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Robert Monroe

1915 - 1995

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Robert Allan Monroe, also known as Bob Monroe (October 30, 1915 – March 17, 1995), was an American radio broadcasting executive who became known for his ideas about altered states of consciousness and for founding The Monroe Institute which continues to promote those ideas. His 1971 book Journeys Out of the Body is credited with popularizing the term "out-of-body experience". Monroe developed Hemi-Sync which he claimed could facilitate enhanced brain performance. He was one of the founders of the Jefferson Cable Corporation, the first cable company to cover central Virginia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Monroe has received more than 804,036 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert Monroe is the 403rd most popular businessperson (down from 286th in 2019), the 4,830th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,326th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 800k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Robert Monroe ranks 403 out of 847. Before him are Henry Cole, Eddie Jordan, Pavel Durov, Katharine Graham, Tatsumi Kimishima, and Li Ning. After him are Paul Rusesabagina, Ken Aston, William Knox D'Arcy, Edward Colston, Lawrence Stroll, and Roy Raymond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Robert Monroe ranks 147. Before him are James Tiptree Jr., Ferenc Sas, Aldo Boffi, Tapio Rautavaara, Georges Guétary, and Sargent Shriver. After him are Ken Aston, Helmut Wick, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Antonio Innocenti, Herman Wouk, and Günther Schwägermann. Among people deceased in 1995, Robert Monroe ranks 169. Before him are Michael V. Gazzo, Bryan Johnson, Bojan Adamič, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Khalid Bakdash, and Georges Candilis. After him are Esmat Dowlatshahi, Butterfly McQueen, Henri Laborit, Franco Fabrizi, Kalpana Datta, and Eiji Okada.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Monroe ranks 4,830 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed Begley (1901), Tony Hawk (1968), Brandon Sanderson (1975), Helen Fisher (1945), George Bellows (1882), and Jackie Wilson (1934). After him are Greg Mankiw (1958), Richard Petty (1937), Robert N. Bellah (1927), Blackie Lawless (1956), William Zabka (1965), and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Robert Monroe ranks 121. Before him are Andrew Tate (1986), Reed Hastings (1960), Armand Hammer (1898), Malcom McLean (1913), David Geffen (1943), and Katharine Graham (1917). After him are Roy Raymond (1947), Ron Woodroof (1950), Charles Yerkes (1837), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), Sylvia Beach (1887), and John Templeton (1912).

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