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Jeff Bezos

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Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( BAY-zohss; né Jorgensen; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Bezos's estimated net worth exceeded $220 billion, making him the third richest person in the world. He was the wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021, according to Forbes and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Bezos was born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Bezos is the 10th most popular businessperson, the 96th most popular biography from United States (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Businessperson.

Jeff Bezos is most famous for being the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, the largest online retailer in the world.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jeff Bezos ranks 10 out of 847. Before him are Pierre de Coubertin, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Oskar Schindler, George Soros, and John D. Rockefeller. After him are Sepp Blatter, Bernie Madoff, Vince McMahon, Aristotle Onassis, Robert McNamara, and Ingvar Kamprad.

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Among people born in 1964, Jeff Bezos ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Cage, David Woodard, Keanu Reeves, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Monica Bellucci, Marco van Basten, Sarah Palin, Russell Crowe, Melinda Gates, Sandra Bullock, and Nigel Farage.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Bezos ranks 96 out of 20,380. Before him are John Glenn (1921), Al Capone (1899), Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), and Gene Hackman (1930). After him are Barack Obama (1961), Morgan Freeman (1937), Jack Nicholson (1937), Abraham Maslow (1908), Anthony Fauci (1940), and Dustin Hoffman (1937).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Jeff Bezos ranks 5. Before him are Howard Hughes (1905), Bill Gates (1955), Warren Buffett (1930), and John D. Rockefeller (1839). After him are Bernie Madoff (1938), Vince McMahon (1945), Robert McNamara (1916), Tim Cook (1960), Fred Trump (1905), William Boeing (1881), and Jeffrey Epstein (1953).

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