Oprah Winfrey, a successful person with an uncommon name.![]() |
Bill Gates , Microsoft founder and philanthropist. Born as William Gates, but everyone calls him Bill.![]() |
What makes a person successful? As parents, we try to make the best choices to help our children become successful and happy.
One of the first things that we decide on when having a baby is the child’s name. Another choice is where to live. Are these relevant in determining a child’s future success?
Wikipedia is full of successful people. I looked at the characteristics of people in Wikipedia to see if they are any different from the average population.
I looked to see if certain names and birthplaces occur in Wikipedia more often than expected . Click here for more details on the analysis.
Analysis on Names in Wikipedia
Analysis of Birth States in Wikipedia
Download the source code:
Code for analyzing Wikipedia biographies |