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Barney Barnato

British businessman (1851–1897)

  • Fame47.8
  • Momentum1.2
  • Wikipedia2K
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Lived 1851–1897, aged 46South Africa
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  • Era
    1851–1897
    Aged 46
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Updated 2026-06-30

Barney Barnato was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He was known as a rival of Cecil Rhodes.

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47.8
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Momentum1.2
Historical7.7
Now attention6.5
Source confidence50.0
Completeness70.0
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