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William Knox D'Arcy

1849 - 1917

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William Knox D'Arcy (11 October 1849 – 1 May 1917) was a British-Australian businessman who was one of the principal founders of the oil and petrochemical industry in Persia (Iran). The D’Arcy Concession was signed in 1901 and allowed D'Arcy to explore, obtain, and market oil, natural gas, asphalt, and ozokerite in Persia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Knox D'Arcy is the 510th most popular businessperson (down from 406th in 2019), the 3,701st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,687th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, William Knox D'Arcy ranks 510 out of 847. Before him are Jared Isaacman, Émile Étienne Guimet, Vladimir Gusinsky, Pierre Omidyar, Teddy Mayer, and John Houlding. After him are Brendan Eich, Malcom McLean, Athina Onassis, Lila Tretikov, John Templeton, and William Henry Vanderbilt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1849, William Knox D'Arcy ranks 89. Before him are Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, Ruy Barbosa, Fernand de Langle de Cary, Alfhild Agrell, José Manuel Pando, and Panas Myrny. After him are John Hartley, Rafael Reyes, George Washington Williams, Joaquim Nabuco, Princess Marie of Hanover, and Alfred Kleiner. Among people deceased in 1917, William Knox D'Arcy ranks 99. Before him are Carlo Oriani, Émil Goeldi, Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz, John W. Foster, Teoberto Maler, and José Manuel Pando. After him are Giuseppe Veronese, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Oswaldo Cruz, Frank Odberg, Bob Fitzsimmons, and Chrétien Waydelich.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Knox D'Arcy ranks 3,702 out of 8,785. Before him are Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), John Walker (1781), Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374), Patrick Steptoe (1913), and Mark Gatiss (1966). After him are Clive Bell (1881), Terry Griffiths (1947), Eleanor Farjeon (1881), Clifford Curzon (1907), Sophie (1986), and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin (1997).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, William Knox D'Arcy ranks 34. Before him are Christopher O'Neill (1974), B. C. Forbes (1880), Angus Ogilvy (1928), Ken Aston (1915), Mark Thatcher (1953), and John Houlding (1833). After him are Howard Stringer (1942), Jim Marshall (1923), Claire Williams (1976), Andrew Planche (1727), Neil Aspinall (1941), and Fred Karno (1866).

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