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João Havelange

1916 - 2016

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Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w aviˈlɐ̃ʒi], French: [ʒɑ̃ maʁi fostɛ̃ ɡɔdfʁwa də avlɑ̃ʒ]; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind that of Jules Rimet. He received the title of honorary president when leaving office, but resigned in April 2013. He was preceded by Stanley Rous and succeeded by Sepp Blatter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Havelange is the 49th most popular businessperson (down from 36th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Businessperson.

João Hélange is most famous for his work in the field of geophysics, which includes the discovery of the Earth's inner core.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, João Havelange ranks 49 out of 847. Before him are Carlos Slim, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Philip Kotler, David Rockefeller, Melinda Gates, and Adolf Dassler. After him are Joan Gamper, J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Aga Khan IV, Levi Strauss, and Hugh Hefner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, João Havelange ranks 16. Before him are Elena Ceaușescu, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Francis Crick, Roald Dahl, and Ahmed Ben Bella. After him are Olivia de Havilland, Yehudi Menuhin, Jean Dausset, Christian B. Anfinsen, Camilo José Cela, and Claude Shannon. Among people deceased in 2016, João Havelange ranks 24. Before him are Cesare Maldini, Pierre Boulez, George Michael, Nancy Reagan, Andrzej Wajda, and Carlos Alberto Torres. After him are Harper Lee, Prince, Abbas Kiarostami, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, S. R. Nathan, and Queen Anne of Romania.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, João Havelange ranks 25 out of 2,236. Before him are Roberto Carlos (1973), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Emerson Fittipaldi (1946), Getúlio Vargas (1882), Jorge Amado (1912), and Carlos Alberto Torres (1944). After him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Ronaldinho (1980), Romário (1966), Michel Temer (1940), Maria II of Portugal (1819), and Paulo Freire (1921).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Brazil

Among businesspeople born in Brazil, João Havelange ranks 1. After him are Carlos Ghosn (1954), Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939), Silvio Santos (1930), Eduardo Saverin (1982), Eike Batista (1956), Mike Krieger (1986), and Ivan Monteiro (null).

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