BUSINESSPERSON
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897

William Henry Conley
William Henry Conley (11 June 1840 – 25 July 1897), was a Pittsburgh philanthropist and industrialist. He was married to Sarah Shaffer (1841–1908). Together, they provided organizational and financial support to religious institutions in the United States. William Conley was trained by his uncle in the printing business for ten years. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Conley is the 458th most popular businessperson (up from 492nd in 2019), the 5,983rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,431st in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, William Henry Conley ranks 458 out of 847. Before him are Maxwell Perkins, Guy Laliberté, Tim Sweeney, Arvind Krishna, Albert Ballin, and Stephen A. Schwarzman. After him are Ken Aston, Suge Knight, Maurizio Arrivabene, Savva Mamontov, Eugène Lanti, and John Warnock.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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HPI: 57.97
Rank: 452
Guy Laliberté
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 453
Tim Sweeney
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 454
Arvind Krishna
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 455
Albert Ballin
1857 - 1918
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 456
Stephen A. Schwarzman
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 457
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 458
Ken Aston
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 459
Suge Knight
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HPI: 57.76
Rank: 460
Maurizio Arrivabene
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 461
Savva Mamontov
1841 - 1918
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 462
Eugène Lanti
1879 - 1947
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 463
John Warnock
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 464
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, William Henry Conley ranks 71. Before him are Yaa Asantewaa, Kazimierz Alchimowicz, Hermann Goetz, Marko Kropyvnytskyi, Viktor Knorre, and André Gill. After him are Hilarión Daza, Franco Faccio, Chief Joseph, Charles Warren, Juan Bautista Gill, and Nozu Michitsura. Among people deceased in 1897, William Henry Conley ranks 59. Before him are Lea Ahlborn, Charles-Denis Bourbaki, Édouard Deldevez, Japetus Steenstrup, Alvan Graham Clark, and Jules de Burlet. After him are Heinrich von Stephan, James Legge, Alfred Des Cloizeaux, Aleko Konstantinov, Willem Roelofs, and Gotō Shōjirō.
Others Born in 1840
Go to all RankingsYaa Asantewaa
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1921
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 65
Kazimierz Alchimowicz
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 66
Hermann Goetz
COMPOSER
1840 - 1876
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 67
Marko Kropyvnytskyi
WRITER
1840 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 68
Viktor Knorre
ASTRONOMER
1840 - 1919
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 69
André Gill
PAINTER
1840 - 1885
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 70
William Henry Conley
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 71
Hilarión Daza
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1894
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 72
Franco Faccio
COMPOSER
1840 - 1891
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 73
Chief Joseph
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 74
Charles Warren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1927
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 75
Juan Bautista Gill
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1877
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 76
Nozu Michitsura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1840 - 1908
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 77
Others Deceased in 1897
Go to all RankingsLea Ahlborn
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1897
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 53
Charles-Denis Bourbaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1816 - 1897
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 54
Édouard Deldevez
COMPOSER
1817 - 1897
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 55
Japetus Steenstrup
BIOLOGIST
1813 - 1897
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 56
Alvan Graham Clark
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1897
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 57
Jules de Burlet
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 58
William Henry Conley
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 59
Heinrich von Stephan
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1897
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 60
James Legge
LINGUIST
1815 - 1897
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 61
Alfred Des Cloizeaux
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1897
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 62
Aleko Konstantinov
WRITER
1863 - 1897
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 63
Willem Roelofs
PAINTER
1822 - 1897
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 64
Gotō Shōjirō
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1838 - 1897
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 65
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Henry Conley ranks 5,983 out of 20,380. Before him are Olivia Rodrigo (2003), Leigh Brackett (1915), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Dina Meyer (1968), Julianna Margulies (1966), and Pete Rose (1941). After him are Garry Shandling (1949), Frankie Avalon (1940), James Roday (1976), Harold Hotelling (1895), Julie Adams (1926), and Francis Hunter (1894).
Others born in United States
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ACTOR
2003 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 5,977
Leigh Brackett
WRITER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 5,978
Edwin Austin Abbey
PAINTER
1852 - 1911
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 5,979
Dina Meyer
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 5,980
Julianna Margulies
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 5,981
Pete Rose
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 5,982
William Henry Conley
BUSINESSPERSON
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,983
Garry Shandling
COMEDIAN
1949 - 2016
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,984
Frankie Avalon
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,985
James Roday
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,986
Harold Hotelling
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1973
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,987
Julie Adams
ACTOR
1926 - 2019
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,988
Francis Hunter
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1981
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 5,989
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, William Henry Conley ranks 150. Before him are Charles Yerkes (1837), John Bryson (1943), John D. Rockefeller III (1906), Maxwell Perkins (1884), Tim Sweeney (1970), and Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947). After him are Suge Knight (1965), John Warnock (1940), Charles Geschke (1939), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Michael Eisner (1942), and Franklin Clarence Mars (1883).
Charles Yerkes
1837 - 1905
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 144
John Bryson
1943 - 2025
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 145
John D. Rockefeller III
1906 - 1978
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 146
Maxwell Perkins
1884 - 1947
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 147
Tim Sweeney
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 148
Stephen A. Schwarzman
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 149
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 150
Suge Knight
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 151
John Warnock
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 152
Charles Geschke
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 153
Will Keith Kellogg
1860 - 1951
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 154
Michael Eisner
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 155
Franklin Clarence Mars
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 156