BUSINESSPERSON
Charles Pathé
1863 - 1957

Charles Pathé
Charles Morand Pathé (French: [pate]; 26 December 1863 – 25 December 1957) was a pioneer of the French film and recording industries. As the founder of Pathé Frères, its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Pathé and his brothers pioneered the development of the moving image. Pathé adopted the national emblem of France, the cockerel, as the trademark for his company. The firm, as Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes, invented the cinema newsreel with Pathé-Journal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Pathé is the 375th most popular businessperson (down from 291st in 2019), the 3,312th most popular biography from France (down from 2,821st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular French Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Charles Pathé ranks 375 out of 847. Before him are Toto Wolff, Arthur Guinness, Viktor Vekselberg, Erin Brockovich, Jorge Mendes, and Theo Albrecht. After him are Gennady Timchenko, Johanna Quandt, Arnold Rothstein, Dieter Zetsche, Akio Toyoda, and Henry E. Steinway.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsToto Wolff
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 369
Arthur Guinness
1725 - 1803
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 370
Viktor Vekselberg
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 371
Erin Brockovich
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 372
Jorge Mendes
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 373
Theo Albrecht
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 374
Charles Pathé
1863 - 1957
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 375
Gennady Timchenko
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 376
Johanna Quandt
1926 - 2015
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 377
Arnold Rothstein
1882 - 1928
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 378
Dieter Zetsche
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 379
Akio Toyoda
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 380
Henry E. Steinway
1797 - 1871
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 381
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1863, Charles Pathé ranks 89. Before him are Princess Isabella of Bavaria, Augusto B. Leguía, Ioannis Frangoudis, Francis Younghusband, William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, and Géza Gárdonyi. After him are Charles Martin Hall, Edith Durham, Lyubomir Miletich, Władysław Horodecki, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, and Herbert James Draper. Among people deceased in 1957, Charles Pathé ranks 122. Before him are Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, Avetik Isahakyan, Paja Jovanović, Josephine Hull, and Oldřich Duras. After him are Georges Hébert, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Abolqasem Lahouti, Viggo Larsen, Othmar Schoeck, and Joseph Canteloube.
Others Born in 1863
Go to all RankingsPrincess Isabella of Bavaria
COMPANION
1863 - 1924
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 83
Augusto B. Leguía
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1932
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 84
Ioannis Frangoudis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1863 - 1916
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 85
Francis Younghusband
EXPLORER
1863 - 1942
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 86
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1924
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 87
Géza Gárdonyi
WRITER
1863 - 1922
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 88
Charles Pathé
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1957
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 89
Charles Martin Hall
INVENTOR
1863 - 1914
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 90
Edith Durham
WRITER
1863 - 1944
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 91
Lyubomir Miletich
HISTORIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 92
Władysław Horodecki
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1930
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 93
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
FASHION DESIGNER
1863 - 1935
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 94
Herbert James Draper
PAINTER
1863 - 1920
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsAlexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 116
Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
PHYSICIST
1886 - 1957
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 117
Avetik Isahakyan
WRITER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 118
Paja Jovanović
PAINTER
1859 - 1957
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 119
Josephine Hull
ACTOR
1877 - 1957
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 120
Oldřich Duras
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1957
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 121
Charles Pathé
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1957
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 122
Georges Hébert
INVENTOR
1875 - 1957
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 123
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
COMPANION
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 124
Abolqasem Lahouti
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 125
Viggo Larsen
ACTOR
1880 - 1957
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 126
Othmar Schoeck
COMPOSER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 127
Joseph Canteloube
COMPOSER
1879 - 1957
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 128
In France
Among people born in France, Charles Pathé ranks 3,312 out of 6,770. Before him are Edmond Audran (1840), Étienne Pivert de Senancour (1770), Claude Allègre (1937), Théophraste Renaudot (1586), André Clot (1909), and Vincent Voiture (1597). After him are Aimeric de Peguilhan (1200), Georges Rayet (1839), Louis-Sébastien Lenormand (1757), Maxime Rodinson (1915), Sébastien Faure (1858), and René Huyghe (1906).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsEdmond Audran
COMPOSER
1840 - 1901
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3,306
Étienne Pivert de Senancour
WRITER
1770 - 1846
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,307
Claude Allègre
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2025
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,308
Théophraste Renaudot
POLITICIAN
1586 - 1653
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,309
André Clot
HISTORIAN
1909 - 2002
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 3,310
Vincent Voiture
WRITER
1597 - 1648
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,311
Charles Pathé
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1957
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,312
Aimeric de Peguilhan
COMPOSER
1200 - 1228
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,313
Georges Rayet
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1906
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,314
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand
CHEMIST
1757 - 1837
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,315
Maxime Rodinson
HISTORIAN
1915 - 2004
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,316
Sébastien Faure
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1942
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3,317
René Huyghe
WRITER
1906 - 1997
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 3,318
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France
Among businesspeople born in France, Charles Pathé ranks 23. Before him are Ghislaine Maxwell (1961), Guy de Rothschild (1909), François Coty (1874), Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798), Louis Réard (1897), and Albert Kahn (1860). After him are Thierry Breton (1955), Elisabeth Abegg (1882), Christophe de Margerie (1951), Frédéric Vasseur (1968), Gaston Gallimard (1881), and Eugène Lanti (1879).
Ghislaine Maxwell
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 17
Guy de Rothschild
1909 - 2007
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 18
François Coty
1874 - 1934
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 19
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
1798 - 1875
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 20
Louis Réard
1897 - 1984
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 21
Albert Kahn
1860 - 1940
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 22
Charles Pathé
1863 - 1957
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 23
Thierry Breton
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 24
Elisabeth Abegg
1882 - 1974
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 25
Christophe de Margerie
1951 - 2014
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 26
Frédéric Vasseur
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 27
Gaston Gallimard
1881 - 1975
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 28
Eugène Lanti
1879 - 1947
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 29