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Brian Epstein

1934 - 1967

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Brian Samuel Epstein ( EP-styne; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put him in charge of their music shop, where he displayed a gift for talent-spotting. He first met the Beatles in 1961 at a lunchtime concert at Liverpool's Cavern Club. Although he had no experience of artist management, Epstein put them under contract and insisted that they abandon their scruffy image in favour of a new clean-cut style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Epstein is the 116th most popular businessperson (down from 84th in 2019), the 866th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 613th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Businessperson.

Brian Epstein was the Beatles' manager. He was most famous for helping the Beatles become one of the most popular bands in the world.

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Among businesspeople, Brian Epstein ranks 116 out of 847. Before him are Vincent J. McMahon, Carlos Ghosn, Massimo Moratti, Roman Abramovich, J. Bruce Ismay, and David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon. After him are Akio Morita, Jensen Huang, Christophe Plantin, Ferdinand Piëch, Charlie Munger, and Nathan Mayer Rothschild.

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Among people born in 1934, Brian Epstein ranks 64. Before him are Masao Uchino, Jonas Savimbi, C. N. R. Rao, Fujiko Fujio, Bettino Craxi, and Howard Martin Temin. After him are Alfred Schnittke, Kurt Hamrin, Jan Švankmajer, Bill Russell, Stanislav Shushkevich, and Tassos Papadopoulos. Among people deceased in 1967, Brian Epstein ranks 47. Before him are Henry Morgenthau Jr., Héctor Scarone, Jayne Mansfield, Ossip Zadkine, Harald Quandt, and Joseph Pilates. After him are Totò, Shukri al-Quwatli, Robert van Gulik, Violeta Parra, G. W. Pabst, and Vladimir Bartol.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Epstein ranks 866 out of 8,785. Before him are Amélie of Orléans (1865), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Glenda Jackson (1936), James Joseph Sylvester (1814), Mike Hawthorn (1929), and Ælla of Northumbria (800). After him are Thandie Newton (1972), Jude Law (1972), Karl Pearson (1857), Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), William Hyde Wollaston (1766), and John Paul Jones (1946).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Brian Epstein ranks 10. Before him are Richard Branson (1950), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Ron Dennis (1947), Stanley Rous (1895), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), and David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961). After him are Thomas Cook (1808), John McAfee (1945), Thomas Lipton (1848), Henry Cole (1808), Vidal Sassoon (1928), and David Icke (1952).

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