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Irwin M. Jacobs

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Irwin Mark Jacobs (born October 18, 1933) is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. As of 2019, Jacobs has an estimated net worth of $1.2 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irwin M. Jacobs is the 688th most popular businessperson (down from 622nd in 2019), the 11,685th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,457th in 2019) and the 242nd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 688 out of 847. Before him are Barry Diller, Maurice Podoloff, Andrey Melnichenko, Alan Eustace, Meng Wanzhou, and Hiroshi Mikitani. After him are Lamar Hunt, Lynn Hill, Christy Walton, Leonard Chess, Cindy McCain, and Paul Stoddart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 507. Before him are Raúl Sánchez, Lloyd Price, Colin Davis, Buddy MacKay, Maurice Stokes, and Glenn Corbett. After him are Bill Hayden, David McCullough, Donald Burgess, Jackie Blanchflower, Don Young, and Ken Berry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 11,687 out of 20,380. Before him are Alison Bechdel (1960), Megan Boone (1983), Horace Ashenfelter (1923), Mark Coleman (1964), Austin Pendleton (1940), and Bob Avakian (1943). After him are Brady Corbet (1988), Stuart Pankin (1946), Tris Speaker (1888), Margaret Lindsay (1910), David Gates (1940), and Louise Ritter (1958).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 242. Before him are George Steinbrenner (1930), Michael Milken (1946), Michael Burry (1971), Amy Pascal (1958), Barry Diller (1942), and Alan Eustace (1957). After him are Lamar Hunt (1932), Lynn Hill (1961), Christy Walton (1949), Cindy McCain (1954), Chris Hughes (1983), and Samuel Brannan (1819).

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