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William Randolph Hearst

1863 - 1951

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William Randolph Hearst (; April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper publisher and politician who developed the nation's largest newspaper chain and media company, Hearst Communications. His extravagant methods of yellow journalism in violation of ethics and standards influenced the nation's popular media by emphasizing sensationalism and human-interest stories. Hearst entered the publishing business in 1887 with Mitchell Trubitt after being given control of The San Francisco Examiner by his wealthy father, Senator George Hearst. After moving to New York City, Hearst acquired the New York Journal and fought a bitter circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer's New York World. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Randolph Hearst is the 146th most popular businessperson (down from 116th in 2019), the 1,706th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,304th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Businessperson.

William Randolph Hearst was an American newspaper publisher who was most famous for his ownership of the Hearst Corporation. The company was founded by his father, George Hearst, and grew to own a variety of media outlets.

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Among businesspeople, William Randolph Hearst ranks 146 out of 847. Before him are Roy O. Disney, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Lee Kun-hee, Sam Walton, Chung Ju-yung, and Christina Onassis. After him are Pierre Bergé, Masayoshi Son, Elizabeth Arden, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Al-Waleed bin Talal, and Henry J. Heinz.

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Among people born in 1863, William Randolph Hearst ranks 37. Before him are Heinrich Rickert, Paul Painlevé, Reinhard Scheer, Leopold Berchtold, Annie Jump Cannon, and Felix Weingartner. After him are Hugo Münsterberg, John Charles Fields, Franz von Hipper, Émile Friant, Archduke Eugen of Austria, and Charles Spearman. Among people deceased in 1951, William Randolph Hearst ranks 32. Before him are Óscar Carmona, Paul Blobel, Kim Chaek, Soh Jaipil, Ivanoe Bonomi, and Élie Cartan. After him are Princess Milica of Montenegro, Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Robert J. Flaherty, Adam Stefan Sapieha, Andrei Platonov, and Willem Mengelberg.

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Among people born in United States, William Randolph Hearst ranks 1,706 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Nixon (1912), Marshall Rosenberg (1934), Roberts Blossom (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Harry Carey Jr. (1921), and David Bushnell (1742). After him are Rene Russo (1954), Randy Jackson (1961), Daniel Davis (1945), Patrick Duffy (1949), Donna Reed (1921), and Robert Aldrich (1918).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, William Randolph Hearst ranks 54. Before him are Ronald Wayne (1934), Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Gordon Moore (1929), Roy O. Disney (1893), Sam Walton (1918), and Christina Onassis (1950). After him are Henry J. Heinz (1844), Martha Stewart (1941), Larry Flynt (1942), Cyrus West Field (1819), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), and Ethan Allen (1738).

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