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Arthur Guinness

1725 - 1803

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Arthur Guinness (c. 24 September 1725 – 23 January 1803) was an Irish brewer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. The inventor of Guinness beer, he founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James's Gate in 1759. Guinness was born in Ardclogh, near Celbridge, County Kildare, in 1725. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Guinness is the 370th most popular businessperson (down from 298th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Arthur Guinness ranks 370 out of 847. Before him are David Stern, Roger Ailes, Timothy Dexter, David Richards, Ma Huateng, and Toto Wolff. After him are Viktor Vekselberg, Erin Brockovich, Jorge Mendes, Theo Albrecht, Charles Pathé, and Gennady Timchenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1725, Arthur Guinness ranks 20. Before him are Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, John Newton, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, Franz Moritz von Lacy, Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa, and Guillaume Le Gentil. After him are Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Jean-Étienne Montucla, Joseph Duplessis, Johann Peter Beaulieu, and John Wilkes. Among people deceased in 1803, Arthur Guinness ranks 30. Before him are Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, Sylvain Maréchal, Samuel von Brukenthal, Anders Chydenius, Jean-François de La Harpe, and François Marie Daudin. After him are Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, Nicolas Baudin, Peter Woulfe, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, and George Bass.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Arthur Guinness ranks 143 out of 549. Before him are Arthur Griffith (1871), Arthur Johnson (1879), Charles Villiers Stanford (1852), Pat Cox (1952), Thomas Romney Robinson (1792), and Patrick O'Connell (1887). After him are Peter Brown (1935), Sally Oldfield (1947), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), George Browne (1698), Colm Meaney (1953), and Daniel O'Connell (1775).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Ireland

Among businesspeople born in Ireland, Arthur Guinness ranks 3. Before him are Eddie Jordan (1948), and Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (1865). After him are Tim O'Reilly (1954), and Michael O'Leary (1961).

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