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Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin

1866 - 1941

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Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (8 November 1866 – 23 May 1941) was an English automobile designer and builder who founded the Austin Motor Company. For the majority of his career he was known as Sir Herbert Austin, and the Northfield bypass is called "Sir Herbert Austin Way" after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin is the 649th most popular businessperson (down from 638th in 2019), the 5,094th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,884th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin ranks 649 out of 847. Before him are Cyrus Mistry, Leonid Mikhelson, Arkady Volozh, Steve Wynn, Nita Ambani, and Shari Arison. After him are Herman Cain, Gwynne Shotwell, Ton Roosendaal, Eliphalet Remington, Daniel Ek, and Christian von Koenigsegg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin ranks 151. Before him are Miina Sillanpää, Maud Gonne, Cornelia Sorabji, Johan Vaaler, José María Caro Rodríguez, and Saliamonas Banaitis. After him are James Ewing, David Samanez Ocampo, Hiram Johnson, and Alice Austen. Among people deceased in 1941, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin ranks 210. Before him are George Beauchamp, Kalle Jalkanen, Banjo Paterson, Alexander Afinogenov, Leonid Leonidov, and Edu Snethlage. After him are Victor Schertzinger, Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith, Yelizaveta Chaikina, Bob Crompton, William Gibbs McAdoo, and Blind Boy Fuller.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin ranks 5,096 out of 8,785. Before him are Jaime Murray (1976), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), Robert Webb (1972), Orlando Figes (1959), and John M. Allegro (1923). After him are Frederick E. Morgan (1894), James, Viscount Severn (2007), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Carol V. Robinson (1956), Lynsey de Paul (1948), and Æthelwold of Winchester (900).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin ranks 47. Before him are Anita Roddick (1942), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), William McGregor (1846), Alan Sugar (1947), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), and John Henry Davies (1864). After him are Chris Anderson (1961), Allan Williams (1930), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Henry Tate (1819), and Heather Mills (1968).

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