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Walter Chrysler

1875 - 1940

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Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American industrial pioneer in the automotive industry, American automotive industry executive and the founder and namesake of American Chrysler Corporation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Chrysler has received more than 1,096,714 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Chrysler is the 186th most popular businessperson (down from 124th in 2019), the 2,042nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,396th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Businessperson.

Walter Chrysler is most famous for founding the Chrysler Corporation in 1925.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Walter Chrysler ranks 186 out of 847. Before him are Rebiya Kadeer, Pierre Bergé, Maurice de Hirsch, Ludvig Nobel, Frank Williams, and Marissa Mayer. After him are Larry Silverstein, Yingluck Shinawatra, Peter Sauber, Mukesh Ambani, William C. Durant, and Roger Ailes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Walter Chrysler ranks 52. Before him are Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Qiu Jin, Hiram Bingham III, Fatali Khan Khoyski, Franz Xaver Schwarz, and Rafael Sabatini. After him are Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Maurice de Broglie, Issai Schur, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Shaul Tchernichovsky, and Jacques Villon. Among people deceased in 1940, Walter Chrysler ranks 48. Before him are Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, Fusajiro Yamauchi, Frederick Cook, Albin Lermusiaux, Édouard Claparède, and Paul Nizan. After him are Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Joseph Meister, Anton Korošec, Arthur Zimmermann, and Anton Hansen Tammsaare.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walter Chrysler ranks 2,042 out of 20,380. Before him are Brittany Murphy (1977), Pete Sampras (1971), Paul Bremer (1941), Bill Conti (1942), Tommie Smith (1944), and Jeffrey Sachs (1954). After him are Venus Williams (1980), Larry Silverstein (1931), Eleanor Parker (1922), Irving Thalberg (1899), Ward Cunningham (1949), and Tina Aumont (1946).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Walter Chrysler ranks 60. Before him are Johns Hopkins (1795), Bernard Baruch (1870), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Ted Turner (1938), Martha Stewart (1941), and Marissa Mayer (1975). After him are Larry Silverstein (1931), William C. Durant (1861), Roger Ailes (1940), Henry J. Heinz (1844), George Gallup (1901), and Larry Fink (1952).

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