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Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Today
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs that are too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. Yunus and the Grameen Bank were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad Yunus has received more than 2,753,048 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Muhammad Yunus is the 26th most popular businessperson (down from 18th in 2019), the most popular biography from Bangladesh and the most popular Bangladeshi Businessperson.
Muhammad Yunus is most famous for being the founder of Grameen Bank, which is a bank that lends money to the poor.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
70.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
93
Languages Editions (L)
9.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Muhammad Yunuses by language
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Muhammad Yunus ranks 26 out of 601. Before him are Bernard Arnault, Florentino Pérez, Philip Kotler, Carlos Slim, Ludwig Erhard, and Amancio Ortega. After him are Ray Kroc, P. T. Barnum, Adolf Dassler, Jules Rimet, Andrew Carnegie, and Steve Ballmer.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Bernard Arnault
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 20
Florentino Pérez
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 21
Philip Kotler
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 22
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 23
Ludwig Erhard
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 24
Amancio Ortega
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 25
Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 26
Ray Kroc
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 27
P. T. Barnum
1810 - 1891
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 28
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 29
Jules Rimet
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 30
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 31
Steve Ballmer
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Muhammad Yunus ranks 16. Before him are Ringo Starr, Michael Gambon, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Frank Zappa, and Carlos Slim. After him are Qaboos bin Said al Said, Joachim Gauck, J. M. Coetzee, Wangari Maathai, Martin Sheen, and Julie Christie.
Others Born in 1940
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Ringo Starr
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 10
Michael Gambon
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 11
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 12
Burhanuddin Rabbani
1940 - 2011
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 13
Frank Zappa
1940 - 1993
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 14
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 15
Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 16
Qaboos bin Said al Said
1940 - 2020
HPI: 70.24
Rank: 17
Joachim Gauck
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 18
J. M. Coetzee
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 19
Wangari Maathai
1940 - 2011
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 20
Martin Sheen
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 21
Julie Christie
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 22
In Bangladesh
Among people born in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus ranks 1 out of 57. After him are Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (1920), Atiśa (982), Abdul Hamid (1944), Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858), Sheikh Hasina (1947), William Beveridge (1879), Chandragupta I (250), Sri Chinmoy (1931), Zillur Rahman (1929), Ziaur Rahman (1936), and Meghnad Saha (1893).
Others born in Bangladesh
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 1
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1920 - 1975
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 2
Atiśa
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 3
Abdul Hamid
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 4
Jagadish Chandra Bose
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 5
Sheikh Hasina
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 6
William Beveridge
1879 - 1963
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 7
Chandragupta I
250 - 335
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 8
Sri Chinmoy
1931 - 2007
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 9
Zillur Rahman
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 10
Ziaur Rahman
1936 - 1981
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 11
Meghnad Saha
1893 - 1956
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 12
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Bangladesh
Among businesspeople born in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus ranks 1.
