BUSINESSPERSON

Johan Anker

1871 - 1940

Johan Anker

Johan August Anker (26 June 1871 – 2 October 1940) was a Norwegian sailor and yacht designer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Anker is the 565th most popular businessperson (down from 507th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Norway (down from 313th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Johan Anker ranks 565 out of 847. Before him are Chuck Feeney, Mark Shuttleworth, Jorma Ollila, Jamie Hyneman, Susan Kare, and Marcus Loew. After him are Fred Karno, Mary Barra, Indra Nooyi, Adam Silver, Anita Roddick, and Svend Foyn.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Chuck Feeney
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 559
Mark Shuttleworth
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 560
Jorma Ollila
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 561
Jamie Hyneman
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 562
Susan Kare
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 563
Marcus Loew
1870 - 1927
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 564
Johan Anker
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 565
Fred Karno
1866 - 1941
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 566
Mary Barra
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 567
Indra Nooyi
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 568
Adam Silver
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 569
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 570
Svend Foyn
1809 - 1894
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 571

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Johan Anker ranks 148. Before him are Manuel Franco, Oliver Campbell, Jan Kotěra, Wilfred Lucas, Lars Jørgen Madsen, and Richard Gunn. After him are Max Bodenstein, Anne Sewell Young, Nikodem Caro, Boris Galerkin, Theodor Pallady, and Heinrich Schroth. Among people deceased in 1940, Johan Anker ranks 167. Before him are Georgia Coleman, Alicia Boole Stott, Wilfred Lucas, Kalliroi Parren, Yuly Shokalsky, and Manuel González García. After him are Józef Pankiewicz, Gustav Goßler, Albert Engström, Marcel Van Crombrugge, Hanna Pauli, and Dimitar Stanchov.

Others Born in 1871

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Manuel Franco
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1919
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 142
Oliver Campbell
TENNIS PLAYER
1871 - 1953
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 143
Jan Kotěra
ARCHITECT
1871 - 1923
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 144
Wilfred Lucas
ACTOR
1871 - 1940
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 145
Lars Jørgen Madsen
ATHLETE
1871 - 1925
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 146
Richard Gunn
ATHLETE
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 147
Johan Anker
BUSINESSPERSON
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 148
Max Bodenstein
CHEMIST
1871 - 1942
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 149
Anne Sewell Young
ASTRONOMER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 150
Nikodem Caro
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 151
Boris Galerkin
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 152
Theodor Pallady
PAINTER
1871 - 1956
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 153
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 154

Others Deceased in 1940

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Georgia Coleman
ATHLETE
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 161
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 162
Wilfred Lucas
ACTOR
1871 - 1940
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 163
Kalliroi Parren
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 164
Yuly Shokalsky
GEOGRAPHER
1856 - 1940
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 165
Manuel González García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 166
Johan Anker
BUSINESSPERSON
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 167
Józef Pankiewicz
PAINTER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 168
Gustav Goßler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 169
Albert Engström
WRITER
1869 - 1940
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 170
Marcel Van Crombrugge
ATHLETE
1880 - 1940
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 171
Hanna Pauli
PAINTER
1864 - 1940
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 172
Dimitar Stanchov
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 173