BUSINESSPERSON
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
Thomas Cook
Thomas Cook (22 November 1808 – 18 July 1892) was an English businessman. He is best known for founding the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Cook has received more than 1,326,660 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Thomas Cook is the 45th most popular businessperson (up from 48th in 2019), the 387th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 364th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Businessperson.
Thomas Cook is a British travel agency that was founded in 1841 by Thomas Cook. They offer package holidays, airline tickets, and rail tickets.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
66.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
9.07
Effective Languages (L*)
2.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Thomas Cooks by language
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Thomas Cook ranks 45 out of 601. Before him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Soichiro Honda, Robert Kiyosaki, and Ronald Wayne. After him are Sergei Diaghilev, Joan Gamper, Dietrich Mateschitz, Rudolf Dassler, Henri Nestlé, and Rupert Murdoch.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 39
Ettore Bugatti
1881 - 1947
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 40
Ferruccio Lamborghini
1916 - 1993
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 41
Soichiro Honda
1906 - 1991
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 42
Robert Kiyosaki
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 43
Ronald Wayne
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 44
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 45
Sergei Diaghilev
1872 - 1929
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 46
Joan Gamper
1877 - 1930
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 47
Dietrich Mateschitz
1944 - 2022
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 48
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 49
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 50
Rupert Murdoch
1931 - Present
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1808, Thomas Cook ranks 11. Before him are Andrew Johnson, Patrice de MacMahon, Jefferson Davis, Emir Abdelkader, Frederick VII of Denmark, and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria. After him are Gérard de Nerval, Maria Malibran, Johann Gustav Droysen, David Strauss, Solomon Northup, and Carl Spitzweg. Among people deceased in 1892, Thomas Cook ranks 6. Before him are Walt Whitman, Werner von Siemens, Bahá'u'lláh, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and Ernest Renan. After him are Richard Owen, Édouard Lalo, Rudolf von Jhering, John Couch Adams, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia.
Others Born in 1808
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Andrew Johnson
1808 - 1875
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 5
Patrice de MacMahon
1808 - 1893
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 6
Jefferson Davis
1808 - 1889
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 7
Emir Abdelkader
1808 - 1883
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 8
Frederick VII of Denmark
1808 - 1863
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 9
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
1808 - 1888
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 10
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 11
Gérard de Nerval
1808 - 1855
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 12
Maria Malibran
1808 - 1836
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 13
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 14
David Strauss
1808 - 1874
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 15
Solomon Northup
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 16
Carl Spitzweg
1808 - 1885
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1892
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Walt Whitman
1819 - 1892
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 1
Werner von Siemens
1816 - 1892
HPI: 70.93
Rank: 2
Bahá'u'lláh
1817 - 1892
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 3
Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
1808 - 1892
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 4
Ernest Renan
1823 - 1892
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 5
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Richard Owen
1804 - 1892
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 7
Édouard Lalo
1823 - 1892
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 8
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 9
John Couch Adams
1819 - 1892
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 10
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
1837 - 1892
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 11
Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
1827 - 1892
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cook ranks 387 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Burns (1759), Bonnie Tyler (1951), David Niven (1910), Henry Moore (1898), Benjamin Graham (1894), and Mary Read (1695). After him are John le Carré (1931), Beatrix Potter (1866), Saint Boniface (680), Christian de Duve (1917), Margot Fonteyn (1919), and John Wesley (1703).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Robert Burns
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 381
Bonnie Tyler
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 382
David Niven
1910 - 1983
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 383
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 384
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 385
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 386
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 387
John le Carré
1931 - 2020
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 388
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 389
Saint Boniface
680 - 754
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 390
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 391
Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 392
John Wesley
1703 - 1791
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 393
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Thomas Cook ranks 3. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853) and Andrew Carnegie (1835). After him are Richard Branson (1950), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Frank Williams (1942), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Stanley Rous (1895), John McAfee (1945), Brian Epstein (1934), Ron Dennis (1947), and Thomas Lipton (1848).
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 1
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 2
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 3
Richard Branson
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 4
Bernie Ecclestone
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 5
Frank Williams
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 6
J. Bruce Ismay
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 7
Stanley Rous
1895 - 1986
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 8
John McAfee
1945 - 2021
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 9
Brian Epstein
1934 - 1967
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 10
Ron Dennis
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 11
Thomas Lipton
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 12
