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Mary Barra

1961 - Today

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Mary Teresa Barra (née Makela; born December 24, 1961) is an American businesswoman who has been the chair and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors since January 15, 2014. She is the first female CEO of a 'Big Three' automaker. In December 2013, GM named her to succeed Daniel Akerson as CEO. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Barra has received more than 2,400,593 page views. Her biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Mary Barra is the 576th most popular businessperson (down from 453rd in 2019), the 8,471st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,263rd in 2019) and the 192nd most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mary Barra ranks 576 out of 847. Before her are Jacqueline Mars, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Eric Trump, Owen D. Young, Marc Faber, and Alan Sugar. After her are Paul Stoddart, Li Shufu, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, John Wanamaker, Shane McMahon, and Masaji Kiyokawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mary Barra ranks 332. Before her are Katrin Cartlidge, Anton Josipović, Camryn Manheim, Patricia Urquiola, Guru, and Jon Secada. After her are József Szájer, Amina J. Mohammed, John Key, Fabio Biondi, Arunachalam Muruganantham, and Aram Sargsyan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mary Barra ranks 8,471 out of 20,380. Before her are Marc Ribot (1954), Robert Weinberg (1942), Bennett Miller (1966), Micky Dolenz (1945), Kari Lake (1969), and Wang Leehom (1976). After her are Billy Strayhorn (1915), Cam Gigandet (1982), Christopher Lasch (1932), Phyllis Somerville (1943), Chill Wills (1902), and Leslie Jordan (1955).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Mary Barra ranks 192. Before her are Bruce Buck (1946), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Jacqueline Mars (1939), James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841), Eric Trump (1984), and Owen D. Young (1874). After her are Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), John Wanamaker (1838), Shane McMahon (1970), Teddy Mayer (1935), Carly Fiorina (1954), and Jerry Jones (1942).

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