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John Warnock

1940 - 2023

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John Edward Warnock (October 6, 1940 – August 19, 2023) was an American computer scientist, inventor, technology businessman, and philanthropist best known for co-founding Adobe Systems Inc., the graphics and publishing software company, with Charles Geschke in 1982. Warnock was President of Adobe for his first two years and chairman and CEO for his remaining sixteen years at the company. Although he retired as CEO in 2001, he continued to co-chair the Adobe Board of Directors with Geschke until 2017. Warnock pioneered the development of graphics, publishing, web and electronic document technologies that have revolutionized the field of publishing and visual communications. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Warnock is the 464th most popular businessperson (down from 247th in 2019), the 6,107th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,673rd in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, John Warnock ranks 464 out of 847. Before him are William Henry Conley, Ken Aston, Suge Knight, Maurizio Arrivabene, Savva Mamontov, and Eugène Lanti. After him are Charles Geschke, Mansour Ojjeh, Will Keith Kellogg, Maurice Farman, Michael Eisner, and Marc Rich.

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Among people born in 1940, John Warnock ranks 310. Before him are Valie Export, Chuck Close, Kurt Ahrens Jr., Francesco Guccini, Conny Plank, and Reinhard Bonnke. After him are Grigory Kriss, Anzor Kavazashvili, William Cohen, Vincenzo Cerami, Hanako, Princess Hitachi, and Gheorghe Gruia. Among people deceased in 2023, John Warnock ranks 291. Before him are Arsenio Iglesias, Abdelsalam Majali, Rachid Sfar, Rafiq Nishonov, Burhan Sargun, and Gleb Panfilov. After him are Evelyn Fox Keller, Josef Vojta, Odilon Polleunis, Vyacheslav Zaytsev, Randy Meisner, and Jorge Edwards.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Warnock ranks 6,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Troy Donahue (1936), Hamilton Luske (1903), Emma Roberts (1991), Robert Treat Paine (1731), Enoch L. Johnson (1883), and Clyde Tolson (1900). After him are Mark St. John (1956), Glenn Danzig (1955), Johnny Thunders (1952), Michael Kahn (1935), Richard Speck (1941), and Jason Robards Sr. (1892).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John Warnock ranks 152. Before him are John D. Rockefeller III (1906), Maxwell Perkins (1884), Tim Sweeney (1970), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), William Henry Conley (1840), and Suge Knight (1965). After him are Charles Geschke (1939), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Michael Eisner (1942), Franklin Clarence Mars (1883), Eli Lilly (1838), and Dana White (1969).

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