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Jack Tramiel

1928 - 2012

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Jack Tramiel (/'dʒæk trə'mɛl/, trə-MEL); born Idek Trzmiel (Polish pronunciation: [ˈidɛk ˈtʃmjɛl]; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The Commodore PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Tramiel is the 265th most popular businessperson (down from 261st in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Poland (up from 520th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jack Tramiel ranks 265 out of 847. Before him are Marcel Bich, Alice Walton, Edsel Ford, Lee Jae-yong, Shin Kyuk-ho, and Meyer Guggenheim. After him are Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, Charles Simonyi, Friedrich Alfred Krupp, Fife Symington, and Georgios Sinas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Jack Tramiel ranks 179. Before him are Harold Prince, Humberto Maturana, Nancy Marchand, Victor Stănculescu, Peter Taylor, and Vitaliy Masol. After him are Nicolas Hayek, Robert Badinter, Borisav Jović, Jean Vanier, Daisaku Ikeda, and Donald Judd. Among people deceased in 2012, Jack Tramiel ranks 127. Before him are Lars Hörmander, Lina Romay, Félix Miélli Venerando, Neslişah Sultan, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Sergio Pininfarina. After him are Sally Ride, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Ignatius Moses I Daoud, Henry Hill, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, and Al Freeman Jr..

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Jack Tramiel ranks 494 out of 1,694. Before him are Elisabeth Hevelius (1647), Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812), Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784), Elizabeth Richeza of Poland (1286), Otto von Gierke (1841), and Georg Heym (1887). After him are Bronisława Dłuska (1865), Eduard Strasburger (1844), Jan Tarnowski (1488), Richard Courant (1888), Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1734), and Wanda Wasilewska (1905).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Poland

Among businesspeople born in Poland, Jack Tramiel ranks 2. Before him are Helena Rubinstein (1872). After him are Max Factor (1877), and Joanna Hoffman (1955).

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