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Brendan Eich

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Brendan Eich ( EYEK; born July 4, 1961) is an American computer programmer and technology executive. He created the JavaScript programming language and co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla Corporation. He served as the Mozilla Corporation's chief technical officer before he was appointed chief executive officer, but resigned shortly after his appointment due to pressure over his opposition to same-sex marriage. He subsequently became the cofounder and CEO of Brave Software. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brendan Eich is the 511th most popular businessperson (down from 460th in 2019), the 7,197th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,752nd in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Brendan Eich ranks 511 out of 847. Before him are Émile Étienne Guimet, Vladimir Gusinsky, Pierre Omidyar, Teddy Mayer, John Houlding, and William Knox D'Arcy. After him are Malcom McLean, Athina Onassis, Lila Tretikov, John Templeton, William Henry Vanderbilt, and James Buchanan Duke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Brendan Eich ranks 248. Before him are Wynton Marsalis, Aaron Sorkin, Masamune Shirow, José Luis Cuciuffo, Sion Sono, and Boško Gjurovski. After him are Yuri Malenchenko, Gabrielle Carteris, Abderrahmane Sissako, Anna Oxa, Brian Orser, and Chi McBride.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 7,199 out of 20,380. Before him are Allan Bloom (1930), Colleen Camp (1953), Meg Tilly (1960), Marc Okrand (1948), John Bray (1875), and Bobby Keys (1943). After him are Keith Ferguson (1972), Herschel Savage (1952), Harley Race (1943), Nolan Ryan (1947), Malcom McLean (1913), and Miles Teller (1987).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 168. Before him are Carl Icahn (1936), Gregory Olsen (1945), Jerry Buss (1933), Helen Walton (1919), Jared Isaacman (1983), and Teddy Mayer (1935). After him are Malcom McLean (1913), John Templeton (1912), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), James Buchanan Duke (1856), Guy Kawasaki (1954), and Joe Sutter (1921).

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