BUSINESSPERSON
Philip Kotler
1931 - Today

Philip Kotler
Philip Kotler (born May 27, 1931) is an American marketing author, consultant, and professor emeritus; the S. C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (1962–2018). He is known for popularizing the definition of marketing mix. He is the author of over 80 books, including Marketing Management, Principles of Marketing, Kotler on Marketing, Marketing Insights from A to Z, Marketing 4.0, Marketing Places, Marketing of Nations, Chaotics, Market Your Way to Growth, Winning Global Markets, Strategic Marketing for Health Care Organizations, Social Marketing, Social Media Marketing, My Adventures in Marketing, Up and Out of Poverty, and Winning at Innovation. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Kotler is the 45th most popular businessperson (down from 35th in 2019), the 445th most popular biography from United States (down from 330th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Businessperson.
Philip Kotler is most famous for his marketing textbook, Marketing Management. The book is used in many business schools and has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Philip Kotler by language
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Philip Kotler ranks 45 out of 847. Before him are Muhammad Yunus, Bertha Benz, Robert Kiyosaki, Frank Williams, Carlos Slim, and John D. Rockefeller Jr.. After him are David Rockefeller, Melinda Gates, Adolf Dassler, João Havelange, Joan Gamper, and J. P. Morgan.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 39
Bertha Benz
1849 - 1944
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 40
Robert Kiyosaki
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 41
Frank Williams
1942 - 2021
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 42
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 43
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 44
Philip Kotler
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 45
David Rockefeller
1915 - 2017
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 46
Melinda Gates
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 47
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 48
João Havelange
1916 - 2016
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 49
Joan Gamper
1877 - 1930
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 50
J. P. Morgan
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Philip Kotler ranks 16. Before him are Isabel Martínez de Perón, Mário Zagallo, Robert Duvall, Irvin D. Yalom, Raymond Kopa, and Riccardo Giacconi. After him are Leslie Caron, Roger Penrose, Anita Ekberg, Desmond Tutu, Thomas Bernhard, and Monica Vitti.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsIsabel Martínez de Perón
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 10
Mário Zagallo
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 11
Robert Duvall
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 12
Irvin D. Yalom
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 13
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 14
Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 15
Philip Kotler
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 16
Leslie Caron
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 17
Roger Penrose
PHYSICIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 18
Anita Ekberg
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 19
Desmond Tutu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 20
Thomas Bernhard
WRITER
1931 - 1989
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 21
Monica Vitti
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 22
In United States
Among people born in United States, Philip Kotler ranks 445 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), Fiorello H. La Guardia (1882), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), Nina Simone (1933), and Rachel Carson (1907). After him are Lou Henry Hoover (1874), Edward Hopper (1882), Jeffrey Dahmer (1960), Nancy Reagan (1921), Margaret Mitchell (1900), and Bill Nelson (1942).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRobert Coleman Richardson
PHYSICIST
1937 - 2013
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 439
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 440
Fiorello H. La Guardia
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1947
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 441
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 442
Nina Simone
SINGER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 443
Rachel Carson
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1964
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 444
Philip Kotler
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 445
Lou Henry Hoover
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 446
Edward Hopper
PAINTER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 447
Jeffrey Dahmer
EXTREMIST
1960 - 1994
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 448
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 449
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 450
Bill Nelson
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 451
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Philip Kotler ranks 21. Before him are P. T. Barnum (1810), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Linda McMahon (1948), Colonel Sanders (1890), Robert Kiyosaki (1947), and John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874). After him are David Rockefeller (1915), Melinda Gates (1964), J. P. Morgan (1837), Hugh Hefner (1926), Larry Ellison (1944), and Donald Trump Jr. (1977).
P. T. Barnum
1810 - 1891
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 15
Margaret Hamilton
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 16
Linda McMahon
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 17
Colonel Sanders
1890 - 1980
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 18
Robert Kiyosaki
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 19
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 20
Philip Kotler
1931 - Present
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 21
David Rockefeller
1915 - 2017
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 22
Melinda Gates
1964 - Present
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 23
J. P. Morgan
1837 - 1913
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 24
Hugh Hefner
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 25
Larry Ellison
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 26
Donald Trump Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 27