1931 - Today
Philip Kotler (born May 27, 1931) is an American marketing author, consultant, and professor emeritus; the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (1962–2018). He is known for popularizing the definition of marketing mix. He is the author of over 80 books, including Marketing Management, Principles of Marketing, Kotler on Marketing, Marketing Insights from A to Z, Marketing 4.0, Marketing Places, Marketing of Nations, Chaotics, Market Your Way to Growth, Winning Global Markets, Strategic Marketing for Health Care Organizations, Social Marketing, Social Media Marketing, My Adventures in Marketing, Up and Out of Poverty, and Winning at Innovation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Kotler has received more than 1,180,007 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Philip Kotler is the 22nd most popular businessperson (down from 16th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from United States (up from 270th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Businessperson.
Philip Kotler is most famous for his marketing textbook, Marketing Management. The book is used in many business schools and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
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Among businesspeople, Philip Kotler ranks 22 out of 601. Before him are Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Tim Cook, Colonel Sanders, Levi Strauss, Bernard Arnault, and Florentino Pérez. After him are Carlos Slim, Ludwig Erhard, Amancio Ortega, Muhammad Yunus, Ray Kroc, and P. T. Barnum.
1838 - 1917
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 16
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 17
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 18
1829 - 1902
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 19
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 20
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 21
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 22
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 23
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 24
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 25
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 26
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 27
1810 - 1891
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 28
Among people born in 1931, Philip Kotler ranks 11. Before him are Toni Morrison, James Dean, Raúl Castro, Chun Doo-hwan, Monica Vitti, and Desmond Tutu. After him are Robert Duvall, Tomas Tranströmer, Alice Munro, Anita Ekberg, Irvin D. Yalom, and Roger Penrose.
1931 - 2019
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 5
1931 - 1955
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 6
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 7
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 8
1931 - 2022
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 9
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 10
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 11
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 12
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 14
1931 - 2015
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 15
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 16
1931 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 17
Among people born in United States, Philip Kotler ranks 237 out of 18,182. Before him are Spencer Tracy (1900), Peter Falk (1927), Robert E. Lee (1807), Henry Miller (1891), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), and J. Edgar Hoover (1895). After him are Rita Hayworth (1918), Brigham Young (1801), Ted Kaczynski (1942), John Ford (1894), Ronnie James Dio (1942), and Burt Lancaster (1913).
1900 - 1967
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 231
1927 - 2011
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 232
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 233
1891 - 1980
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 234
1925 - 1968
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 235
1895 - 1972
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 236
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 237
1918 - 1987
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 238
1801 - 1877
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 239
1942 - 2023
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 240
1894 - 1973
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 241
1942 - 2010
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 242
1913 - 1994
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 243
Among businesspeople born in United States, Philip Kotler ranks 10. Before him are Warren Buffett (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), Vince McMahon (1945), David Rockefeller (1915), Tim Cook (1960), and Colonel Sanders (1890). After him are Ray Kroc (1902), P. T. Barnum (1810), Steve Ballmer (1956), Hugh Hefner (1926), J. P. Morgan (1837), and J. Paul Getty (1892).
1930 - Present
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 4
1964 - Present
HPI: 76.68
Rank: 5
1945 - Present
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 6
1915 - 2017
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 8
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 9
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 10
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
1810 - 1891
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 12
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 13
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 14
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 15
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 16