# William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie

> William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland & Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1896 and 1898. He was ennobled as Baron Pirrie in 1906, appointed a Knight of the Order of St Patrick in 1908 and made Viscount Pirrie in 1921. Lord Pirrie was involved in the building of the Olympic-class ocean liners, along with his nephew Thomas Andrews. In Belfast, he was already a controversial figure: a Protestant employer associated as a leading Liberal with a policy of Home Rule for Ireland.

*British shipbuilder (1847-1924)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-pirrie-1st-viscount-pirrie

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Born:** 1847-05-31
- **Died:** 1924-06-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 13.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 16.3 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Вільям Джеймс Піррі](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81_%D0%9F%D1%96%D1%80%D1%80%D1%96)
- [ويليام پيرى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89)
- [Уилям Пири, 1-ви виконт Пири](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8%2C_1-%D0%B2%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82_%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B8)
- [William Pirrie, 1. Viscount Pirrie](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie%2C_1._Viscount_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie%2C_1st_Viscount_Pirrie)
- [William James Pirrie](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie)
- [William James Pirrie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie, Viscount Pirrie ke-1](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie%2C_Viscount_Pirrie_ke-1)
- [William Pirrie](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie)
- [Пирри, Уильям Джеймс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D1%81)
- [William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie%2C_1st_Viscount_Pirrie)
- [William Pirrie](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pirrie)
- [William James Pirrie](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_Pirrie)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344767)

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