BUSINESSPERSON
Bernie Madoff
1938 - 2021

Bernie Madoff
Bernard Lawrence Madoff ( MAY-dawf; April 29, 1938 – April 14, 2021) was an American financial criminal and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, worth an estimated $65 billion. He was at one time chairman of the Nasdaq stock exchange. Madoff's firm had two basic units: a stock brokerage and an asset management business; the Ponzi scheme was centered in the asset management business. Madoff founded a penny stock brokerage in 1960, which eventually grew into Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernie Madoff is the 12th most popular businessperson (up from 45th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from United States (up from 449th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Businessperson.
Bernie Madoff is most famous for being the mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history. He was sentenced to 150 years in prison for his crimes.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Bernie Madoff ranks 12 out of 847. Before him are Warren Buffett, Oskar Schindler, George Soros, John D. Rockefeller, Jeff Bezos, and Sepp Blatter. After him are Vince McMahon, Aristotle Onassis, Robert McNamara, Ingvar Kamprad, Jamsetji Tata, and Florentino Pérez.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 6
Oskar Schindler
1908 - 1974
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 7
George Soros
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 8
John D. Rockefeller
1839 - 1937
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 9
Jeff Bezos
1964 - Present
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 10
Sepp Blatter
1936 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 11
Bernie Madoff
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 12
Vince McMahon
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HPI: 80.55
Rank: 13
Aristotle Onassis
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HPI: 79.38
Rank: 14
Robert McNamara
1916 - 2009
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 15
Ingvar Kamprad
1926 - 2018
HPI: 79.17
Rank: 16
Jamsetji Tata
1839 - 1904
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 17
Florentino Pérez
1947 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 18
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Bernie Madoff ranks 6. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain, Kofi Annan, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Claudia Cardinale, and Romy Schneider. After him are Adriano Celentano, Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, and Leonid Kuchma. Among people deceased in 2021, Bernie Madoff ranks 5. Before him are Gerd Müller, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Michael Collins. After him are Ed Asner, Chun Doo-hwan, Albert Bandura, Christopher Plummer, George Shultz, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Roh Tae-woo.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsJuan Carlos I of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 1
Kofi Annan
DIPLOMAT
1938 - 2018
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 2
Beatrix of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 3
Claudia Cardinale
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 4
Romy Schneider
ACTOR
1938 - 1982
HPI: 80.88
Rank: 5
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 6
Adriano Celentano
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 7
Queen Sofía of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 8
Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 9
Rudolf Nureyev
DANCER
1938 - 1993
HPI: 77.75
Rank: 10
Anthony Giddens
SOCIOLOGIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 11
Leonid Kuchma
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsGerd Müller
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2021
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 1
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 2
Jean-Paul Belmondo
ACTOR
1933 - 2021
HPI: 81.93
Rank: 3
Michael Collins
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 4
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 5
Ed Asner
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 6
Chun Doo-hwan
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 7
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 8
Christopher Plummer
ACTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 9
George Shultz
ECONOMIST
1920 - 2021
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 10
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2021
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 11
Roh Tae-woo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bernie Madoff ranks 105 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Nicholson (1937), Abraham Maslow (1908), Anthony Fauci (1940), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), and Charles H. Townes (1915). After him are Richard Stallman (1953), Louis Armstrong (1901), Marvin Gaye (1939), Vince McMahon (1945), Jim Morrison (1943), and Calvin Klein (1942).
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ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 99
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PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 100
Anthony Fauci
PHYSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 101
Dustin Hoffman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 102
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 103
Charles H. Townes
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2015
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 104
Bernie Madoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 105
Richard Stallman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 106
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 107
Marvin Gaye
SINGER
1939 - 1984
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 108
Vince McMahon
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 109
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 110
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 111
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Bernie Madoff ranks 6. Before him are Howard Hughes (1905), Bill Gates (1955), Warren Buffett (1930), John D. Rockefeller (1839), and Jeff Bezos (1964). After him are Vince McMahon (1945), Robert McNamara (1916), Tim Cook (1960), Fred Trump (1905), William Boeing (1881), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953).
Howard Hughes
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HPI: 83.19
Rank: 1
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1955 - Present
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 2
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1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 3
John D. Rockefeller
1839 - 1937
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 4
Jeff Bezos
1964 - Present
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 5
Bernie Madoff
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 6
Vince McMahon
1945 - Present
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 7
Robert McNamara
1916 - 2009
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 8
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1960 - Present
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 9
Fred Trump
1905 - 1999
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 10
William Boeing
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HPI: 76.19
Rank: 11
Jeffrey Epstein
1953 - 2019
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 12