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David Packard

1912 - 1996

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David Packard ( PAK-ərd; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, 1972–93) of HP. He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its board of regents from 1973 to 1982. He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Packard is the 276th most popular businessperson (down from 246th in 2019), the 3,288th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,667th in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, David Packard ranks 276 out of 847. Before him are Fife Symington, Georgios Sinas, Herbert Hainer, Amadeo Giannini, Eugène Schueller, and Henry Flagler. After him are Umberto Agnelli, Aurelio Peccei, Eric Trump, Serge Dassault, Sundar Pichai, and Evangelos Zappas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, David Packard ranks 129. Before him are Wendy Hiller, Thorbjørn Egner, Moses Finley, Nancy Wake, Fritz Fischer, and Fritz Klingenberg. After him are Edmond Jabès, Charles Addams, Gil Evans, Joachim Schepke, Manuel Rosas, and Folco Lulli. Among people deceased in 1996, David Packard ranks 100. Before him are Jack Nance, Saul Bass, Ai Qing, Karl Frenzel, Emile Habibi, and Károly Grósz. After him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Hervé Bazin, Haing S. Ngor, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Zeki Müren, and Leo Joseph Suenens.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Packard ranks 3,288 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Dole (1923), Gunning Bedford Jr. (1747), Ken Mattingly (1936), Frank Serpico (1936), Alan Guth (1947), and Frank Zane (1942). After him are James S. Sherman (1855), Dick Sargent (1930), Anna Lea Merritt (1844), James L. Brooks (1940), Paul Giamatti (1967), and Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, David Packard ranks 94. Before him are Edsel Ford (1893), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Jack Daniel (1850), Fife Symington (1945), Amadeo Giannini (1870), and Henry Flagler (1830). After him are Eric Trump (1984), John DeLorean (1925), Jared Kushner (1981), Tommy Mottola (1949), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), and John C. Bogle (1929).

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