New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

BUSINESSPERSON

Richard DeVos

1926 - 2018

Photo of Richard DeVos

Icon of person Richard DeVos

Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. (March 4, 1926 – September 6, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel (company restructured as Alticor in 2000), and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard DeVos has received more than 1,764,361 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard DeVos is the 518th most popular businessperson (down from 424th in 2019), the 8,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,843rd in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard DeVos by language


Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Richard DeVos ranks 518 out of 601. Before him are Richard Hilton, Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Shane McMahon, Robert Trump, Benjamin Vulliamy, and Marvin Heemeyer. After him are Joel Glazer, Kevin Systrom, Svend Foyn, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Allan Williams, and James Gordon Bennett Jr..

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Richard DeVos ranks 366. Before him are Angus Scrimm, Alison Lurie, Günter de Bruyn, Tapio Mäkelä, Moshe Sanbar, and Adriano Directo Emperado. After him are Verne Gagne, Aldo Ray, Joe Slovo, H. C. Robbins Landon, Uttam Kumar, and Tim LaHaye. Among people deceased in 2018, Richard DeVos ranks 358. Before him are Big Van Vader, Alfred W. Crosby, José Antonio Zaldúa, Muhibbe Darga, Shinobu Sekine, and Didier Lockwood. After him are Elizabeth Hawley, Benny Andersen, Ricky Jay, Diana Der Hovanessian, Roy Bentley, and Michel Bonnevie.

Others Born in 1926

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2018

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard DeVos ranks 8,032 out of 18,182. Before him are Michael Bishop (1945), Robert Earl Jones (1910), Olivia Harrison (1948), J. Michael Straczynski (1954), Jennifer Batten (1957), and David Canary (1938). After him are Orrin Hatch (1934), Skrillex (1988), Elizabeth Hawley (1923), Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Roscoe Lee Browne (1922), and Robert Alda (1914).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Richard DeVos ranks 185. Before him are George Steinbrenner (1930), Henry Flagler (1830), Richard Hilton (1955), Shane McMahon (1970), Robert Trump (1948), and Marvin Heemeyer (1951). After him are Joel Glazer (1970), Kevin Systrom (1983), James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841), Michael Burry (1971), Cyrus West Field (1819), and Joe Sutter (1921).

American born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous
  • DatawheelCL