BUSINESSPERSON
Joel Spolsky
1965 - Today

Joel Spolsky
Avram Joel Spolsky (Hebrew: אברם יואל ספולסקי; born 1965) is a software engineer and writer. He is the author of Joel on Software, a blog on software development, and the creator of the project management software Trello. He was a Program Manager on the Microsoft Excel team between 1991 and 1994. He later founded Fog Creek Software in 2000 and launched the Joel on Software blog. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Joel Spolsky is the 855th most popular businessperson (down from 792nd in 2024), the 17,072nd most popular biography from United States (down from 15,491st in 2019) and the 303rd most popular American Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Joel Spolsky ranks 854 out of 847. Before him are Chris Wright, Olivia Palermo, Linda Pétursdóttir, Liang Wenfeng, and Alexis Ohanian. After him are Ursula Burns, Chris Anderson, Tom Hicks, Indu Jain, Ben Horowitz, Whitney Wolfe Herd, and Sunil Mittal.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Wright
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 849
Olivia Palermo
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 850
Linda Pétursdóttir
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 851
Liang Wenfeng
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 852
Alexis Ohanian
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 853
Joel Spolsky
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 854
Ursula Burns
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 855
Chris Anderson
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 856
Tom Hicks
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 857
Indu Jain
1936 - 2021
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 858
Ben Horowitz
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 859
Whitney Wolfe Herd
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 860
Sunil Mittal
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 861
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1965, Joel Spolsky ranks 1,058. Before him are Kadeem Hardison, Andrew Crosby, Marcia Gudereit, Tony Wegas, Cecilia Wikström, and Aramis Naglić. After him are Mike Dean, Rubén Darío Hernández, Michelle Stafford, Avery Johnson, Małgorzata Handzlik, and Zsolt Borkai.
Others Born in 1965
Go to all RankingsKadeem Hardison
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,052
Andrew Crosby
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 1,053
Marcia Gudereit
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 1,054
Tony Wegas
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 1,055
Cecilia Wikström
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 1,056
Aramis Naglić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,057
Joel Spolsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 1,058
Mike Dean
MUSICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,059
Rubén Darío Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 1,060
Michelle Stafford
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 1,061
Avery Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,062
Małgorzata Handzlik
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.93
Rank: 1,063
Zsolt Borkai
GYMNAST
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 1,064
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joel Spolsky ranks 17,079 out of 20,380. Before him are Taylor Dent (1981), Shani Davis (1982), Caleb McLaughlin (2001), Shane Douglas (1964), Steven Holcomb (1980), and James D. Halsell (1956). After him are Dorothy Peterson (1897), Nicole Arendt (1969), Lisa Fernandez (1971), CeCe Winans (1964), Michele Greene (1962), and Richard Patrick (1968).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTaylor Dent
TENNIS PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 17,073
Shani Davis
SKATER
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 17,074
Caleb McLaughlin
ACTOR
2001 - Present
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 17,075
Shane Douglas
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 17,076
Steven Holcomb
ATHLETE
1980 - 2017
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 17,077
James D. Halsell
ASTRONAUT
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,078
Joel Spolsky
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,079
Dorothy Peterson
ACTOR
1897 - 1979
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,080
Nicole Arendt
TENNIS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,081
Lisa Fernandez
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,082
CeCe Winans
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,083
Michele Greene
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,084
Richard Patrick
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 17,085
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Joel Spolsky ranks 303. Before him are Donald Carcieri (1942), Neal Mohan (1973), Terri Irwin (1964), Chris Wright (1965), Olivia Palermo (1986), and Alexis Ohanian (1983). After him are Ursula Burns (1958), Tom Hicks (1946), Whitney Wolfe Herd (1989), Randi Zuckerberg (1982), Julie Sweet (null), and Abby Lee Miller (1965).
Donald Carcieri
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 297
Neal Mohan
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 298
Terri Irwin
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 299
Chris Wright
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 300
Olivia Palermo
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 301
Alexis Ohanian
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 302
Joel Spolsky
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 303
Ursula Burns
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 304
Tom Hicks
1946 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 305
Whitney Wolfe Herd
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 306
Randi Zuckerberg
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 307
Julie Sweet
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 308
Abby Lee Miller
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 309










































