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Andrew Carnegie

1835 - 1919

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Andrew Carnegie (English: kar-NEG-ee, Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi]; November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late-19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history. He became a leading philanthropist in the United States, Great Britain, and the British Empire. During the last 18 years of his life, he gave away around $350 million (equivalent to $6.9 billion in 2025 dollars), almost 90 percent of his fortune, to charities, foundations and universities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Carnegie is the 52nd most popular businessperson (down from 39th in 2019), the 416th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 280th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Businessperson.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. He built a fortune in the steel industry, and then used the profits to build Carnegie Hall and to endow the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Among businesspeople, Andrew Carnegie ranks 52 out of 847. Before him are David Rockefeller, Melinda Gates, Adolf Dassler, João Havelange, Joan Gamper, and J. P. Morgan. After him are Aga Khan IV, Levi Strauss, Hugh Hefner, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, and Larry Ellison.

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Among people born in 1835, Andrew Carnegie ranks 11. Before him are Leopold II of Belgium, Cesare Lombroso, Adolf von Baeyer, Josef Stefan, Giovanni Schiaparelli, and Giosuè Carducci. After him are Demetrius Vikelas, Samuel Butler, Henryk Wieniawski, César Cui, Eduard Strauss, and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. Among people deceased in 1919, Andrew Carnegie ranks 15. Before him are Gojong of Korea, Karl Liebknecht, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria, Emiliano Zapata, Ruggero Leoncavallo, and Georg von Hertling. After him are Carl Larsson, William Crookes, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, Yakov Sverdlov, Ismail Qemali, and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andrew Carnegie ranks 416 out of 8,785. Before him are John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389), John Hurt (1940), Harthacnut (1018), Edward Burnett Tylor (1832), Liz Truss (1975), and William Lassell (1799). After him are Philip Larkin (1922), Thomas De Quincey (1785), Margaret Tudor (1489), William Laud (1573), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), and Samuel Butler (1835).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Andrew Carnegie ranks 3. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853), and Frank Williams (1942). After him are Richard Branson (1950), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Ron Dennis (1947), Stanley Rous (1895), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Brian Epstein (1934), Thomas Cook (1808), and John McAfee (1945).

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