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Joe Weider

1919 - 2013

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Josef Weider (; November 29, 1919 – March 23, 2013) was a Canadian bodybuilder and entrepreneur who co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) alongside his brother Ben Weider. He was also the creator of Mr. Olympia, Ms. Olympia, and the Masters Olympia bodybuilding contests. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Weider is the 219th most popular businessperson (down from 146th in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Canada (down from 69th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Joe Weider ranks 219 out of 847. Before him are John Langenus, Franz Josef Popp, Rebiya Kadeer, Maurice de Hirsch, Stockton Rush, and John Jacob Astor. After him are Tomáš Baťa, Vincenzo Lancia, Giulia Tofana, Arthur D. Levinson, Axel Springer, and Dieter Schwarz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Joe Weider ranks 82. Before him are Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Art Blakey, Hermine Braunsteiner, Pierre Soulages, George Wallace, and Christoph Probst. After him are Héctor Germán Oesterheld, François Périer, Red Buttons, Mitja Ribičič, Ella Grasso, and Frederik Pohl. Among people deceased in 2013, Joe Weider ranks 103. Before him are Eleanor Parker, Jack Vance, Clive Burr, Dominique Venner, Pedro Rocha, and Otfried Preußler. After him are Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, Stéphane Hessel, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Álvaro Mutis, Dennis Farina, and Mitja Ribičič.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Joe Weider ranks 121 out of 1,622. Before him are Denny Doherty (1940), Norman Jewison (1926), Jean Chrétien (1934), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), Donna Strickland (1959), and Eric McCormack (1963). After him are William H. McNeill (1917), Margot Kidder (1948), Raymond Burr (1917), Martin Short (1950), Joshua Jackson (1978), and Linda Evangelista (1965).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Canada

Among businesspeople born in Canada, Joe Weider ranks 2. Before him are Elizabeth Arden (1878). After him are Lawrence Stroll (1959), David Baszucki (1963), Guy Laliberté (1959), Samuel Cunard (1787), Stephen Elop (1963), Andrea Jung (1959), and Jade Raymond (1975).

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