1929 - 2023
Mohamed Al-Fayed (; 27 January 1929 – 30 August 2023) was a British-based Egyptian businessman, whose residence and primary business interests were in the United Kingdom from the mid-1960s. His business interests included ownership of the Hôtel Ritz Paris, and Harrods department store and Fulham Football Club, both in London. At the time of his death in 2023, Fayed's wealth was estimated at US$2 billion by Forbes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohamed Al-Fayed has received more than 14,198,666 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Mohamed Al-Fayed is the 87th most popular businessperson (down from 47th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 84th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Businessperson.
Mohamed al-Fayed is most famous for owning Harrods, the iconic London department store.
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Among businesspeople, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 87 out of 601. Before him are Li Ka-shing, Adnan Khashoggi, Mercédès Jellinek, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Larry Flynt, and Stanley Rous. After him are Ole Kirk Christiansen, Ferdinand Piëch, Flavio Briatore, Paul Reuter, Benjamin Guggenheim, and Madam C. J. Walker.
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 81
1935 - 2017
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 82
1889 - 1929
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 83
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 84
1942 - 2021
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 85
1895 - 1986
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 86
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
Among people born in 1929, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 60. Before him are Peter L. Berger, George Steiner, Zoltán Czibor, Isamu Akasaki, Ralf Dahrendorf, and Jerry Goldsmith. After him are E. O. Wilson, Milorad Pavić, Pierre Brice, Gudrun Burwitz, Stirling Moss, and Werner Arber. Among people deceased in 2023, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 36. Before him are Robert Lucas Jr., Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Ferid Murad, Jacques Delors, K. Alex Müller, and Tony Bennett. After him are Miroslav Blažević, Wolfgang Schäuble, Paul Berg, Rosalynn Carter, Harry Markowitz, and Burt Young.
1929 - 2017
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 54
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 55
1929 - 1997
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 56
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 57
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 58
1929 - 2004
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 59
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 60
1929 - 2021
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 61
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 62
1929 - 2015
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 63
1929 - 2018
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 64
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 65
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 66
1937 - 2023
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 30
1937 - 2023
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 31
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 32
1925 - 2023
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 33
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 34
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 35
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 36
1935 - 2023
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 37
1942 - 2023
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 38
1926 - 2023
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 39
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 40
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 41
1940 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 42
Among people born in Egypt, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 156 out of 582. Before him are Nonnus (500), Smendes (-1200), Dodi Fayed (1955), Adly Mansour (1945), Apries (-650), and Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68). After him are Theophylact Simocatta (580), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Djedkare Isesi (-2500), Nawal El Saadawi (1931), and Abbas II of Egypt (1874).
500 - 500
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 150
1200 BC - 1052 BC
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 151
1955 - 1997
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 152
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 153
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 154
68 BC - 41 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 155
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 156
580 - 630
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 157
190 - 264
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 158
70 - 140
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 159
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 160
1931 - 2021
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 161
1874 - 1944
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 162
Among businesspeople born in Egypt, Mohamed Al-Fayed ranks 1. After him are Haim Saban (1944) and Maryana Iskander (1975).
1929 - 2023
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 1
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 2
1975 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3