BUSINESSPERSON
Sam Panopoulos
1934 - 2017

Sam Panopoulos
Sotirios "Sam" Panopoulos (Greek: Σωτήριος Πανόπουλος; 20 August 1934 – 8 June 2017) was a Greek-born Canadian cook and businessman, credited as the inventor of Hawaiian pizza. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Panopoulos is the 578th most popular businessperson (down from 536th in 2019), the 792nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 769th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Sam Panopoulos ranks 578 out of 847. Before him are Anil Ambani, Shahid Khan, Alexei Mordashov, Ron Woodroof, Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, and Erick Thohir. After him are Eben Moglen, William McGregor, Marc Randolph, Kai-Fu Lee, Güler Sabancı, and Hiro Matsushita.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnil Ambani
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 572
Shahid Khan
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 573
Alexei Mordashov
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 574
Ron Woodroof
1950 - 1992
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 575
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 576
Erick Thohir
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 577
Sam Panopoulos
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 578
Eben Moglen
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 579
William McGregor
1846 - 1911
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 580
Marc Randolph
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 581
Kai-Fu Lee
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 582
Güler Sabancı
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 583
Hiro Matsushita
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 584
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Sam Panopoulos ranks 431. Before him are Engelbert Kraus, Yvonne Rainer, Hellmuth Karasek, James Drury, Ulrich Plenzdorf, and Joanna Moore. After him are Nobuyuki Aihara, Károly Wieland, Wang Meng, Lee Friedlander, Fernando Cardenal, and David Burke. Among people deceased in 2017, Sam Panopoulos ranks 443. Before him are Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Alec McCowen, Nicolae Lupescu, Rose Marie, Fernand Decanali, and Alain Jessua. After him are Niels Helveg Petersen, Marina Ratner, Aleksei Petrenko, Anthony Harvey, Václav Machek, and Dieter Kottysch.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsEngelbert Kraus
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 425
Yvonne Rainer
DANCER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 426
Hellmuth Karasek
WRITER
1934 - 2015
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 427
James Drury
ACTOR
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 428
Ulrich Plenzdorf
WRITER
1934 - 2007
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 429
Joanna Moore
ACTOR
1934 - 1997
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 430
Sam Panopoulos
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 431
Nobuyuki Aihara
GYMNAST
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 432
Károly Wieland
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 433
Wang Meng
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 434
Lee Friedlander
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 435
Fernando Cardenal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 436
David Burke
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 437
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsCormac Murphy-O'Connor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 437
Alec McCowen
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 438
Nicolae Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 439
Rose Marie
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 440
Fernand Decanali
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 441
Alain Jessua
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 442
Sam Panopoulos
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 443
Niels Helveg Petersen
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 444
Marina Ratner
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 445
Aleksei Petrenko
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 446
Anthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 447
Václav Machek
CYCLIST
1925 - 2017
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 448
Dieter Kottysch
ATHLETE
1943 - 2017
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 449
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Sam Panopoulos ranks 793 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexandros Chalkokondylis (1880), Germanos III of Old Patras (1771), Archon of Pella (-400), Lucius Shepard (1943), Vassilis Spanoulis (1982), and Andreas Michalakopoulos (1875). After him are Konstantinos Georgakopoulos (1890), Oganes Zanazanyan (1946), Dimitrios Drivas (1872), Epameinondas Deligeorgis (1829), Agesipolis III (-242), and Achaicus of Corinth (null).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsAlexandros Chalkokondylis
ATHLETE
1880 - 1970
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 787
Germanos III of Old Patras
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1826
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 788
Archon of Pella
ATHLETE
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 789
Lucius Shepard
WRITER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 790
Vassilis Spanoulis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 791
Andreas Michalakopoulos
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1938
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 792
Sam Panopoulos
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 793
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1973
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 794
Oganes Zanazanyan
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 795
Dimitrios Drivas
POLITICIAN
1872 - 2000
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 796
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
POLITICIAN
1829 - 1879
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 797
Agesipolis III
POLITICIAN
242 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 798
Achaicus of Corinth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 799
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Greece
Among businesspeople born in Greece, Sam Panopoulos ranks 5. Before him are Stavros Niarchos (1909), Isaac Carasso (1874), George Averoff (1815), and Arianna Huffington (1950).
Stavros Niarchos
1909 - 1996
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 1
Isaac Carasso
1874 - 1939
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 2
George Averoff
1815 - 1899
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 3
Arianna Huffington
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 4
Sam Panopoulos
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5