Businessperson
George Soros
1930 - today
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George Soros
His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia. George Soros is the 8th most popular businessperson (up from 14th in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Hungary (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Businessperson.
George Soros is a Hungarian-American investor, business magnate, and philanthropist. He is one of the world's most successful investors. As of February 2018, he had a net worth of $8 billion. He is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" because of his short sale of US$10 billion worth of pounds, making him a profit of $1 billion during the 1992 Black Wednesday UK currency crisis.
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Among Businesspeople
Among businesspeople, George Soros ranks 8 out of 847. Before him are Howard Hughes, Cecil Rhodes, Pierre de Coubertin, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Oskar Schindler. After him are John D. Rockefeller, Jeff Bezos, Sepp Blatter, Bernie Madoff, Vince McMahon, and Aristotle Onassis.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Howard Hughes
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 2
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 3
Pierre de Coubertin
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 4
Bill Gates
1955 - Present
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 5
Warren Buffett
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 6
Oskar Schindler
1908 - 1974
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 7
George Soros
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 8
John D. Rockefeller
1839 - 1937
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 9
Jeff Bezos
1964 - Present
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 10
Sepp Blatter
1936 - Present
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 11
Bernie Madoff
1938 - 2021
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 12
Vince McMahon
1945 - Present
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 13
Aristotle Onassis
1906 - 1975
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, George Soros ranks 6. Before him are Clint Eastwood, Hafez al-Assad, Neil Armstrong, Richard Harris, and Warren Buffett. After him are Michael Collins, Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Helmut Kohl, Anton LaVey, and Jacques Derrida.
Others Born in 1930
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Clint Eastwood
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 89.20
Rank: 1
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 2
Neil Armstrong
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2012
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 3
Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 4
Warren Buffett
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 5
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 6
Michael Collins
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2021
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 7
Sean Connery
ACTOR
1930 - 2020
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 8
Gene Hackman
ACTOR
1930 - 2025
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 9
Helmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 10
Anton LaVey
OCCULTIST
1930 - 1997
HPI: 79.08
Rank: 11
Jacques Derrida
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 12
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, George Soros ranks 3 out of NaN. Before him are Ferenc Puskás (1927), and Martin of Tours (316). After him are Gaiseric (389), Theodor Herzl (1860), Elizabeth Báthory (1560), Louis II of Hungary (1506), Rudolf Steiner (1861), Stephen I of Hungary (975), John von Neumann (1903), Ignaz Semmelweis (1818), and Matthias Corvinus (1443).
Others born in Hungary
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Ferenc Puskás
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2006
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 1
Martin of Tours
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
316 - 397
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 2
George Soros
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 3
Gaiseric
POLITICIAN
389 - 477
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 4
Theodor Herzl
WRITER
1860 - 1904
HPI: 81.04
Rank: 5
Elizabeth Báthory
EXTREMIST
1560 - 1614
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 6
Louis II of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1526
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 7
Rudolf Steiner
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 8
Stephen I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
975 - 1038
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
Ignaz Semmelweis
PHYSICIAN
1818 - 1865
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 11
Matthias Corvinus
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1490
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 12
Among Businesspeople In Hungary
Among businesspeople born in Hungary, George Soros ranks 1. After him are Andrew Grove (1936), and Charles Simonyi (1948).
George Soros
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 1
Andrew Grove
1936 - 2016
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2
Charles Simonyi
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 3
