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Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
Tomáš Baťa
Tomáš Baťa (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbaca]) (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. Baťa's half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his company, expanding it during the Great Depression. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tomáš Baťa has received more than 446,777 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Tomáš Baťa is the 168th most popular businessperson (up from 173rd in 2019), the 180th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 208th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
57.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Tomáš Baťa ranks 168 out of 601. Before him are Charles Simonyi, Masayoshi Son, Phil Knight, Karl Albrecht, Stanley Ho, and Torakusu Yamaha. After him are Steve Chen, Fusajiro Yamauchi, Theodor de Bry, Malcolm Glazer, Edsel Ford, and Asa Griggs Candler.
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Charles Simonyi
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HPI: 58.22
Rank: 162
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HPI: 58.15
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Phil Knight
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HPI: 58.02
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Karl Albrecht
1920 - 2014
HPI: 57.89
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Stanley Ho
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
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Torakusu Yamaha
1851 - 1916
HPI: 57.84
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Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 168
Steve Chen
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HPI: 57.77
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Fusajiro Yamauchi
1859 - 1940
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 170
Theodor de Bry
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 171
Malcolm Glazer
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HPI: 57.71
Rank: 172
Edsel Ford
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 173
Asa Griggs Candler
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 174
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Tomáš Baťa ranks 50. Before him are Ziya Gökalp, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, A. L. Kroeber, Ivan Bilibin, August Sander, and Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark. After him are Anna de Noailles, Fevzi Çakmak, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Walter Sydney Adams, and Joseph Meister. Among people deceased in 1932, Tomáš Baťa ranks 33. Before him are Franz von Hipper, Alexander Grin, John Charles Fields, Georg Kerschensteiner, Kang Pan-sok, and Inukai Tsuyoshi. After him are Ahmed Shawqi, Reginald Fessenden, Ovide Decroly, John Philip Sousa, Johannes Schober, and Louis Anquetin.
Others Born in 1876
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Ziya Gökalp
1876 - 1924
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 44
Arthur Moeller van den Bruck
1876 - 1925
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 45
A. L. Kroeber
1876 - 1960
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 46
Ivan Bilibin
1876 - 1942
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 47
August Sander
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 48
Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark
1876 - 1940
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 49
Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 50
Anna de Noailles
1876 - 1933
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 51
Fevzi Çakmak
1876 - 1950
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 52
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
1876 - 1948
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 53
William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1876 - 1923
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 54
Walter Sydney Adams
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 55
Joseph Meister
1876 - 1940
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1932
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Franz von Hipper
1863 - 1932
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 27
Alexander Grin
1880 - 1932
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 28
John Charles Fields
1863 - 1932
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 29
Georg Kerschensteiner
1854 - 1932
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 30
Kang Pan-sok
1892 - 1932
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 31
Inukai Tsuyoshi
1855 - 1932
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 32
Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 33
Ahmed Shawqi
1868 - 1932
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 34
Reginald Fessenden
1866 - 1932
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 35
Ovide Decroly
1871 - 1932
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 36
John Philip Sousa
1854 - 1932
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 37
Johannes Schober
1874 - 1932
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 38
Louis Anquetin
1861 - 1932
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 39
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Tomáš Baťa ranks 180 out of 973. Before him are Jerzy Buzek (1940), Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary (1335), Victor Adler (1852), Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830), Vilém Flusser (1920), and Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1662). After him are Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739), Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg (1800), Catherine of Bohemia (1342), Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849), Karl von Terzaghi (1883), and Leo Perutz (1882).
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Jerzy Buzek
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 174
Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary
1335 - 1349
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 175
Victor Adler
1852 - 1918
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 176
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830 - 1916
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 177
Vilém Flusser
1920 - 1991
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 178
Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein
1662 - 1712
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 179
Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 180
Johann Baptist Wanhal
1739 - 1813
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 181
Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg
1800 - 1852
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 182
Catherine of Bohemia
1342 - 1395
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 183
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
1849 - 1919
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 184
Karl von Terzaghi
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 185
Leo Perutz
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 186
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Czechia
Among businesspeople born in Czechia, Tomáš Baťa ranks 3. Before him are Oskar Schindler (1908) and Ivana Trump (1949). After him are Petr Kellner (1964).
Oskar Schindler
1908 - 1974
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 1
Ivana Trump
1949 - 2022
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 2
Tomáš Baťa
1876 - 1932
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3
Petr Kellner
1964 - 2021
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 4
