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Sam Panopoulos

1934 - 2017

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Sotirios "Sam" Panopoulos (Greek: Σωτήριος Πανόπουλος; 20 August 1934 – 8 June 2017) was a Greek-born Canadian cook and businessman, credited as the inventor of Hawaiian pizza. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Panopoulos has received more than 249,057 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sam Panopoulos is the 537th most popular businessperson (down from 488th in 2019), the 769th most popular biography from Greece (down from 711th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sam Panopoulos ranks 537 out of 847. Before him are Ben Bradlee, William McGregor, James Smith McDonnell, Joe Sutter, Richard Hilton, and David Richards. After him are Jay Gould, Trip Hawkins, George Williams, Ravil Maganov, Richard Bass, and Leonid Mikhelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Sam Panopoulos ranks 393. Before him are Gilbert Strang, Adolf Muschg, Jaegwon Kim, Shirley Douglas, Herwig Wolfram, and David Burke. After him are Ulf Schmidt, Kjell Bäckman, Milan Dvořák, Helga Haase, Giuseppina Leone, and Mário de Araújo Cabral. Among people deceased in 2017, Sam Panopoulos ranks 386. Before him are Chris Roberts, Patrick Nève, Michael Ogio, Heinz Schneiter, Eberhard Jäckel, and Peter Härtling. After him are Hiromi Tsuru, Lil Peep, Catherine Hardy Lavender, Tullio Baraglia, Vladimir Makanin, and Habib Thiam.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Sam Panopoulos ranks 769 out of 1,024. Before him are Georgios Koletis (1801), Panagiotis Giannakis (1959), Jimmy Makulis (1935), John Kaminiates (900), John Iliopoulos (1940), and Athanasios Miaoulis (1815). After him are Skeet Ulrich (1970), Ioannis Malokinis (1880), Spyridon Marinatos (1901), Panagiotis Pipinelis (1899), Stamatios Nikolopoulos (1900), and Alexandros Chalkokondylis (1880).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Greece

Among businesspeople born in Greece, Sam Panopoulos ranks 4. Before him are Isaac Carasso (1874), Stavros Niarchos (1909), and George Averoff (1815). After him are Arianna Huffington (1950).

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