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Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Today
Mark Shuttleworth
Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 18 September 1973) is a South African and British entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the development of the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first South African to travel to space as a space tourist. He lives on the Isle of Man and holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Shuttleworth has received more than 1,390,901 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Mark Shuttleworth is the 484th most popular businessperson (down from 382nd in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 90th in 2019) and the most popular South African Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
46.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
5.03
Effective Languages (L*)
4.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Mark Shuttleworths by language
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Mark Shuttleworth ranks 484 out of 601. Before him are Henry Clay Frick, Aliko Dangote, Anita Roddick, Irving Kristol, Jacqueline Mars, and Harvey S. Firestone. After him are Manolo el del bombo, Kaz Hirai, Gilbert Kaplan, Sam Panopoulos, David Filo, and Marcus Loew.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Henry Clay Frick
1849 - 1919
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 478
Aliko Dangote
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 479
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 480
Irving Kristol
1920 - 2009
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 481
Jacqueline Mars
1939 - Present
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 482
Harvey S. Firestone
1868 - 1938
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 483
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 484
Manolo el del bombo
1949 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 485
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 486
Gilbert Kaplan
1941 - 2016
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 487
Sam Panopoulos
1934 - 2017
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 488
David Filo
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 489
Marcus Loew
1870 - 1927
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 490
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Mark Shuttleworth ranks 158. Before him are Fares Fares, Stephen Dorff, Natasha Korolyova, Patrick Rothfuss, Jan Magnussen, and Amr Waked. After him are Shota Arveladze, Tijani Babangida, Kevin McKidd, Steven Ogg, John Dolmayan, and Sébastien Izambard.
Others Born in 1973
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Fares Fares
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 152
Stephen Dorff
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 153
Natasha Korolyova
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 154
Patrick Rothfuss
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 155
Jan Magnussen
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 156
Amr Waked
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 157
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 158
Shota Arveladze
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 159
Tijani Babangida
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 160
Kevin McKidd
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 161
Steven Ogg
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 162
John Dolmayan
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 163
Sébastien Izambard
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 164
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Mark Shuttleworth ranks 102 out of 374. Before him are Sid Atkinson (1901), John McDowell (1942), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), Rudolph Lewis (1887), Louis Raymond (1895), and Jim Fouché (1898). After him are Phil Ramone (1934), Bevil Rudd (1894), Hugh Masekela (1939), Pik Botha (1932), Devdas Gandhi (1900), and John Kani (1943).
Others born in South Africa
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Sid Atkinson
1901 - 1977
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 96
John McDowell
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 97
Goodwill Zwelithini
1948 - 2021
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 98
Rudolph Lewis
1887 - 1933
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 99
Louis Raymond
1895 - 1962
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 100
Jim Fouché
1898 - 1980
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 101
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 102
Phil Ramone
1934 - 2013
HPI: 46.35
Rank: 103
Bevil Rudd
1894 - 1948
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 104
Hugh Masekela
1939 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 105
Pik Botha
1932 - 2018
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 106
Devdas Gandhi
1900 - 1957
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 107
John Kani
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 108
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In South Africa
Among businesspeople born in South Africa, Mark Shuttleworth ranks 1.
