1867 - 1919
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the Guinness Book of World Records. Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen Pleasant) might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented.Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women through the business she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madam C. J. Walker has received more than 10,906,359 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Madam C. J. Walker is the 93rd most popular businessperson (down from 51st in 2019), the 1,000th most popular biography from United States (down from 533rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Businessperson.
Madam C. J. Walker was an African-American entrepreneur who was the first female self-made millionaire in America. She became famous for inventing and marketing a hair care line for black women.
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Among businesspeople, Madam C. J. Walker ranks 93 out of 601. Before her are Mohamed Al-Fayed, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Ferdinand Piëch, Flavio Briatore, Paul Reuter, and Benjamin Guggenheim. After her are John McAfee, Bertha Benz, Michele Ferrero, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, Ivana Trump, and Sam Walton.
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 87
1891 - 1958
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 88
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 89
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 90
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 91
1865 - 1912
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 92
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 93
1945 - 2021
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 94
1849 - 1944
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 95
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 96
1777 - 1836
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 97
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 98
1918 - 1992
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 99
Among people born in 1867, Madam C. J. Walker ranks 31. Before her are Margaret Brown, Umberto Giordano, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Sakichi Toyoda, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Rubén Darío. After her are Kurt Eisner, Edward B. Titchener, Ignacy Mościcki, Eugen Sandow, Alexander Parvus, and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. Among people deceased in 1919, Madam C. J. Walker ranks 23. Before her are Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Habibullah Khan, Ismail Qemali, and L. Frank Baum. After her are Kurt Eisner, Johannes Rydberg, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Leonid Andreyev, Henry Gantt, and Milan Rastislav Štefánik.
1867 - 1932
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 25
1867 - 1948
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 26
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 27
1867 - 1930
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 28
1867 - 1908
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 29
1867 - 1916
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 30
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 31
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 32
1867 - 1927
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 33
1867 - 1946
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 34
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 35
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 36
1867 - 1928
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 37
1842 - 1919
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 17
1860 - 1919
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 18
1860 - 1919
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 19
1872 - 1919
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 20
1844 - 1919
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 21
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 22
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 23
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 24
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 25
1905 - 1919
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 26
1871 - 1919
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 27
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 28
1880 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 29
Among people born in United States, Madam C. J. Walker ranks 1,000 out of 18,182. Before her are Elliott Gould (1938), Richard Dreyfuss (1947), Willie Nelson (1933), Herbie Hancock (1940), George E. Smith (1930), and Frank B. Kellogg (1856). After her are Kobe Bryant (1978), Jim Belushi (1954), Walter Lippmann (1889), Kevin Kline (1947), Dennis Tito (1940), and Wyatt Earp (1848).
1938 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 994
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 995
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 996
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 997
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 998
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 999
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 1,000
1978 - 2020
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,001
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,002
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,003
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,004
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1,005
1848 - 1929
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1,006
Among businesspeople born in United States, Madam C. J. Walker ranks 31. Before her are Larry Ellison (1944), Kris Jenner (1955), Estée Lauder (1906), Paul Allen (1953), Larry Flynt (1942), and Benjamin Guggenheim (1865). After her are Sam Walton (1918), William Boeing (1881), Lee Iacocca (1924), Fred Trump (1905), Mike Markkula (1942), and William Randolph Hearst (1863).
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 25
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 26
1906 - 2004
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 27
1953 - 2018
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 28
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 29
1865 - 1912
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 30
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 31
1918 - 1992
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 32
1881 - 1956
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 33
1924 - 2019
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 34
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 35
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 36
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 37