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François Coty

1874 - 1934

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François Coty (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa kɔti]; born Joseph Marie François Spoturno [ʒozɛf maʁi fʁɑ̃swa spɔtuʁno]; 3 May 1874 – 25 July 1934) was a French perfumer, businessman, newspaper publisher, politician and patron of the arts. He was the founder of the Coty perfume company, today a multinational. He is considered the founding father of the modern perfume industry. In 1904, his first success, fragrance La Rose Jacqueminot launched his career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Coty is the 330th most popular businessperson (down from 305th in 2019), the 2,985th most popular biography from France (down from 2,954th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, François Coty ranks 330 out of 847. Before him are Clyde Cessna, Julius Maggi, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Max Factor, Zhong Shanshan, and Mike Markkula. After him are Carl Laemmle Jr., George Averoff, Frits Philips, Félicien Kabuga, Martin Winterkorn, and Joseph Oller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, François Coty ranks 95. Before him are Romaine Brooks, Frédéric François-Marsal, Clemens von Pirquet, Charles-Louis Philippe, Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Otto Rühle. After him are Rosa Albach-Retty, Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, George Tupou II, Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Charles Despiau, and Photius II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1934, François Coty ranks 81. Before him are Pablo Gargallo, Oskar von Hutier, Carlos Chagas, Catherine Breshkovsky, Otakar Ševčík, and Roger Fry. After him are Maria Zankovetska, James Mark Baldwin, João do Canto e Castro, Marie Dressler, Lucien Gaudin, and Baby Face Nelson.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Coty ranks 2,985 out of 6,770. Before him are Peter Julian Eymard (1811), Sulpitius the Pious (576), Jean Guitton (1901), Marguerite Laugier (1896), Bernard Plantapilosa (841), and Charles Mangin (1866). After him are Jean Jouvenet (1644), André-Louis Danjon (1890), Antoine III de Gramont (1604), André Hunebelle (1896), Émile Cohl (1857), and Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil (1730).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, François Coty ranks 19. Before him are Yves Rocher (1930), Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (1953), Eugène Schueller (1881), Serge Dassault (1925), Ghislaine Maxwell (1961), and Guy de Rothschild (1909). After him are Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1798), Louis Réard (1897), Albert Kahn (1860), Charles Pathé (1863), Thierry Breton (1955), and Elisabeth Abegg (1882).

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