BUSINESSPERSON

Philippe Kahn

1952 - Today

Photo of Philippe Kahn

Icon of person Philippe Kahn

Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952) is a French engineer, entrepreneur, and founder of four technology companies: Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies, and Fullpower Technologies. Kahn is credited with creating the first camera phone, being a pioneer for wearable technology intellectual property, and is the author of dozens of technology patents covering Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) modeling, wearable, eyewear, smartphone, mobile, imaging, wireless, synchronization and medical technologies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Kahn is the 662nd most popular businessperson (down from 654th in 2019), the 5,105th most popular biography from France (up from 5,132nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular French Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Philippe Kahn by language

Loading...

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Philippe Kahn ranks 662 out of 847. Before him are Chris Anderson, Leonid Fedun, Trip Hawkins, Isabel dos Santos, Allan Williams, and Andy Jassy. After him are Avram Glazer, George Steinbrenner, Acun Ilıcalı, Martin Whitmarsh, Selçuk Bayraktar, and Eugene Roshal.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Philippe Kahn ranks 584. Before him are David Garrison, Keith Szarabajka, Andrey Zhelyazkov, Pier Paolo Bianchi, Parker Stevenson, and Saufatu Sopoanga. After him are Andy Fraser, Touriya Jabrane, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Lee Strobel, Pia Tafdrup, and Debbie Meyer.

Others Born in 1952

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Kahn ranks 5,105 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-François Domergue (1957), Jacques Gamblin (1957), Daniel Xuereb (1959), Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942), Frédéric Pietruszka (1954), and Marie NDiaye (1967). After him are Nicolas Mahut (1982), Véronique Tadjo (1955), Melvil Poupaud (1973), Édouard Baer (1966), Yaël Braun-Pivet (1970), and Bernard Talvard (1947).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Philippe Kahn ranks 41. Before him are Pierre Omidyar (1967), Athina Onassis (1985), Jean-Dominique Senard (1953), Jean-Michel Aulas (1949), Jean-Paul Agon (1956), and Éric Boullier (1973). After him are Benoît Potier (1957), Jérôme Kerviel (1977), Cyril Abiteboul (1977), and Michel Roux (1941).

French born Businesspeople

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous