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Bernard Baruch

1870 - 1965

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Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier and statesman. After amassing a fortune on the New York Stock Exchange, he impressed President Woodrow Wilson by managing the nation's economic mobilization in World War I as chairman of the War Industries Board. He advised Wilson during the Paris Peace Conference. He made another fortune in the postwar bull market, but foresaw the Wall Street crash and sold out well in advance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Baruch is the 176th most popular businessperson (down from 175th in 2019), the 2,114th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,912th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Businessperson.

Bernard Baruch was an American financier and presidential advisor. He is most famous for his role in the Treaty of Versailles, as the chairman of the United States War Industries Board during World War I, and for his role as a Wall Street speculator.

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Among businesspeople, Bernard Baruch ranks 176 out of 847. Before him are Madam C. J. Walker, Basil Zaharoff, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Owen D. Young, Phil Knight, and Karl Albrecht. After him are Alisher Usmanov, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Sheldon Adelson, Walter Chrysler, Ambroise Vollard, and Ajay Banga.

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Among people born in 1870, Bernard Baruch ranks 43. Before him are Louis Vierne, Helge von Koch, Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, Nariman Narimanov, and Jan Smuts. After him are Alexander Berkman, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, Gustav Landauer, Marianne Weber, Lord Alfred Douglas, and Jaime, Duke of Madrid. Among people deceased in 1965, Bernard Baruch ranks 43. Before him are Sydney Chaplin, Clara Bow, Hans Knappertsbusch, Angelica Balabanoff, Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i, Aksel Sandemose, and Carl Oberg. After him are Henry A. Wallace, Chen Cheng, Hayato Ikeda, Jesse Douglas, and Georges Gurvitch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bernard Baruch ranks 2,114 out of 20,380. Before him are Robin Cook (1940), Stephen Jay Gould (1941), Evander Holyfield (1962), Marcheline Bertrand (1950), Lana Del Rey (1985), and Theodore Lyman IV (1874). After him are Adam Driver (1983), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Diane Lane (1965), Jack Jones (1938), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), and Sheldon Adelson (1933).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Bernard Baruch ranks 64. Before him are Cyrus West Field (1819), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ethan Allen (1738), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Owen D. Young (1874), and Phil Knight (1938). After him are Sheldon Adelson (1933), Walter Chrysler (1875), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Henry Ford II (1917), Hetty Green (1834), and Ben Bradlee (1921).

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