BUSINESSPERSON

Mike Lynch

1965 - 2024

Photo of Mike Lynch

Icon of person Mike Lynch

Michael Richard Lynch (16 June 1965 – 19 August 2024) was a British technology entrepreneur who co-founded Autonomy Corporation, Invoke Capital and Darktrace. He had various other roles, including in an advisory capacity. Following an undergraduate degree, a PhD and postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge, Lynch applied his research in machine learning to set up software companies and become a major figure in Silicon Fen. He was described in the press as the British equivalent of the American businessman Bill Gates, with an estimated worth of £852 million in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Lynch is the 612th most popular businessperson, the 4,735th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 44th most popular British Businessperson.

Mike Lynch was a British businessman best known for founding the software company Autonomy Corporation, which specialized in data analysis and search technologies. He gained significant attention for the company's acquisition by Hewlett-Packard in 2011, which later led to legal disputes over alleged accounting irregularities.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Mike Lynch by language

Loading...

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mike Lynch ranks 612 out of 847. Before him are Jacqueline Mars, Dustin Moskovitz, Sheryl Sandberg, Dwarkanath Tagore, Kim Dotcom, and Kimbal Musk. After him are Irving Kristol, Phạm Nhật Vượng, Tim O'Reilly, Bruce Buck, Steve Forbes, and Josep Bonaplata i Corriol.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Mike Lynch ranks 350. Before him are Samuel Le Bihan, Askar Mamin, Booker T, José Cobo Cano, Akylbek Japarov, and Bryn Terfel. After him are Anke Engelke, Lara Wendel, Kelly Rowan, Roman Coppola, Alexandra Vandernoot, and Marta Kos. Among people deceased in 2024, Mike Lynch ranks 426. Before him are Dickey Betts, Miho Nakayama, Manfred Wolke, Jorge Griffa, John Prescott, Pascal Hervé, and Tonči Gabrić. After him are Richard Tandy, Elke Erb, Peter Schickele, Göran Hagberg, and Anatoli Polivoda.

Others Born in 1965

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2024

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Lynch ranks 4,736 out of 8,785. Before him are Tony Jay (1933), John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), Nigel Davenport (1928), Jim Kerr (1959), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), and Alister Hardy (1896). After him are Joe Elliott (1959), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2000), James McHenry (1753), Wilbert Awdry (1911), John Dill (1881), and Horace Bailey (1881).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Mike Lynch ranks 44. Before him are Andrew Planche (1727), Neil Aspinall (1941), Fred Karno (1866), Anita Roddick (1942), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), and William McGregor (1846). After him are Alan Sugar (1947), Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), John Henry Davies (1864), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Chris Anderson (1961), and Allan Williams (1930).

British born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous