BUSINESSPERSON
Guy Kawasaki
1954 - Today

Guy Kawasaki
Guy Takeo Kawasaki (born August 30, 1954) is an American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was one of the Apple employees originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984. He popularized the word evangelist in marketing the Macintosh as an "Apple evangelist" and the concepts of evangelism marketing and technology evangelism/platform evangelism in general. From March 2015 until December 2016, Kawasaki sat on the board of trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit operating entity of Wikipedia. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Kawasaki is the 519th most popular businessperson (up from 524th in 2019), the 7,327th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,150th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Guy Kawasaki ranks 519 out of 847. Before him are Athina Onassis, Lila Tretikov, John Templeton, William Henry Vanderbilt, James Buchanan Duke, and Jean-Dominique Senard. After him are Marcus Goldman, Piero Dusio, Joe Sutter, Howard Stringer, Suleyman Kerimov, and George Peabody.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAthina Onassis
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 513
Lila Tretikov
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 514
John Templeton
1912 - 2008
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 515
William Henry Vanderbilt
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 516
James Buchanan Duke
1856 - 1925
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 517
Jean-Dominique Senard
1953 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 518
Guy Kawasaki
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 519
Marcus Goldman
1821 - 1904
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 520
Piero Dusio
1899 - 1975
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 521
Joe Sutter
1921 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 522
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 523
Suleyman Kerimov
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 524
George Peabody
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 525
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Guy Kawasaki ranks 333. Before him are Hansi Hinterseer, Bob Rock, Ellen von Unwerth, Bill Joy, Einar Már Guðmundsson, and Hanif Kureishi. After him are Annette Haven, Jo Gartner, Jouko Törmänen, Tarak Dhiab, Ken Stott, and Amparo Muñoz.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsHansi Hinterseer
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 327
Bob Rock
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 328
Ellen von Unwerth
PHOTOGRAPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 329
Bill Joy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 330
Einar Már Guðmundsson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 331
Hanif Kureishi
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 332
Guy Kawasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 333
Annette Haven
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 334
Jo Gartner
RACING DRIVER
1954 - 1986
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 335
Jouko Törmänen
SKIER
1954 - 2015
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 336
Tarak Dhiab
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 337
Ken Stott
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 338
Amparo Muñoz
CELEBRITY
1954 - 2011
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 339
In United States
Among people born in United States, Guy Kawasaki ranks 7,329 out of 20,380. Before him are Dale Fuller (1885), Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), Reba McEntire (1955), Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903), Ted Wilde (1889), and Bill Hagerty (1959). After him are Mike Dirnt (1972), Annette Haven (1954), Wayne Rogers (1933), Edwin Hedley (1864), Eugene Polley (1915), and Chris von Saltza (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDale Fuller
ACTOR
1885 - 1948
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,323
Dorothy Hansine Andersen
PHYSICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,324
Reba McEntire
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,325
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston
ATHLETE
1903 - 1989
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,326
Ted Wilde
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1929
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,327
Bill Hagerty
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,328
Guy Kawasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,329
Mike Dirnt
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,330
Annette Haven
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,331
Wayne Rogers
ACTOR
1933 - 2015
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,332
Edwin Hedley
ATHLETE
1864 - 1947
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,333
Eugene Polley
ENGINEER
1915 - 2012
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7,334
Chris von Saltza
SWIMMER
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 7,335
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Guy Kawasaki ranks 173. Before him are Teddy Mayer (1935), Brendan Eich (1961), Malcom McLean (1913), John Templeton (1912), William Henry Vanderbilt (1821), and James Buchanan Duke (1856). After him are Joe Sutter (1921), George Peabody (1795), Robert Durst (1943), Muhtar Kent (1952), Mario Segale (1934), and Gene Haas (1952).
Teddy Mayer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 167
Brendan Eich
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 168
Malcom McLean
1913 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 169
John Templeton
1912 - 2008
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 170
William Henry Vanderbilt
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 171
James Buchanan Duke
1856 - 1925
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 172
Guy Kawasaki
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 173
Joe Sutter
1921 - 2016
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 174
George Peabody
1795 - 1869
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 175
Robert Durst
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 176
Muhtar Kent
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 177
Mario Segale
1934 - 2018
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 178
Gene Haas
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 179