BUSINESSPERSON
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
Stafford Beer
Anthony Stafford Beer (25 September 1926 – 23 August 2002) was a British theorist, consultant and professor at the Manchester Business School. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stafford Beer has received more than 384,869 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Stafford Beer is the 554th most popular businessperson, the 4,073rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 40th most popular British Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
53.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Stafford Beer ranks 554 out of 847. Before him are Güler Sabancı, Mark Shuttleworth, Salt Bae, Jean-Dominique Senard, Kaz Hirai, and Herb Kohl. After him are Christy Walton, Sherry Lansing, Adam Silver, Howard Stringer, Marcus Loew, and Arkady Volozh.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGüler Sabancı
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 548
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 549
Salt Bae
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 550
Jean-Dominique Senard
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 551
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 552
Herb Kohl
1935 - 2023
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 553
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 554
Christy Walton
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 555
Sherry Lansing
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 556
Adam Silver
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 557
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 558
Marcus Loew
1870 - 1927
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 559
Arkady Volozh
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 560
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Stafford Beer ranks 397. Before him are Vira Vovk, Chuck Cooper, Georgi Yumatov, Mustafa Ertan, Ernest Mühlen, and Helen Gallagher. After him are Tapio Mäkelä, Giovanni Invernizzi, Wolfgang Seidel, Efraín Sánchez, Beatriz Segall, and Astrid Ivask. Among people deceased in 2002, Stafford Beer ranks 258. Before him are Leo Ornstein, Eugen Meier, Spike Milligan, John R. Pierce, Sergei Bodrov Jr., and Jack Kruschen. After him are Walter Winterbottom, Zoran Janković, Mario de las Casas, Mary Brian, Eduard Gufeld, and Yuji Hyakutake.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsVira Vovk
WRITER
1926 - 2022
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 391
Chuck Cooper
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 392
Georgi Yumatov
ACTOR
1926 - 1997
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 393
Mustafa Ertan
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 394
Ernest Mühlen
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 395
Helen Gallagher
ACTOR
1926 - 2024
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 396
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 397
Tapio Mäkelä
SKIER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 398
Giovanni Invernizzi
ATHLETE
1926 - 1986
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 399
Wolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 400
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 401
Beatriz Segall
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 402
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 403
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsLeo Ornstein
COMPOSER
1895 - 2002
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 252
Eugen Meier
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 253
Spike Milligan
ACTOR
1918 - 2002
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 254
John R. Pierce
ENGINEER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 255
Sergei Bodrov Jr.
ACTOR
1971 - 2002
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 256
Jack Kruschen
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 257
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 258
Walter Winterbottom
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2002
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 259
Zoran Janković
ATHLETE
1940 - 2002
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 260
Mario de las Casas
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 2002
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 261
Mary Brian
ACTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 262
Eduard Gufeld
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 2002
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 263
Yuji Hyakutake
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 2002
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 264
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stafford Beer ranks 4,073 out of 8,785. Before him are Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Alan A'Court (1934), John Goodall (1863), Andrew Wakefield (1957), and Greg Wise (1966). After him are Aneirin (525), Richard Rodney Bennett (1936), Thomas Hodgskin (1787), Jayne Atkinson (1959), Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet (1800), and Richard Lynn (1930).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDaniel Tammet
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 4,067
Henry Home, Lord Kames
WRITER
1696 - 1782
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,068
Alan A'Court
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,069
John Goodall
SOCCER PLAYER
1863 - 1942
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,070
Andrew Wakefield
INSPIRATION
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 4,071
Greg Wise
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 4,072
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,073
Aneirin
WRITER
525 - 600
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,074
Richard Rodney Bennett
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2012
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 4,075
Thomas Hodgskin
ECONOMIST
1787 - 1869
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,076
Jayne Atkinson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,077
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,078
Richard Lynn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2023
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 4,079
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Stafford Beer ranks 40. Before him are Ian Livingstone (1949), Christopher O'Neill (1974), Isabella Beeton (1836), William McGregor (1846), David Richards (1952), and George Williams (1821). After him are Howard Stringer (1942), Anita Roddick (1942), Alan Sugar (1947), Daniel Levy (1962), Allan Williams (1930), and Henry Tate (1819).
Ian Livingstone
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 34
Christopher O'Neill
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 35
Isabella Beeton
1836 - 1865
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 36
William McGregor
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 37
David Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 38
George Williams
1821 - 1905
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 39
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 40
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 41
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 42
Alan Sugar
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 43
Daniel Levy
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 44
Allan Williams
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 45
Henry Tate
1819 - 1899
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 46