BUSINESSPERSON
Robert Ripley
1890 - 1949
Robert Ripley
LeRoy Robert Ripley (February 22, 1890 – May 27, 1949) was an American cartoonist, entrepreneur, and amateur anthropologist, who is known for creating the Ripley's Believe It or Not! newspaper panel series, television show, and radio show, which feature odd facts from around the world. Subjects covered in Ripley's cartoons and text ranged from sports feats to little-known facts about unusual and exotic sites. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Ripley has received more than 709,287 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ripley is the 601st most popular businessperson (down from 503rd in 2019), the 8,978th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,401st in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
710k
Page Views (PV)
44.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.24
Effective Languages (L*)
3.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Robert Ripley ranks 601 out of 847. Before him are Meng Wanzhou, Alan Eustace, Marc Randolph, Andrey Melnichenko, Steve Wynn, and Christian von Koenigsegg. After him are Isabel dos Santos, John C. Malone, Erick Thohir, Richard DeVos, Daniel Levy, and Mark R. Hughes.
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1972 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 595
Alan Eustace
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 596
Marc Randolph
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 597
Andrey Melnichenko
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 598
Steve Wynn
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 599
Christian von Koenigsegg
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 600
Robert Ripley
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 601
Isabel dos Santos
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 602
John C. Malone
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 603
Erick Thohir
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 604
Richard DeVos
1926 - 2018
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 605
Daniel Levy
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 606
Mark R. Hughes
1956 - 2000
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 607
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Robert Ripley ranks 223. Before him are Edward Arnold, Caesar ten Cate, Per Nilsson, Béla Las-Torres, Albert Zürner, and August Alle. After him are Angelo Zorzi, Bess Meredyth, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Néstor Guillén, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Harald Julin. Among people deceased in 1949, Robert Ripley ranks 164. Before him are Nils Östensson, Birbal Sahni, Leon Schlesinger, J. Searle Dawley, William Henry Dean, and Karolina Widerström. After him are Léon Frapié, Gheorghe Mironescu, Otakar Vindyš, Flora Drummond, Georges Trombert, and Herbert Stothart.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsEdward Arnold
ACTOR
1890 - 1956
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 217
Caesar ten Cate
SOCCER PLAYER
1890 - 1972
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 218
Per Nilsson
GYMNAST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 219
Béla Las-Torres
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1915
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 220
Albert Zürner
ATHLETE
1890 - 1920
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 221
August Alle
WRITER
1890 - 1952
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 222
Robert Ripley
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 223
Angelo Zorzi
GYMNAST
1890 - 1974
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 224
Bess Meredyth
WRITER
1890 - 1969
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 225
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1890 - 1964
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 226
Néstor Guillén
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1966
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 227
Eddie Rickenbacker
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1973
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 228
Harald Julin
ATHLETE
1890 - 1967
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 229
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsNils Östensson
SKIER
1918 - 1949
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 158
Birbal Sahni
BIOLOGIST
1891 - 1949
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 159
Leon Schlesinger
PRODUCER
1884 - 1949
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 160
J. Searle Dawley
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 161
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 162
Karolina Widerström
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1949
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 163
Robert Ripley
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 164
Léon Frapié
WRITER
1863 - 1949
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 165
Gheorghe Mironescu
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 166
Otakar Vindyš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1889 - 1949
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 167
Flora Drummond
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1878 - 1949
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 168
Georges Trombert
ATHLETE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 169
Herbert Stothart
MUSICIAN
1885 - 1949
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 170
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Ripley ranks 8,978 out of 20,380. Before him are Nicky Jam (1981), Daniel Goldin (1940), Big Walter Horton (1921), Osamu Hayaishi (1920), Anthony Wayne (1745), and Bruce Abbott (1954). After him are Jon Tenney (1961), Christopher Connelly (1941), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Claire McDowell (1877), and Clarence White (1944).
Others born in United States
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SINGER
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 8,972
Daniel Goldin
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 8,973
Big Walter Horton
MUSICIAN
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 8,974
Osamu Hayaishi
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 8,975
Anthony Wayne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1796
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 8,976
Bruce Abbott
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,977
Robert Ripley
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,978
Jon Tenney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,979
Christopher Connelly
ACTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,980
Henry Hobson Richardson
ARCHITECT
1838 - 1886
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,981
Rogers Hornsby
BASEBALL PLAYER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,982
Claire McDowell
ACTOR
1877 - 1966
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,983
Clarence White
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1973
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 8,984
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Robert Ripley ranks 203. Before him are Carly Fiorina (1954), Jerry Jones (1942), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Alan Eustace (1957), Marc Randolph (1958), and Steve Wynn (1942). After him are John C. Malone (1941), Richard DeVos (1926), Mark R. Hughes (1956), Jerry Sanders (1936), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), and Lamar Hunt (1932).
Carly Fiorina
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 197
Jerry Jones
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 198
Donald Trump Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 199
Alan Eustace
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 200
Marc Randolph
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 201
Steve Wynn
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 202
Robert Ripley
1890 - 1949
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 203
John C. Malone
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 204
Richard DeVos
1926 - 2018
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 205
Mark R. Hughes
1956 - 2000
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 206
Jerry Sanders
1936 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 207
Dustin Moskovitz
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 208
Lamar Hunt
1932 - 2006
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 209