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Anita Roddick

1942 - 2007

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Dame Anita Lucia Roddick (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop, The Body Shop International Limited, a cosmetics company producing and retailing natural beauty products which shaped ethical consumerism. The company was one of the first to prohibit the use of products being tested on animals in some of its products and one of the first to promote fair trade with developing countries. Roddick was involved in activism and campaigning for environmental and social issues, including involvement with Greenpeace and The Big Issue. In 1990, Roddick founded Children on the Edge, a charitable organisation which helps disadvantaged children in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anita Roddick is the 570th most popular businessperson (down from 567th in 2019), the 4,281st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,213th in 2019) and the 41st most popular British Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Anita Roddick ranks 570 out of 847. Before her are Marcus Loew, Johan Anker, Fred Karno, Mary Barra, Indra Nooyi, and Adam Silver. After her are Svend Foyn, Anil Ambani, Shahid Khan, Alexei Mordashov, Ron Woodroof, and Nathaniel Philip Rothschild.

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Among people born in 1942, Anita Roddick ranks 525. Before her are Jürgen Kissner, Terry Bisson, Valdis Birkavs, Klaus Beer, Lorenzo Piretto, and Kevin Conway. After her are Catharina Lodders, Jeetendra, Donald Rayfield, Jo Vonlanthen, Michael Nesmith, and Teddy Pilette. Among people deceased in 2007, Anita Roddick ranks 314. Before her are Kirka, Ray Evans, Solveig Dommartin, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce M. Metzger, and Laraine Day. After her are Robert Goulet, Tamás Gábor, Igor Novikov, Franz Antel, Juan Valdivieso, and Masao Takemoto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 4,282 out of 8,785. Before her are Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866), Russell Brand (1975), Acker Bilk (1929), Bill Paterson (1945), Edgar Wright (1974), and George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800). After her are Peter Molyneux (1959), Emily Mortimer (1971), Richard Burns (1971), Ireen Sheer (1949), Jill Evans (1959), and Hugh Dancy (1975).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Anita Roddick ranks 41. Before her are Howard Stringer (1942), Jim Marshall (1923), Claire Williams (1976), Andrew Planche (1727), Neil Aspinall (1941), and Fred Karno (1866). After her are Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), William McGregor (1846), Alan Sugar (1947), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), John Henry Davies (1864), and Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866).

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