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Henry Luce

1898 - 1967

Henry Luce

Henry Robinson Luce (April 3, 1898 – February 28, 1967) was an American magazine magnate who founded Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated magazines. He has been called "the most influential private citizen in the America of his day". Born in Shandong, China, to parents from the United States who were serving as Presbyterian missionaries, Luce moved to the US at the age of 15 and later attended Yale University. He launched and closely supervised a stable of magazines that transformed journalism and the reading habits of millions of Americans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Luce is the 480th most popular businessperson (down from 452nd in 2019), the 853rd most popular biography from China (up from 860th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Henry Luce ranks 480 out of 847. Before him are Eli Lilly, Dana White, Akshata Murty, Adolf Merckle, Dmitry Rybolovlev, and Reinhard Mohn. After him are Johann Carolus, Michael Dell, Andrea Agnelli, Pierre Veyron, Eduardo Saverin, and Alexey Miller.

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Eli Lilly
1838 - 1898
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 474
Dana White
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 475
Akshata Murty
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 476
Adolf Merckle
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 477
Dmitry Rybolovlev
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 478
Reinhard Mohn
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 479
Henry Luce
1898 - 1967
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 480
Johann Carolus
1575 - 1634
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 481
Michael Dell
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 482
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Henry Luce ranks 194. Before him are Tang Enbo, Philippe Hériat, Katarzyna Kobro, Therese Giehse, Nils Engdahl, and Renée Adorée. After him are William Jordan, Yun Chi-young, Eduard Wiiralt, Dorothy Gish, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, and Nazik al-Abid. Among people deceased in 1967, Henry Luce ranks 189. Before him are Franz Babinger, Arthur Ransome, Óscar Diego Gestido, Ciro Alegría, Fausto Acke, and Stanley Bruce. After him are Art Langley, Lajos Kassák, Angela Piskernik, Gerald Patterson, Ramón Zabalo, and Fritz Schäffer.

Others Born in 1898

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Tang Enbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1954
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 188
Philippe Hériat
WRITER
1898 - 1971
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 189
Katarzyna Kobro
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 190
Therese Giehse
ACTOR
1898 - 1975
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 191
Nils Engdahl
ATHLETE
1898 - 1983
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 192
Renée Adorée
ACTOR
1898 - 1933
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 193
Henry Luce
BUSINESSPERSON
1898 - 1967
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 194
William Jordan
ATHLETE
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 195
Yun Chi-young
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1996
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 196
Eduard Wiiralt
PAINTER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 197
Dorothy Gish
ACTOR
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 198
Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 199
Nazik al-Abid
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 200