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John Bryson

1943 - 2025

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John Edgar Bryson (July 24, 1943 – May 13, 2025) was an American businessman, lawyer and politician. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce from 2011 until 2012, the 37th person to hold the post since its establishment in 1913. He took a leave of absence in June 2012 after a pair of vehicular accidents related to seizures and subsequently resigned. Previously he was chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison and director of The Boeing Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Bryson is the 448th most popular businessperson (up from 743rd in 2024), the 5,792nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,226th in 2019) and the 145th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, John Bryson ranks 448 out of 847. Before him are S. Robson Walton, Jim Ratcliffe, Christopher O'Neill, Mark Cuban, Uğur Şahin, and Charles Yerkes. After him are B. C. Forbes, Paul Rusesabagina, John D. Rockefeller III, Angus Ogilvy, Victor Pinchuk, and Maxwell Perkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, John Bryson ranks 373. Before him are Wolfgang Nordwig, Jon Postel, Terry Venables, Juan Giménez, Joe Haldeman, and Charles P. Thacker. After him are Emile Ardolino, Héctor Chumpitaz, Andrea True, Denílson Custódio Machado, Milan Nenadić, and Johnny Hansen. Among people deceased in 2025, John Bryson ranks 266. Before him are Athol Fugard, Valerie Mahaffey, Joe Bugner, Bill Byrge, Roger Lukaku, and Bruce Glover. After him are Alon Abutbul, Roger Norrington, Asrani, Dobromir Zhechev, Emmanuel Kundé, and Julian McMahon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Bryson ranks 5,792 out of 20,380. Before him are Tiffany Trump (1993), Jennifer Esposito (1973), Vanessa Hudgens (1988), Charles P. Thacker (1943), Platt Adams (1885), and William Daniels (1901). After him are Elizabeth Strout (1956), Benny Urquidez (1952), Savannah (1970), Bessie Love (1898), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), and Wallace Clement Sabine (1868).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John Bryson ranks 145. Before him are Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Armand Hammer (1898), Alfred P. Sloan (1875), S. Robson Walton (1944), Mark Cuban (1958), and Charles Yerkes (1837). After him are John D. Rockefeller III (1906), Maxwell Perkins (1884), Tim Sweeney (1970), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), William Henry Conley (1840), and Suge Knight (1965).

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