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Armand Hammer

1898 - 1990

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Armand Hammer (May 21, 1898 – December 10, 1990) was an American businessman and philanthropist. The son of a Russian Empire-born communist activist, Hammer trained as a physician before beginning his career in trade with the newly established Soviet Union. Having made his fortune in pharmaceuticals and whiskey, he nearly retired before coming into control of the then-failing Occidental Petroleum in 1956. He spent the next 33 years as chief executive officer and chairman of the company, overseeing its growth to become one of the largest companies in the U.S. Called "Lenin's chosen capitalist" by the press, he was also known for his art collection and his close ties to the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Armand Hammer is the 433rd most popular businessperson (down from 385th in 2019), the 5,602nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,597th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Armand Hammer ranks 433 out of 847. Before him are Susanne Klatten, Haim Saban, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Li Ning, Gaston Gallimard, and Wang Jianlin. After him are Alfred P. Sloan, Naguib Sawiris, Aliko Dangote, David Sarnoff, Lisa Su, and Jakob Nielsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Armand Hammer ranks 170. Before him are Alfred Sauvy, Eugen Wüster, Louis Adamic, Hisamuddin of Selangor, Arnold Chikobava, and Alfred Schmidt. After him are Rudolph Maté, Pyotr Leshchenko, Emmanuel Bove, Akmal Ikramov, Bessie Love, and Aksel Airo. Among people deceased in 1990, Armand Hammer ranks 156. Before him are Edwin O. Reischauer, Robert Cummings, Sabicas, Merab Mamardashvili, Marie-Dominique Chenu, and Aleksandra Chudina. After him are A. J. P. Taylor, Joel McCrea, Michael Oakeshott, René David, Gerhard Schrader, and James M. Gavin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Armand Hammer ranks 5,602 out of 20,380. Before him are David Brin (1950), Alex Rocco (1936), Nathanael Greene (1742), Dom DeLuise (1933), Amy Lee (1981), and Seraphim Rose (1934). After him are Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), Tom Perez (1961), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Isaiah Washington (1963), Edward Chamberlin (1899), and Larry Kudlow (1947).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Armand Hammer ranks 140. Before him are Jim Walton (1948), David Geffen (1943), John Munro Longyear (1850), Clayton Christensen (1952), William R. Orthwein (1881), and Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951). After him are Alfred P. Sloan (1875), S. Robson Walton (1944), Mark Cuban (1958), Charles Yerkes (1837), John Bryson (1943), and John D. Rockefeller III (1906).

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