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William C. Durant

1861 - 1947

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William Crapo Durant (December 8, 1861 – March 18, 1947) was an American businessman. A leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, he was the founder of General Motors and co-founder of Chevrolet. He created a system in which a company held multiple brands – each seemingly independent, with different automobile lines – bound under a unified corporate holding company. He also founded Frigidaire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William C. Durant is the 256th most popular businessperson (down from 191st in 2019), the 3,095th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,084th in 2019) and the 86th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, William C. Durant ranks 256 out of 847. Before him are David Icke, Shibusawa Eiichi, George Gallup, Terry Gou, Isaac Carasso, and Ray Dalio. After him are Jimmy Lai, Srettha Thavisin, Marcel Bich, Alice Walton, Edsel Ford, and Lee Jae-yong.

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Among people born in 1861, William C. Durant ranks 54. Before him are Stanislas de Guaita, Juhani Aho, Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Louis Anquetin, Alexey Kaledin, and John William Godward. After him are William Renshaw, Konstantin Korovin, Thomas Heath, Robert T. A. Innes, Constantin Prezan, and Ludwig Thuille. Among people deceased in 1947, William C. Durant ranks 90. Before him are Annie Londonderry, Elisabeth von Gutmann, Ian Hamilton, Wolfgang Borchert, Alice Keppel, and Osami Nagano. After him are Bronisław Huberman, Constantin Sănătescu, Attilio Ferraris, Victor Goldschmidt, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, and August Eigruber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William C. Durant ranks 3,095 out of 20,380. Before him are Laurie Holden (1969), Morton Feldman (1926), Harold Bloom (1930), Jack Nance (1943), Saul Bass (1920), and John Roberts (1955). After him are Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827), Cannonball Adderley (1928), Thomas A. Hendricks (1819), SZA (1990), Joseph Kittinger (1928), and Toby Keith (1961).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, William C. Durant ranks 86. Before him are Lawrence Roberts (1937), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Johns Hopkins (1795), Steve Fossett (1944), George Gallup (1901), and Ray Dalio (1949). After him are Alice Walton (1949), Edsel Ford (1893), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Jack Daniel (1850), Fife Symington (1945), and Amadeo Giannini (1870).

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