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1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 27
Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 28
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 29
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 30
P. T. Barnum
1810 - 1891
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 31
Jules Rimet
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 32
Liliane Bettencourt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 33
J. P. Morgan
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HPI: 69.39
Rank: 34
Philip Kotler
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 35
João Havelange
1916 - 2016
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 36
Guccio Gucci
1881 - 1953
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 37
Mohamed Al-Fayed
1929 - 2023
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 38
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 39
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Liliane Bettencourt ranks 17. Before her are Thomas Kuhn, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Erich Hartmann, Gérard Philipe, Ava Gardner, and Erving Goffman. After her are Emil Zátopek, Hiroo Onoda, Aage Bohr, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, and Imre Lakatos. Among people deceased in 2017, Liliane Bettencourt ranks 15. Before her are Ali Abdullah Saleh, David Rockefeller, Jalal Talabani, Raymond Kopa, Chuck Berry, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. After her are Jerry Lewis, Jeanne Moreau, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mireille Darc, John Hurt, and Hugh Hefner.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsThomas Kuhn
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1996
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 12
Erich Hartmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1993
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 13
Gérard Philipe
ACTOR
1922 - 1959
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 14
Ava Gardner
ACTOR
1922 - 1990
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 15
Erving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 16
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 17
Emil Zátopek
ATHLETE
1922 - 2000
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 18
Hiroo Onoda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 2014
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 19
Aage Bohr
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2009
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 20
Kurt Vonnegut
WRITER
1922 - 2007
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 21
Jack Kerouac
WRITER
1922 - 1969
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 22
Imre Lakatos
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1974
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAli Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 11
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 14
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 15
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 17
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 18
Mireille Darc
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 19
John Hurt
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 20
Hugh Hefner
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 21
In France
Among people born in France, Liliane Bettencourt ranks 398 out of 6,770. Before her are Ernest Renan (1823), Paul Éluard (1895), James I of Aragon (1208), Gustave Moreau (1826), Dagobert I (611), and Pierre Laval (1883). After her are Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805), Camille Desmoulins (1760), Gaspard Monge (1746), Robert I of France (860), Pierre Bayle (1647), and Patrice de MacMahon (1808).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsErnest Renan
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1892
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 392
Paul Éluard
WRITER
1895 - 1952
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 393
James I of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1208 - 1276
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 394
Gustave Moreau
PAINTER
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 395
Dagobert I
POLITICIAN
611 - 639
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 396
Pierre Laval
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 397
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 398
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 399
Camille Desmoulins
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1794
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 400
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 401
Robert I of France
POLITICIAN
860 - 923
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 402
Pierre Bayle
PHILOSOPHER
1647 - 1706
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 403
Patrice de MacMahon
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1893
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 404
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France
Among businesspeople born in France, Liliane Bettencourt ranks 4. Before her are Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Bernard Arnault (1949), and Jules Rimet (1873). After her are Louis Vuitton (1821), Christophe Plantin (1520), François Pinault (1936), Armand Peugeot (1849), Eugène Schueller (1881), Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), Pierre Bergé (1930), and Louis Réard (1897).
Pierre de Coubertin
1863 - 1937
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 1
Bernard Arnault
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 2
Jules Rimet
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 3
Liliane Bettencourt
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 4
Louis Vuitton
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 5
Christophe Plantin
1520 - 1589
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 6
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 7
Armand Peugeot
1849 - 1915
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 8
Eugène Schueller
1881 - 1957
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 9
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 10
Pierre Bergé
1930 - 2017
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 11
Louis Réard
1897 - 1984
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 12