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Thomas Lipton

1848 - 1931

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Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (10 May 1848 – 2 October 1931) was a Scotsman of Ulster-Scots parentage who was a self-made man, as company founder of Lipton Tea, merchant, philanthropist and yachtsman who lost 5 straight America's Cup races. He engaged extensive advertising for his chain of tea stores and his brand of Lipton teas. He boasted that his secret for success was selling the best goods at the cheapest prices, harnessing the power of advertising, and always being optimistic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Lipton has received more than 416,026 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Thomas Lipton is the 131st most popular businessperson (up from 178th in 2019), the 936th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,210th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Businessperson.

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  • 27

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  • 2.43

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Thomas Lipton ranks 131 out of 847. Before him are Hiroshi Yamauchi, Colonel Tom Parker, Ren Zhengfei, Sam Walton, John McAfee, and Piero Ferrari. After him are Margaret Hamilton, Armand Peugeot, Larry Flynt, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Massimo Moratti, and Lee Kun-hee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1848, Thomas Lipton ranks 35. Before him are Loránd Eötvös, Hristo Botev, Hermann Alexander Diels, Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans. After him are Pierre De Geyter, Carl Stumpf, Anna Boch, Vasily Surikov, Jules Bastien-Lepage, and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Among people deceased in 1931, Thomas Lipton ranks 33. Before him are Martinus Beijerinck, Kitasato Shibasaburō, Wilhelm von Gloeden, André Michelin, Chandra Shekhar Azad, and Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff. After him are Giovanni Boldini, Vincent d'Indy, Jaime, Duke of Madrid, Auguste Forel, Charles Algernon Parsons, and Antonio Salandra.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Lipton ranks 936 out of 8,785. Before him are Samuel Pepys (1633), John Harvard (1607), Carol Reed (1906), Duncan Edwards (1936), Michael Atiyah (1929), and Rosamunde Pilcher (1924). After him are Orlando Bloom (1977), Richard Stone (1913), Guy Ritchie (1968), Arthur Drewry (1891), Steve Harris (1956), and Frederick Fleet (1887).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Thomas Lipton ranks 10. Before him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Richard Branson (1950), Stanley Rous (1895), Brian Epstein (1934), and John McAfee (1945). After him are Ron Dennis (1947), Frank Williams (1942), Vidal Sassoon (1928), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), David Icke (1952), and John Cockerill (1790).

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