BUSINESSPERSON
Sumner Redstone
1923 - 2020
Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstone (né Rothstein; May 27, 1923 – August 11, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation (both companies merged in 2019, a year before Redstone's death), and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain. Until his death, Redstone was a majority voting shareholder of the media conglomerate ViacomCBS, the parent company of the Paramount Pictures film studio, the CBS television network, and various cable networks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sumner Redstone has received more than 3,003,680 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sumner Redstone is the 642nd most popular businessperson (down from 534th in 2019), the 9,966th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,324th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular American Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
3.0M
Page Views (PV)
43.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
1.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Sumner Redstone ranks 642 out of 847. Before him are Maurice Podoloff, Sean Parker, Ruja Ignatova, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, Michael O'Leary, and John Peter Zenger. After him are Horace Elgin Dodge, Gwynne Shotwell, Eliphalet Remington, Avram Glazer, John Munro Longyear, and Amy Pascal.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaurice Podoloff
1890 - 1985
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 636
Sean Parker
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 637
Ruja Ignatova
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 638
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 639
Michael O'Leary
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 640
John Peter Zenger
1697 - 1746
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 641
Sumner Redstone
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 642
Horace Elgin Dodge
1868 - 1920
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 643
Gwynne Shotwell
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 644
Eliphalet Remington
1793 - 1861
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 645
Avram Glazer
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 646
John Munro Longyear
1850 - 1922
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 647
Amy Pascal
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 648
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Sumner Redstone ranks 430. Before him are James Dickey, Kenneth Lane, Vladimir Tendryakov, Mort Walker, Leonid Shamkovich, and Percy Heath. After him are Robert Craft, Augusto Magli, Ted Stevens, Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Basil Hume, and Noël Vandernotte. Among people deceased in 2020, Sumner Redstone ranks 625. Before him are Maria Janion, Jorge Llopart, Pavol Biroš, Mohamed Ben Rehaiem, Finn Christian Jagge, and Wojciech Zabłocki. After him are Beverly Pepper, Aleksandar Ivoš, Diana Serra Cary, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Dejan Dabović, and Kevin Dobson.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsJames Dickey
WRITER
1923 - 1997
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 424
Kenneth Lane
ATHLETE
1923 - 2010
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 425
Vladimir Tendryakov
WRITER
1923 - 1984
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 426
Mort Walker
COMIC ARTIST
1923 - 2018
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 427
Leonid Shamkovich
CHESS PLAYER
1923 - 2005
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 428
Percy Heath
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 429
Sumner Redstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 430
Robert Craft
CONDUCTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 431
Augusto Magli
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 432
Ted Stevens
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 433
Valeriya Gnarovskaya
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1943
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 434
Basil Hume
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1999
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 435
Noël Vandernotte
ATHLETE
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 436
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsMaria Janion
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 619
Jorge Llopart
ATHLETE
1952 - 2020
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 620
Pavol Biroš
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2020
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 621
Mohamed Ben Rehaiem
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 622
Finn Christian Jagge
SKIER
1966 - 2020
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 623
Wojciech Zabłocki
ARCHITECT
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 624
Sumner Redstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 625
Beverly Pepper
SCULPTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 626
Aleksandar Ivoš
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2020
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 627
Diana Serra Cary
ACTOR
1918 - 2020
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 628
Euphrase Kezilahabi
WRITER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 629
Dejan Dabović
ATHLETE
1944 - 2020
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 630
Kevin Dobson
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 631
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sumner Redstone ranks 9,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Askins (1939), J. Carrol Naish (1896), Chuck Peddle (1937), Flo Rida (1979), Mavis Staples (1939), and Ollan Cassell (1937). After him are Rex Brown (1964), Robert Craft (1923), Skipp Sudduth (1956), Beverly Pepper (1922), Walter Hagen (1892), and Arthur Alexander (1940).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBarbara Askins
CHEMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 9,960
J. Carrol Naish
ACTOR
1896 - 1973
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 9,961
Chuck Peddle
ENGINEER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 9,962
Flo Rida
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 9,963
Mavis Staples
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,964
Ollan Cassell
ATHLETE
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,965
Sumner Redstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,966
Rex Brown
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,967
Robert Craft
CONDUCTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,968
Skipp Sudduth
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,969
Beverly Pepper
SCULPTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,970
Walter Hagen
GOLFER
1892 - 1969
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,971
Arthur Alexander
SINGER
1940 - 1993
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 9,972
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Sumner Redstone ranks 222. Before him are Meg Whitman (1956), Joel Glazer (1970), Michael Milken (1946), Shari Arison (1957), Billy Beane (1962), and Sean Parker (1979). After him are Horace Elgin Dodge (1868), Gwynne Shotwell (1963), Eliphalet Remington (1793), Avram Glazer (1960), John Munro Longyear (1850), and Amy Pascal (1958).
Meg Whitman
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 216
Joel Glazer
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 217
Michael Milken
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 218
Shari Arison
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 219
Billy Beane
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 220
Sean Parker
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 221
Sumner Redstone
1923 - 2020
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 222
Horace Elgin Dodge
1868 - 1920
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 223
Gwynne Shotwell
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 224
Eliphalet Remington
1793 - 1861
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 225
Avram Glazer
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 226
John Munro Longyear
1850 - 1922
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 227
Amy Pascal
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 228