BUSINESSPERSON
B. C. Forbes
1880 - 1954

B. C. Forbes
Bertie Charles Forbes (; May 14, 1880 – May 6, 1954) was a Scottish-American financial journalist and author who founded Forbes magazine. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. B. C. Forbes is the 447th most popular businessperson (down from 338th in 2019), the 3,133rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,242nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, B. C. Forbes ranks 447 out of 847. Before him are Jim Ratcliffe, Christopher O'Neill, Mark Cuban, Uğur Şahin, Charles Yerkes, and John Bryson. After him are Paul Rusesabagina, John D. Rockefeller III, Angus Ogilvy, Victor Pinchuk, Maxwell Perkins, and Guy Laliberté.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJim Ratcliffe
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 441
Christopher O'Neill
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 442
Mark Cuban
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 443
Uğur Şahin
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 444
Charles Yerkes
1837 - 1905
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 445
John Bryson
1943 - 2025
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 446
B. C. Forbes
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 447
Paul Rusesabagina
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 448
John D. Rockefeller III
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 449
Angus Ogilvy
1928 - 2004
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 450
Victor Pinchuk
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 451
Maxwell Perkins
1884 - 1947
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 452
Guy Laliberté
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 453
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1880, B. C. Forbes ranks 143. Before him are Nikolai Podvoisky, Konrad von Preysing, Richard Oswald, Seán O'Casey, Eugen Slutsky, and Zoltán Ozoray Schenker. After him are Herbert Brenon, Wally Kinnear, Oswald Veblen, Louis Hémon, Parashqevi Qiriazi, and Joseph Grew. Among people deceased in 1954, B. C. Forbes ranks 105. Before him are John Lennard-Jones, Pyotr Leshchenko, Vera Gaze, Jacques Mieses, Alberto Braglia, and Zofia Nałkowska. After him are Agus Salim, Theodor Loos, Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Hadiya Davletshina, Tang Enbo, and Emil Rausch.
Others Born in 1880
Go to all RankingsNikolai Podvoisky
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1948
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 137
Konrad von Preysing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 138
Richard Oswald
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1963
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 139
Seán O'Casey
WRITER
1880 - 1964
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 140
Eugen Slutsky
ECONOMIST
1880 - 1948
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 141
Zoltán Ozoray Schenker
FENCER
1880 - 1966
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 142
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 143
Herbert Brenon
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 144
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 145
Oswald Veblen
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 146
Louis Hémon
WRITER
1880 - 1913
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 147
Parashqevi Qiriazi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1970
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 148
Joseph Grew
DIPLOMAT
1880 - 1965
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 149
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsJohn Lennard-Jones
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1954
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 99
Pyotr Leshchenko
SINGER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 100
Vera Gaze
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1954
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 101
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 102
Alberto Braglia
GYMNAST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 103
Zofia Nałkowska
WRITER
1884 - 1954
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 104
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 105
Agus Salim
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 106
Theodor Loos
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 107
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1954
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 108
Hadiya Davletshina
WRITER
1905 - 1954
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 109
Tang Enbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1954
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 110
Emil Rausch
SWIMMER
1883 - 1954
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 111
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, B. C. Forbes ranks 3,134 out of 8,785. Before him are Christiane Amanpour (1958), Ian Wright (1963), W. S. Gilbert (1836), Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter (1907), William Camden (1551), and Belinda Lee (1935). After him are Phil Manzanera (1951), Graham McTavish (1961), Humphrey Gilbert (1539), Keith Newton (1941), Damian Lewis (1971), and Richard Hooker (1554).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsChristiane Amanpour
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 3,128
Ian Wright
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,129
W. S. Gilbert
WRITER
1836 - 1911
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,130
Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 2003
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,131
William Camden
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1623
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,132
Belinda Lee
ACTOR
1935 - 1961
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,133
B. C. Forbes
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,134
Phil Manzanera
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 3,135
Graham McTavish
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3,136
Humphrey Gilbert
EXPLORER
1539 - 1583
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3,137
Keith Newton
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1998
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,138
Damian Lewis
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,139
Richard Hooker
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1554 - 1600
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 3,140
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, B. C. Forbes ranks 29. Before him are Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Steve Jackson (1951), John Cockerill (1790), Stafford Beer (1926), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), and Christopher O'Neill (1974). After him are Angus Ogilvy (1928), Ken Aston (1915), Mark Thatcher (1953), John Houlding (1833), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), and Howard Stringer (1942).
Thomas Blake Glover
1838 - 1911
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 23
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 24
John Cockerill
1790 - 1840
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 25
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 26
Jim Ratcliffe
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 27
Christopher O'Neill
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 28
B. C. Forbes
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 29
Angus Ogilvy
1928 - 2004
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 30
Ken Aston
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 31
Mark Thatcher
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 32
John Houlding
1833 - 1902
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 33
William Knox D'Arcy
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 34
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 35