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Pierre de Coubertin

1863 - 1937

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Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (French: [ʃaʁl pjɛʁ də fʁedi baʁɔ̃ də kubɛʁtɛ̃]; born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937), also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin, was a French educator and historian, co-founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and its second president. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games. He was particularly active in promoting the introduction of sport in French schools. Born into a French aristocratic family, Coubertin became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre de Coubertin is the 4th most popular businessperson, the 74th most popular biography from France (up from 84th in 2019) and the most popular French Businessperson.

Pierre de Coubertin is most famous for founding the International Olympic Committee and the modern Olympic Games.

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Among businesspeople, Pierre de Coubertin ranks 4 out of 847. Before him are Ivana Trump, Howard Hughes, and Cecil Rhodes. After him are Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oskar Schindler, George Soros, John D. Rockefeller, Jeff Bezos, Sepp Blatter, and Bernie Madoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, Pierre de Coubertin ranks 4. Before him are Edvard Munch, Swami Vivekananda, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. After him are Henry Ford, Arthur Henderson, Konstantin Stanislavski, Paul Signac, Pietro Mascagni, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Constantine P. Cavafy, and David Lloyd George. Among people deceased in 1937, Pierre de Coubertin ranks 4. Before him are Ernest Rutherford, Guglielmo Marconi, and Maurice Ravel. After him are John D. Rockefeller, Alfred Adler, Antonio Gramsci, H. P. Lovecraft, Amelia Earhart, Erich Ludendorff, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, and Lou Andreas-Salomé.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre de Coubertin ranks 74 out of 6,770. Before him are Hector Berlioz (1803), Auguste Rodin (1840), Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), and Francis I of France (1494). After him are Charles X of France (1757), Michel Foucault (1926), Jacques Chirac (1932), Pope Urban II (1042), Edgar Degas (1834), and Henry III of France (1551).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Pierre de Coubertin ranks 1. After him are Bernard Arnault (1949), Jules Rimet (1873), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), Louis Vuitton (1821), Christophe Plantin (1520), Pierre Bergé (1930), François Pinault (1936), Armand Peugeot (1849), François-Henri Pinault (1962), Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777), and Éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771).

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