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Steve Fossett

1944 - 2007

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James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Fossett has received more than 1,644,706 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Steve Fossett is the 224th most popular businessperson (up from 230th in 2019), the 2,504th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,611th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Steve Fossett ranks 224 out of 847. Before him are François-Henri Pinault, John Jacob Astor, Jesse Livermore, Andrew Grove, Karl Baedeker, and Karl Rapp. After him are Sheldon Adelson, Vagit Alekperov, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Josep Lluís Núñez, Guy de Rothschild, and John Sculley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Steve Fossett ranks 189. Before him are Ton Koopman, Craig T. Nelson, Pierre Deligne, Kim Yong-il, Leif Segerstam, and Terry Funk. After him are Robert Powell, Peter Cetera, Kay Parker, Dennis Farina, Oqil Oqilov, and Igor Mitoraj. Among people deceased in 2007, Steve Fossett ranks 104. Before him are Raymond Barre, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, Al Oerter, Edward Yang, David Lane, and Luigi Comencini. After him are Fernando Fernán Gómez, Mikhail Ulyanov, Guy de Rothschild, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Julien Gracq, and Wally Schirra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Fossett ranks 2,504 out of 20,380. Before him are Elijah Wood (1981), Katherine Helmond (1929), Jerry Fodor (1935), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915), Thomas R. Marshall (1854), and James Baker (1930). After him are Ernest Guiraud (1837), Drew Weissman (1959), Sheldon Adelson (1933), Julie Newmar (1933), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), and Edward Witten (1951).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Steve Fossett ranks 68. Before him are William C. Durant (1861), Roger Ailes (1940), Henry J. Heinz (1844), George Gallup (1901), Larry Fink (1952), and Jesse Livermore (1877). After him are Sheldon Adelson (1933), John Sculley (1939), John C. Bogle (1929), Mike Markkula (1942), Bill Hewlett (1913), and Henry Flagler (1830).

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