Businessperson
William McGregor
The Football League founder
1846 - 1911
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William McGregor
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. William McGregor is the 601st most popular businessperson (down from 531st in 2024), the 4,487th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,802nd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Businessperson.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, William McGregor ranks 601 out of 847. Before him are Ron Woodroof, Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, Erick Thohir, Sam Panopoulos, Alex Karp, and Eben Moglen. After him are Marc Randolph, Giovanni Ferrero, Kai-Fu Lee, Andrea Stella, Güler Sabancı, and Hiro Matsushita.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Ron Woodroof
1950 - 1992
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 595
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 596
Erick Thohir
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 597
Sam Panopoulos
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 598
Alex Karp
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 599
Eben Moglen
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 600
William McGregor
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 601
Marc Randolph
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 602
Giovanni Ferrero
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 603
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 604
Andrea Stella
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 605
Güler Sabancı
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 606
Hiro Matsushita
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 607
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1846, William McGregor ranks 108. Before him are Pieter Cort van der Linden, Eugen Baumann, Marco Aurelio Soto, Nikolay Umov, Elizabeth Thompson, and Benigno Ferreira. After him are Federico Chueca, Max Fürbringer, Björn Jónsson, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, Randolph Caldecott, and Maksymilian Gierymski. Among people deceased in 1911, William McGregor ranks 88. Before him are Vassily Maximov, Carl Folcker, Carrie Nation, Dezső Bánffy, Marc Delafontaine, and Morten Müller. After him are Merritt Giffin, and Sam Dickson.
Others Born in 1846
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Pieter Cort van der Linden
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1935
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 102
Eugen Baumann
CHEMIST
1846 - 1896
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 103
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 104
Nikolay Umov
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1915
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 105
Elizabeth Thompson
PAINTER
1846 - 1933
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 106
Benigno Ferreira
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1920
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 107
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 108
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 109
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 110
Björn Jónsson
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1912
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 111
Raimundo Andueza Palacio
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1900
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 112
Randolph Caldecott
PAINTER
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 113
Maksymilian Gierymski
PAINTER
1846 - 1874
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1911
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Vassily Maximov
PAINTER
1844 - 1911
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 82
Carl Folcker
GYMNAST
1889 - 1911
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 83
Carrie Nation
WRITER
1846 - 1911
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 84
Dezső Bánffy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 85
Marc Delafontaine
CHEMIST
1838 - 1911
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 86
Morten Müller
PAINTER
1828 - 1911
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 87
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 88
Merritt Giffin
ATHLETE
1887 - 1911
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 89
Sam Dickson
ENGINEER
1887 - 1911
HPI: 9.96
Rank: 90
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William McGregor ranks 4,487 out of NaN. Before him are Francis Willughby (1635), Oliver Leese (1894), Birdy (1996), Gerald Finzi (1901), Bob Glendenning (1888), and Lady Louise Windsor (2003). After him are Thomas Hudson (1701), David Burke (1934), Aaron Ramsey (1990), Tracey Ullman (1959), Raye (1997), and Barbara Windsor (1937).
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Francis Willughby
BIOLOGIST
1635 - 1672
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 4,481
Oliver Leese
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1978
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,482
Birdy
SINGER
1996 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,483
Gerald Finzi
COMPOSER
1901 - 1956
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,484
Bob Glendenning
SOCCER PLAYER
1888 - 1940
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,485
Lady Louise Windsor
NOBLEMAN
2003 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,486
William McGregor
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 4,487
Thomas Hudson
PAINTER
1701 - 1779
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 4,488
David Burke
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 4,489
Aaron Ramsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 4,490
Tracey Ullman
COMEDIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 4,491
Raye
SINGER
1997 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 4,492
Barbara Windsor
ACTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 4,493
Among Businesspeople In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, William McGregor ranks 43. Before him are Claire Williams (1976), Andrew Planche (1727), Neil Aspinall (1941), Fred Karno (1866), Anita Roddick (1942), and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971). After him are Mike Lynch (1965), Alan Sugar (1947), Julia Morley (1939), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), John Henry Davies (1864), and Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866).
Claire Williams
1976 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 37
Andrew Planche
1727 - 1809
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 38
Neil Aspinall
1941 - 2008
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 39
Fred Karno
1866 - 1941
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 40
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 41
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 42
William McGregor
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 43
Mike Lynch
1965 - 2024
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 44
Alan Sugar
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 45
Julia Morley
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 46
Benjamin Vulliamy
1747 - 1811
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 47
John Henry Davies
1864 - 1927
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 48
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 49
