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David Ogilvy

1911 - 1999

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David Mackenzie Ogilvy (; 23 June 1911 – 21 July 1999) was a British advertising tycoon, founder of Ogilvy & Mather, and known as the "Father of Advertising." Trained at the Gallup research organisation, he attributed the success of his campaigns to meticulous research into consumer habits. His most famous campaigns include Rolls-Royce, Dove soap, and Hathaway shirts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Ogilvy is the 2,677th most popular writer (down from 2,227th in 2019), the 2,232nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,658th in 2019) and the 248th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, David Ogilvy ranks 2,677 out of 7,302. Before him are Malwida von Meysenbug, Pavlo Tychyna, Heinz G. Konsalik, Ignacy Krasicki, Wadih Sa'adeh, and Violette Leduc. After him are Henry van Dyke Jr., Ulrich von Liechtenstein, Orson Scott Card, Lois McMaster Bujold, Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, and Édouard Glissant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, David Ogilvy ranks 136. Before him are Pierre Harmel, Randolph Churchill, Birger Ruud, Otto Baum, Leopold Kielholz, and Carlos Marighella. After him are Sidney Wood, José María Arguedas, Mikhail Yangel, Merle Oberon, Mstislav Keldysh, and Aliya bint Ali. Among people deceased in 1999, David Ogilvy ranks 98. Before him are DeForest Kelley, Pierre Bézier, Ron Wyatt, Curtis Mayfield, Alphonse Matejka, and Heinz G. Konsalik. After him are Karen Demirchyan, Kisshomaru Ueshiba, Reiner Klimke, Aldo van Eyck, Morris West, and Jean Guitton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Ogilvy ranks 2,232 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Smith (1962), John Wyndham (1903), Julian Sands (1958), John Scott Russell (1808), Andy Murray (1987), and Peter Sutcliffe (1946). After him are Stephen Langton (1150), Thomas Byles (1870), Trevor Taylor (1936), John Canton (1718), Andy Gray (1955), and Jonathan Bailey (1988).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, David Ogilvy ranks 248. Before him are David Crystal (1941), Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), Michael Grant (1914), Thomas Percy (1729), and John Wyndham (1903). After him are Anna Sewell (1820), Patrick O'Brian (1914), Wilfred Owen (1893), Branwell Brontë (1817), George Herbert (1593), and J. B. Priestley (1894).

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