BUSINESSPERSON
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002

Stafford Beer
Anthony Stafford Beer (25 September 1926 – 23 August 2002) was a British theorist, consultant and professor at Manchester Business School. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stafford Beer is the 418th most popular businessperson (up from 553rd in 2019), the 2,964th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,072nd in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Stafford Beer by language
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Stafford Beer ranks 418 out of 847. Before him are Emil Rathenau, Reed Hastings, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Gustav Wiederkehr, Lawrence Stroll, and Ivy Lee. After him are Frédéric Vasseur, Jim Walton, David Geffen, Choi Soon-sil, John Munro Longyear, and Clayton Christensen.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmil Rathenau
1838 - 1915
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 412
Reed Hastings
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 413
Mikimoto Kōkichi
1858 - 1954
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 414
Gustav Wiederkehr
1905 - 1972
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 415
Lawrence Stroll
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 416
Ivy Lee
1877 - 1934
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 417
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 418
Frédéric Vasseur
1968 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 419
Jim Walton
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 420
David Geffen
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 421
Choi Soon-sil
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 422
John Munro Longyear
1850 - 1922
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 423
Clayton Christensen
1952 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 424
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Stafford Beer ranks 263. Before him are Janet Asimov, Maneca, Arnošt Lustig, Ann Curtis, Fritz Schär, and Ray Brown. After him are Georgi Lozanov, Aurèle Nicolet, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Ljubiša Spajić, Robert Ballaman, and Heriberto Herrera. Among people deceased in 2002, Stafford Beer ranks 169. Before him are Vlado Perlemuter, Louis-Marie Billé, Sune Andersson, Reginald Rose, Francisco Coloane, and Ray Brown. After him are Arthur Owen, Morihiro Saito, Gabrielle Wittkop, Tinus Osendarp, R. M. Hare, and Sanya Dharmasakti.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJanet Asimov
WRITER
1926 - 2019
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 257
Maneca
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1961
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 258
Arnošt Lustig
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 259
Ann Curtis
SWIMMER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 260
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 261
Ray Brown
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 262
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 263
Georgi Lozanov
PSYCHOLOGIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 264
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 265
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
WRITER
1926 - 2023
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 266
Ljubiša Spajić
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2004
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 267
Robert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 268
Heriberto Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1996
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 269
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsVlado Perlemuter
MUSICIAN
1904 - 2002
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 163
Louis-Marie Billé
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - 2002
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 164
Sune Andersson
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 165
Reginald Rose
WRITER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 166
Francisco Coloane
WRITER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 167
Ray Brown
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 168
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 169
Arthur Owen
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 170
Morihiro Saito
MARTIAL ARTS
1928 - 2002
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 171
Gabrielle Wittkop
WRITER
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 172
Tinus Osendarp
ATHLETE
1916 - 2002
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 173
R. M. Hare
PHILOSOPHER
1919 - 2002
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 174
Sanya Dharmasakti
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2002
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 175
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stafford Beer ranks 2,965 out of 8,785. Before him are John Florio (1553), William Astbury (1898), Rita Tushingham (1942), Thomas Arnold (1795), James B. Francis (1815), and Richard Swinburne (1934). After him are Phyllida Law (1932), Ernest Marsden (1889), Carl Cox (1962), Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth (1914), Lulu (1948), and Amelia Dyer (1837).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJohn Florio
LINGUIST
1553 - 1625
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 2,959
William Astbury
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 2,960
Rita Tushingham
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2,961
Thomas Arnold
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1842
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2,962
James B. Francis
ENGINEER
1815 - 1892
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 2,963
Richard Swinburne
PHILOSOPHER
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2,964
Stafford Beer
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2,965
Phyllida Law
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2,966
Ernest Marsden
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1970
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2,967
Carl Cox
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 2,968
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
WRITER
1914 - 1981
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2,969
Lulu
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2,970
Amelia Dyer
EXTREMIST
1837 - 1896
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 2,971
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Stafford Beer ranks 26. Before him are Edward Colston (1636), Alfred Edwards (1850), David Richards (1952), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Steve Jackson (1951), and John Cockerill (1790). After him are Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Christopher O'Neill (1974), B. C. Forbes (1880), Angus Ogilvy (1928), Ken Aston (1915), and Mark Thatcher (1953).
Edward Colston
1636 - 1721
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 20
Alfred Edwards
1850 - 1923
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 21
David Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 22
Thomas Blake Glover
1838 - 1911
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 23
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 24
John Cockerill
1790 - 1840
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 25
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 26
Jim Ratcliffe
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 27
Christopher O'Neill
1974 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 28
B. C. Forbes
1880 - 1954
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 29
Angus Ogilvy
1928 - 2004
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 30
Ken Aston
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 31
Mark Thatcher
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 32