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George Newnes

1851 - 1910

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Sir George Newnes, 1st Baronet (13 March 1851 – 9 June 1910) was a British publisher and editor and a founding figure in popular journalism. Newnes also served as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for two decades. His company, George Newnes Ltd, was known for such periodicals as Tit-Bits and The Strand Magazine; it continued publishing consumer magazines such as Nova long after his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Newnes is the 717th most popular businessperson (up from 724th in 2019), the 5,937th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,833rd in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, George Newnes ranks 717 out of 847. Before him are Cameron Mackintosh, Jimmy Iovine, Bob Lutz, Ashley Biden, Marissa Mayer, and Reid Hoffman. After him are Benoît Potier, Harold Camping, Jérôme Kerviel, John W. Henry, Suzanne Farrell, and Kevin Systrom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, George Newnes ranks 107. Before him are Berthold Englisch, William Quan Judge, Thomas Dewing, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, Francis Maitland Balfour, and Mary Augusta Ward. After him are Leslie Ward, and Emily Ford. Among people deceased in 1910, George Newnes ranks 109. Before him are Julius Kühn, Antonín Slavíček, Emīls Dārziņš, Emily Blackwell, Granville Woods, and George Henry Williams. After him are Worthington Whittredge, John G. Carlisle, and Joe Gans.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 5,939 out of 8,785. Before him are Christopher Fairbank (1953), Miles Mander (1888), Eddie Hopkinson (1935), Henry Green (1905), Simon Shelton (1966), and James Wilson (1995). After him are Miles Malleson (1888), Rupert Evans (1976), Carole Ann Ford (1940), Flora Drummond (1878), Emilia Jones (2002), and George Peele (1556).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, George Newnes ranks 58. Before him are Henry Tate (1819), Heather Mills (1968), Ian Livingstone (1949), A. H. Albut (null), Daniel Levy (1962), and Cameron Mackintosh (1946). After him are Nick Fry (1956), Ken Bates (1931), Andrew Ng (1976), Emily Faithfull (1835), Jodie Marsh (1978), and George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961).

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