BUSINESSPERSON
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001

Bill Hewlett
William Redington Hewlett ( HEW-lit; May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Hewlett is the 61st most popular businessperson (up from 240th in 2019), the 663rd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,605th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Bill Hewlett ranks 61 out of 847. Before him are Hugh Hefner, Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump Jr., and King C. Gillette. After him are Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Rudolf Dassler, Boris Berezovsky, Soichiro Honda, Giovanni Agnelli, and Otto Frank.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugh Hefner
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 55
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1870 - 1950
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 56
Ettore Bugatti
1881 - 1947
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 57
Larry Ellison
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 58
Donald Trump Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 59
King C. Gillette
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 60
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 61
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
1908 - 1967
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 62
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 63
Boris Berezovsky
1946 - 2013
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 64
Soichiro Honda
1906 - 1991
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 65
Giovanni Agnelli
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 66
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Bill Hewlett ranks 25. Before him are Ramón Mercader, Makarios III, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Stanford Moore, Benjamin Britten, and Sabiha Gökçen. After him are Silvio Piola, Paul Erdős, Roger Garaudy, Kenzō Tange, Lon Nol, and Carmen Amaya. Among people deceased in 2001, Bill Hewlett ranks 16. Before him are Léopold Sédar Senghor, Clifford Shull, Jorge Amado, G. E. M. Anscombe, Christiaan Barnard, and Sabiha Gökçen. After him are Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary, Claude Shannon, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Iannis Xenakis, Alberto Korda, and Gilbert Bécaud.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsRamón Mercader
EXTREMIST
1913 - 1978
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 19
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 20
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1993
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 21
Stanford Moore
CHEMIST
1913 - 1982
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 22
Benjamin Britten
COMPOSER
1913 - 1976
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 23
Sabiha Gökçen
PILOT
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 24
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 25
Silvio Piola
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 26
Paul Erdős
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 27
Roger Garaudy
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2012
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 28
Kenzō Tange
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2005
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 29
Lon Nol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1985
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 30
Carmen Amaya
ACTOR
1913 - 1963
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsLéopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 10
Clifford Shull
PHYSICIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 12
G. E. M. Anscombe
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 13
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 14
Sabiha Gökçen
PILOT
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 15
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 16
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
COMPANION
1932 - 2001
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 17
Claude Shannon
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2001
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 18
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 19
Iannis Xenakis
COMPOSER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 20
Alberto Korda
PHOTOGRAPHER
1928 - 2001
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 21
Gilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 22
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bill Hewlett ranks 663 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Berg (1926), Christian B. Anfinsen (1916), Dave Grohl (1969), Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921), Chuck Jones (1912), and Clyde Tombaugh (1906). After him are George Herbert Mead (1863), Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Tennessee Williams (1911), Angela Davis (1944), Edwin Stanton (1814), and Burton Richter (1931).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPaul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 657
Christian B. Anfinsen
CHEMIST
1916 - 1995
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 658
Dave Grohl
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 659
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 660
Chuck Jones
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 661
Clyde Tombaugh
ASTRONOMER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 662
Bill Hewlett
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 663
George Herbert Mead
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 664
Samuel Pierpont Langley
INVENTOR
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 665
Tennessee Williams
WRITER
1911 - 1983
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 666
Angela Davis
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 667
Edwin Stanton
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 668
Burton Richter
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 669
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Bill Hewlett ranks 29. Before him are Melinda Gates (1964), J. P. Morgan (1837), Hugh Hefner (1926), Larry Ellison (1944), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), and King C. Gillette (1855). After him are J. Paul Getty (1892), Martin Cooper (1928), Larry Fink (1952), Robert Kardashian (1944), David Koch (1940), and Ray Kroc (1902).
Melinda Gates
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 23
J. P. Morgan
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 24
Hugh Hefner
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 25
Larry Ellison
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 26
Donald Trump Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 27
King C. Gillette
1855 - 1932
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 28
Bill Hewlett
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 29
J. Paul Getty
1892 - 1976
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 30
Martin Cooper
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 31
Larry Fink
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 32
Robert Kardashian
1944 - 2003
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 33
David Koch
1940 - 2019
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 34
Ray Kroc
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 35