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J. Bruce Ismay

1862 - 1937

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Joseph Bruce Ismay (; known as Bruce 12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line. He was the highest-ranking White Star official to survive the 1912 sinking of the company's flagship RMS Titanic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J. Bruce Ismay is the 114th most popular businessperson (down from 71st in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Businessperson.

J. Bruce Ismay was the chairman of the White Star Line and the president of the International Mercantile Marine Company. He was most famous for being on board the Titanic when it sunk in 1912.

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Among businesspeople, J. Bruce Ismay ranks 114 out of 847. Before him are Mercédès Jellinek, Jack Ma, Vincent J. McMahon, Carlos Ghosn, Massimo Moratti, and Roman Abramovich. After him are David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Brian Epstein, Akio Morita, Jensen Huang, Christophe Plantin, and Ferdinand Piëch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, J. Bruce Ismay ranks 24. Before him are Emilio Salgari, Helene Schjerfbeck, Nikolai Yudenich, Louis Barthou, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Henri Pirenne. After him are Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, Daniel Swarovski, Aurel Stein, Edith Wharton, and Mori Ōgai. Among people deceased in 1937, J. Bruce Ismay ranks 33. Before him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Rudolf Otto, Keke Geladze, Frank B. Kellogg, Ramsay MacDonald, and Albert Roussel. After him are Emilio Mola, Takeo Wakabayashi, Edith Wharton, Pavel Florensky, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. Bruce Ismay ranks 856 out of 8,785. Before him are Sawney Bean (1600), Daniel Rutherford (1749), H. Rider Haggard (1856), Sean Bean (1959), Charles Frederick Worth (1825), and John Nelson Darby (1800). After him are Christopher Tolkien (1924), Michael Halliday (1925), John Vane (1927), Amélie of Orléans (1865), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), and Glenda Jackson (1936).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, J. Bruce Ismay ranks 8. Before him are Frank Williams (1942), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Richard Branson (1950), Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Ron Dennis (1947), and Stanley Rous (1895). After him are David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Brian Epstein (1934), Thomas Cook (1808), John McAfee (1945), Thomas Lipton (1848), and Henry Cole (1808).

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