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Cyrus West Field

1819 - 1892

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Cyrus West Field (November 30, 1819 – July 12, 1892) was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyrus West Field is the 159th most popular businessperson (up from 371st in 2019), the 1,848th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,307th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Cyrus West Field ranks 159 out of 847. Before him are Ren Zhengfei, Martha Stewart, François Pinault, Larry Flynt, Lorenzo Sanz, and Armand Peugeot. After him are Ratan Tata, Stanley Ho, John McAfee, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Harvey S. Firestone, and Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1819, Cyrus West Field ranks 24. Before him are Annibale de Gasparis, Stanisław Moniuszko, George V of Hanover, William T. G. Morton, Theodor Fontane, and Gottfried Keller. After him are Théodore Chassériau, Francis V, Duke of Modena, Johan Jongkind, Allan Pinkerton, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, and Elias Howe. Among people deceased in 1892, Cyrus West Field ranks 26. Before him are Thomas Cook, Tewfik Pasha, Charles Spurgeon, Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, George Biddell Airy, and Olga Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are John Pope, Jules Perrot, Emin Pasha, Ravachol, Yoshitoshi, and Peter Nicolai Arbo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cyrus West Field ranks 1,848 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Kelly (1964), Peter Eisenman (1932), Henry Gantt (1861), Phil Ochs (1940), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), and Axeman of New Orleans (null). After him are Lee J. Cobb (1911), Richard S. Hamilton (1943), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), Tecumseh (1768), and Viola Davis (1965).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Cyrus West Field ranks 58. Before him are Sam Walton (1918), Christina Onassis (1950), William Randolph Hearst (1863), Henry J. Heinz (1844), Martha Stewart (1941), and Larry Flynt (1942). After him are Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ethan Allen (1738), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Owen D. Young (1874), Phil Knight (1938), and Bernard Baruch (1870).

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