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Howard Hughes

1905 - 1976

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Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was one of the richest and most influential people in the world during his lifetime. He first became prominent as a film producer, and then as an important figure in the aviation industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Howard Hughes is the 2nd most popular businessperson, the 58th most popular biography from United States (down from 56th in 2019) and the most popular American Businessperson.

Howard Hughes was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman who became one of the wealthiest people in the world. He became famous for his aviation exploits and later for his eccentric behavior as a reclusive multi-billionaire.

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Among businesspeople, Howard Hughes ranks 2 out of 847. Before him are Ivana Trump. After him are Cecil Rhodes, Pierre de Coubertin, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oskar Schindler, George Soros, John D. Rockefeller, Jeff Bezos, Sepp Blatter, and Bernie Madoff.

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Among people born in 1905, Howard Hughes ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ayn Rand. After him are Simo Häyhä, Nevill Francis Mott, Albert Speer, Dag Hammarskjöld, Viktor Frankl, Elias Canetti, Christian Dior, Henry Fonda, and Greta Garbo. Among people deceased in 1976, Howard Hughes ranks 6. Before him are Mao Zedong, Agatha Christie, Martin Heidegger, Bernard Montgomery, and Werner Heisenberg. After him are Alvar Aalto, Luchino Visconti, Zhou Enlai, Max Ernst, Jean Gabin, and Fritz Lang.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Hughes ranks 58 out of 20,380. Before him are Aretha Franklin (1942), Janis Joplin (1943), Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), Harry S. Truman (1884), and Joan Baez (1941). After him are Robert Frost (1874), Wallis Simpson (1896), James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), Bill Clinton (1946), and Marlon Brando (1924).

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Among businesspeople born in United States, Howard Hughes ranks 1. After him are Bill Gates (1955), Warren Buffett (1930), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Jeff Bezos (1964), Bernie Madoff (1938), Vince McMahon (1945), Robert McNamara (1916), Tim Cook (1960), Fred Trump (1905), William Boeing (1881), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953).

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