BUSINESSPERSON
William Boeing
1881 - 1956
William Boeing
William Edward Boeing (; October 1, 1881 – September 28, 1956) was an American aviation pioneer. He founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which was renamed to Boeing a year later. The company is now the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value and among the largest aerospace manufacturers in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Boeing has received more than 863,875 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). William Boeing is the 119th most popular businessperson (down from 103rd in 2019), the 1,330th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,163rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Businessperson.
William Boeing is most famous for founding the company, Boeing.
Memorability Metrics
860k
Page Views (PV)
60.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, William Boeing ranks 119 out of 847. Before him are Al-Waleed bin Talal, Chung Ju-yung, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, William Randolph Hearst, Iwasaki Yatarō, and César Ritz. After him are Madam C. J. Walker, Ivana Trump, Uli Hoeneß, François Pinault, James Mayer de Rothschild, and Hiroshi Yamauchi.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAl-Waleed bin Talal
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 113
Chung Ju-yung
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 114
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
1908 - 1967
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 115
William Randolph Hearst
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 116
Iwasaki Yatarō
1835 - 1885
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 117
César Ritz
1850 - 1918
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 118
William Boeing
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 119
Madam C. J. Walker
1867 - 1919
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 120
Ivana Trump
1949 - 2022
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 121
Uli Hoeneß
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 122
François Pinault
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 123
James Mayer de Rothschild
1792 - 1868
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 124
Hiroshi Yamauchi
1927 - 2013
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 125
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, William Boeing ranks 46. Before him are Carlo Carrà, Otto Wille Kuusinen, Otto Bauer, Alfred Radcliffe-Brown, Emil Ludwig, and Ludwig Binswanger. After him are Giovanni Papini, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Franz Gürtner, Victor Klemperer, Hugo Meisl, and P. G. Wodehouse. Among people deceased in 1956, William Boeing ranks 36. Before him are Daniel Swarovski, Elisabeth of Romania, August Kubizek, Juan Negrín, Marie Laurencin, and Yakub Kolas. After him are Gottfried Benn, Giovanni Papini, Jan Łukasiewicz, Mistinguett, Alfredo Ferrari, and Alben W. Barkley.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsCarlo Carrà
PAINTER
1881 - 1966
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 40
Otto Wille Kuusinen
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1964
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 41
Otto Bauer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 42
Alfred Radcliffe-Brown
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 43
Emil Ludwig
WRITER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 44
Ludwig Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1881 - 1966
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 45
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 46
Giovanni Papini
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 47
Nikolai Myaskovsky
COMPOSER
1881 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 48
Franz Gürtner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 49
Victor Klemperer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 50
Hugo Meisl
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1937
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 51
P. G. Wodehouse
WRITER
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 52
Others Deceased in 1956
Go to all RankingsDaniel Swarovski
INVENTOR
1862 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 30
Elisabeth of Romania
COMPANION
1894 - 1956
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 31
August Kubizek
WRITER
1888 - 1956
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 32
Juan Negrín
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1956
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 33
Marie Laurencin
PAINTER
1883 - 1956
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 34
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 35
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 36
Gottfried Benn
WRITER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 37
Giovanni Papini
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 38
Jan Łukasiewicz
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 39
Mistinguett
ACTOR
1875 - 1956
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 40
Alfredo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1956
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 41
Alben W. Barkley
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1956
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 42
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Boeing ranks 1,330 out of 20,380. Before him are John Grisham (1955), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Mark Ruffalo (1967), J. K. Simmons (1955), Dr. Dre (1965), and Ronald Dworkin (1931). After him are Lee de Forest (1873), Jean Tatlock (1914), Raoul Walsh (1887), Eric Roberts (1956), John Updike (1932), and Fredric Brown (1906).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Grisham
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,324
Michael Rockefeller
EXPLORER
1938 - 1963
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,325
Mark Ruffalo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,326
J. K. Simmons
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,327
Dr. Dre
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,328
Ronald Dworkin
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,329
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,330
Lee de Forest
INVENTOR
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,331
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,332
Raoul Walsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,333
Eric Roberts
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,334
John Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,335
Fredric Brown
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,336
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, William Boeing ranks 40. Before him are Roy O. Disney (1893), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Ethan Allen (1738), Fred Trump (1905), Christina Onassis (1950), and William Randolph Hearst (1863). After him are Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Sam Walton (1918), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Larry Flynt (1942), Phil Knight (1938), and Asa Griggs Candler (1851).
Roy O. Disney
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 34
Solomon R. Guggenheim
1861 - 1949
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 35
Ethan Allen
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 36
Fred Trump
1905 - 1999
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 37
Christina Onassis
1950 - 1988
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 38
William Randolph Hearst
1863 - 1951
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 39
William Boeing
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 40
Madam C. J. Walker
1867 - 1919
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 41
Sam Walton
1918 - 1992
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 42
Margaret Hamilton
1936 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 43
Larry Flynt
1942 - 2021
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 44
Phil Knight
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 45
Asa Griggs Candler
1851 - 1929
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 46