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Malcom McLean

1913 - 2001

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Malcom Purcell McLean (November 14, 1913 – May 25, 2001) was an American businessman who invented the modern intermodal shipping container, which revolutionized transport and international trade in the second half of the twentieth century. Containerization led to a significant reduction in the cost of freight transportation by eliminating the need for repeated handling of individual pieces of cargo, and also improved reliability, reduced cargo theft, and cut inventory costs by shortening transit time. Containerization is a major driver of globalization. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malcom McLean is the 512th most popular businessperson (down from 392nd in 2019), the 7,202nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,713th in 2019) and the 169th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Malcom McLean ranks 512 out of 847. Before him are Vladimir Gusinsky, Pierre Omidyar, Teddy Mayer, John Houlding, William Knox D'Arcy, and Brendan Eich. After him are Athina Onassis, Lila Tretikov, John Templeton, William Henry Vanderbilt, James Buchanan Duke, and Jean-Dominique Senard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Malcom McLean ranks 264. Before him are Patrick Steptoe, Kalpana Datta, Ad Reinhardt, Cornelius Johnson, Minoru Honda, and Bernard Lovell. After him are Bahi Ladgham, Annette Rogers, Taos Amrouche, Cyril Toumanoff, Philip Guston, and Morton Gould. Among people deceased in 2001, Malcom McLean ranks 227. Before him are Juan José Arreola, Martha Mödl, Delia Derbyshire, Juan Acuña, Alberto Gallardo, and René Bondoux. After him are Kamal Ranadive, Gerhard Stoltenberg, Lewis Arquette, Boris Rybakov, Robert Leckie, and Chantal Chaudé de Silans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Malcom McLean ranks 7,204 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Keys (1943), Brendan Eich (1961), Keith Ferguson (1972), Herschel Savage (1952), Harley Race (1943), and Nolan Ryan (1947). After him are Miles Teller (1987), Melville Shavelson (1917), Charles Sibley (1917), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Helen Murray Free (1923), and Larry Brown (1940).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Malcom McLean ranks 169. Before him are Gregory Olsen (1945), Jerry Buss (1933), Helen Walton (1919), Jared Isaacman (1983), Teddy Mayer (1935), and Brendan Eich (1961). After him are John Templeton (1912), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), James Buchanan Duke (1856), Guy Kawasaki (1954), Joe Sutter (1921), and George Peabody (1795).

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