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Andy Bechtolsheim

1955 - Today

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Andreas Maria Maximilian Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (born 30 September 1955) is a German electrical engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer. As of 2025, he's 68th wealthiest according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes with an estimated net worth of US$28.9 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Bechtolsheim is the 363rd most popular inventor (up from 364th in 2019), the 5,006th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,005th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 363 out of 426. Before him are Jay Miner, Margaret E. Knight, Joseph Bramah, František Křižík, Phil Ramone, and Orville Gibson. After him are Norman Joseph Woodland, Ken Olsen, Giovanni Caselli, Frank J. Sprague, Amar Bose, and Andrew Viterbi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 368. Before him are K. Eric Drexler, Fang Fang, Gjoko Hadžievski, Piers Sellers, Joanne Chory, and Michel Renquin. After him are Elisa Ferreira, Howie Mandel, Warren Jeffs, Jean Kambanda, Susi Sánchez, and Francesco Guidolin.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 5,009 out of 7,253. Before him are Gabriele Kuby (1944), Timo Glock (1982), Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764), Liselott Linsenhoff (1927), Andreas von Ettingshausen (1796), and Philipp Christoph Zeller (1808). After him are Siegbert Horn (1950), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Rüdiger Schnuphase (1954), Engelbert Kraus (1934), Wilhelm Leichum (1911), and Jürgen Kurths (1953).

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Among INVENTORS In Germany

Among inventors born in Germany, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 44. Before him are Wilhelm Bauer (1822), Walter Bruch (1908), Didi Senft (1952), Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Heinrich Gerber (1832), and Albrecht Berblinger (1770). After him are Karl Jatho (1873).

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