1938 - Today
Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938), is an American billionaire businessman. He is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., and was previously chairman and CEO of the company. As of July 23, 2020, Knight was ranked by Forbes as the 26th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$39.2 billion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phil Knight has received more than 3,900,841 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Phil Knight is the 145th most popular businessperson (up from 168th in 2019), the 1,785th most popular biography from United States and the 49th most popular American Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Phil Knight ranks 145 out of 604. Before him are Melinda Gates, David Icke, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Katharine Graham, Theodor de Bry, and Gianni Infantino. After him are Jack Welch, Charles Simonyi, Martha Stewart, Asa Griggs Candler, Masayoshi Son, and Torakusu Yamaha.
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 139
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 140
1923 - 2012
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 141
1917 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 142
1528 - 1598
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 143
1970 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 144
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 145
1935 - 2020
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 146
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 147
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 148
1851 - 1929
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 149
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 150
1851 - 1916
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 151
Among people born in 1938, Phil Knight ranks 95. Before him are David Baltimore, Carlos Bilardo, McCoy Tyner, Connie Francis, Marcello Gandini, and Robert Smithson. After him are Astrid Kirchherr, Georg Baselitz, Tereza Kesovija, Roland Topor, Giuliano Amato, and Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria.
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 89
1938 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 90
1938 - 2020
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 91
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 92
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 93
1938 - 1973
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 94
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 95
1938 - 2020
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 96
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 97
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 98
1938 - 1997
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 99
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 100
1938 - 2015
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 101
Among people born in United States, Phil Knight ranks 1,785 out of 15,968. Before him are Bob Woodward (1943), Paul P. Harris (1868), Peggy Lee (1920), Laura Dern (1967), John Mauchly (1907), and Martha Nussbaum (1947). After him are Linda Gray (1940), Ry Cooder (1947), Lloyd Shapley (1923), Jack Welch (1935), Nina Hartley (1959), and Carmine Coppola (1910).
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 1,779
1868 - 1947
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 1,780
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 1,781
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 1,782
1907 - 1980
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,783
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,784
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,785
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 1,786
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,787
1923 - 2016
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 1,788
1935 - 2020
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,789
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,790
1910 - 1991
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1,791
Among businesspeople born in United States, Phil Knight ranks 49. Before him are Henry Ford II (1917), Lee Iacocca (1924), Ethan Allen (1738), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Melinda Gates (1964), and Katharine Graham (1917). After him are Jack Welch (1935), Martha Stewart (1941), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Roger Ailes (1940), and Sheldon Adelson (1933).
1917 - 1987
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 43
1924 - 2019
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 44
1738 - 1789
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 45
1912 - 2007
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 46
1964 - Present
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 47
1917 - 2001
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 48
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 49
1935 - 2020
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 50
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 51
1851 - 1929
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 52
1874 - 1956
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 53
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 54
1933 - 2021
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 55