BUSINESSPERSON

Ernest Oppenheimer

1880 - 1957

Ernest Oppenheimer

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (22 May 1880 – 25 November 1957) was a South African diamond and gold mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, who controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Oppenheimer is the 489th most popular businessperson (down from 428th in 2019), the 4,394th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,959th in 2019) and the 51st most popular German Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ernest Oppenheimer ranks 489 out of 847. Before him are Andrea Agnelli, Pierre Veyron, Eduardo Saverin, Alexey Miller, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, and Vladimir Lisin. After him are Sherry Lansing, Azim Premji, Mohammed bin Hammam, J. R. D. Tata, Samuel Cunard, and Anders Frisk.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Andrea Agnelli
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 483
Pierre Veyron
1903 - 1970
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 484
Eduardo Saverin
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 485
Alexey Miller
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 486
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 487
Vladimir Lisin
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 488
Ernest Oppenheimer
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 489
Sherry Lansing
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 490
Azim Premji
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 491
Mohammed bin Hammam
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 492
J. R. D. Tata
1904 - 1993
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 493
Samuel Cunard
1787 - 1865
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 494
Anders Frisk
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 495

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Ernest Oppenheimer ranks 159. Before him are Agha Petros, Radclyffe Hall, Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, Fred Alexander, Cora Sandel, and Margit Kaffka. After him are Johan Jarlén, Jesse L. Lasky, Francis de Miomandre, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Joe May, and Joseph Stadler. Among people deceased in 1957, Ernest Oppenheimer ranks 164. Before him are Kurt Pettersén, Aleksey Remizov, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Tomitaro Makino, Charles King, and Maurice Peeters. After him are Robert Lowie, Mary Proctor, Leopold Staff, John Svanberg, Martin Wagner, and Harry Watson.

Others Born in 1880

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Agha Petros
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 153
Radclyffe Hall
WRITER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 154
Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1944
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 155
Fred Alexander
TENNIS PLAYER
1880 - 1969
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 156
Cora Sandel
WRITER
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 157
Margit Kaffka
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 158
Ernest Oppenheimer
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 159
Johan Jarlén
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 160
Jesse L. Lasky
PRODUCER
1880 - 1958
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 161
Francis de Miomandre
WRITER
1880 - 1959
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 162
Ramón Pérez de Ayala
WRITER
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 163
Joe May
FILM DIRECTOR
1880 - 1954
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 164
Joseph Stadler
ATHLETE
1880 - 1950
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 165

Others Deceased in 1957

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Kurt Pettersén
WRESTLER
1916 - 1957
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 158
Aleksey Remizov
WRITER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 159
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
PAINTER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 160
Tomitaro Makino
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1957
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 161
Charles King
ACTOR
1895 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 162
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 163
Ernest Oppenheimer
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 164
Robert Lowie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 165
Mary Proctor
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1957
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 166
Leopold Staff
WRITER
1878 - 1957
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 167
John Svanberg
ATHLETE
1881 - 1957
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 168
Martin Wagner
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 169
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 170

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernest Oppenheimer ranks 4,396 out of 7,253. Before him are Dietmar Hamann (1973), Hans Jakob (1908), Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (1967), Georg Hermann Quincke (1834), Ludwig Berger (1892), and Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg (1672). After him are Joseph Helffrich (1890), Rita Kühne (1947), Heinz Prüfer (1896), Peter Gay (1923), Uschi Glas (1944), and Karl Moritz Schumann (1851).

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Dietmar Hamann
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,390
Hans Jakob
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,391
Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
COMPANION
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,392
Georg Hermann Quincke
PHYSICIST
1834 - 1924
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,393
Ludwig Berger
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1969
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 4,394
Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1672 - 1738
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,395
Ernest Oppenheimer
BUSINESSPERSON
1880 - 1957
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,396
Joseph Helffrich
ASTRONOMER
1890 - 1971
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,397
Rita Kühne
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,398
Heinz Prüfer
MATHEMATICIAN
1896 - 1934
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4,399
Peter Gay
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,400
Uschi Glas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,401
Karl Moritz Schumann
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1904
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 4,402