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Johns Hopkins

1795 - 1873

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Johns Hopkins (May 19, 1795 – December 24, 1873) was an American merchant, investor, and philanthropist. Born on a plantation, he left his home to start a career at the age of 17, and settled in Baltimore, Maryland, where he remained for most of his life. Hopkins invested heavily in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), which eventually led to his appointment as finance director of the company. He was also president of Baltimore-based Merchants' National Bank. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johns Hopkins is the 244th most popular businessperson (down from 174th in 2019), the 2,936th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,908th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Businessperson.

Johns Hopkins University is most famous for being the first American university to be established as a non-sectarian institution.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Johns Hopkins ranks 244 out of 847. Before him are Lawrence Roberts, Josep Lluís Núñez, Andrew Grove, Vidal Sassoon, Malcolm Glazer, and Karl Baedeker. After him are Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, Lee Shau-kee, Steve Fossett, Hans Wilsdorf, Vagit Alekperov, and David Icke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1795, Johns Hopkins ranks 26. Before him are Anselme Payen, Vincent Pallotti, Heinrich Marschner, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, James Barry, and Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria. After him are Augustin Thierry, Peter Andreas Hansen, Antoine-Louis Barye, Maria Schicklgruber, Carl Anton von Meyer, and Karl Eichwald. Among people deceased in 1873, Johns Hopkins ranks 30. Before him are Sarah Moore Grimké, Viktor Hartmann, Muhammad IV of Morocco, Friedrich Wieck, Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, and Giovanni Battista Donati. After him are Edward Blyth, Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Francis Garnier, Urbano Rattazzi, Wilhelm Marstrand, and Tekle Giyorgis II.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Johns Hopkins ranks 2,936 out of 20,380. Before him are Mehmet Oz (1960), Nancy Allen (1950), Judy Chicago (1939), Walter Tevis (1928), Carol W. Greider (1961), and Matt Cameron (1962). After him are C. I. Lewis (1883), Richard Brooks (1912), Langston Hughes (1902), George Reeves (1914), Alan King (1927), and Irvin Kershner (1923).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Johns Hopkins ranks 82. Before him are Tom Wolf (1948), Stockton Rush (1962), Arthur D. Levinson (1950), Rex Tillerson (1952), Lawrence Roberts (1937), and Malcolm Glazer (1928). After him are Steve Fossett (1944), George Gallup (1901), Ray Dalio (1949), William C. Durant (1861), Alice Walton (1949), and Edsel Ford (1893).

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