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Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe

1865 - 1922

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Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror, he was an early developer of popular journalism, and he exercised vast influence over British popular opinion during the Edwardian era. Lord Beaverbrook said he was "the greatest figure who ever strode down Fleet Street." About the beginning of the 20th century there were increasing attempts to develop popular journalism intended for the working class and tending to emphasize sensational topics. Harmsworth was the main innovator. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe is the 135th most popular businessperson (up from 589th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 268th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 135 out of 847. Before him are Michele Ferrero, Gianni Infantino, Max Manus, Uli Hoeneß, Ronald Wayne, and Solomon R. Guggenheim. After him are César Ritz, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Gordon Moore, Lakshmi Mittal, Roy O. Disney, and Ole Kirk Christiansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 34. Before him are Alfred Hugenberg, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Amélie of Orléans, Emma Orczy, Charles G. Dawes, and Gabriel Narutowicz. After him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Rashid Rida, Mikao Usui, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Gérard Encausse, and L'Inconnue de la Seine. Among people deceased in 1922, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 30. Before him are Rudolf Kjellén, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Nellie Bly, Gabriel Narutowicz, Camille Jordan, and Arthur Nikisch. After him are Mori Ōgai, Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, Yamagata Aritomo, Hermann Alexander Diels, and Alessandro Moreschi.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 60 out of 549. Before him are Ernest Walton (1903), Turlough O'Carolan (1670), Columba (521), John Toland (1670), Terry Wogan (1938), and Conor McGregor (1988). After him are Bono (1960), Rory Gallagher (1948), Maureen O'Hara (1920), John Tyndall (1820), Eileen Gray (1878), and Larry Mullen Jr. (1961).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Ireland

Among businesspeople born in Ireland, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe ranks 2. Before him are Eddie Jordan (1948). After him are Arthur Guinness (1725), Tim O'Reilly (1954), and Michael O'Leary (1961).

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