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Pierre Omidyar

1967 - Today

Pierre Omidyar

Pierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, June 21, 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. Omidyar is the grandson of the Imperial Iranian Army General Mahmud Mir-Djalali, who was instrumental in the 1921 rise of the Pahlavi Dynasty and the building out of Iran's Mechanized Artillery Forces and Defense Industries. As of 2023, Forbes ranked Omidyar as the 245th-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $8.7 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Pierre Omidyar is the 510th most popular businessperson (down from 466th in 2024), the 4,334th most popular biography from France (down from 4,150th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Pierre Omidyar ranks 510 out of 847. Before him are Ruja Ignatova, Jerry Buss, Helen Walton, Jared Isaacman, Émile Étienne Guimet, and Vladimir Gusinsky. After him are Teddy Mayer, John Houlding, William Knox D'Arcy, Brendan Eich, Malcom McLean, and Athina Onassis.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Ruja Ignatova
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 504
Jerry Buss
1933 - 2013
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 505
Helen Walton
1919 - 2007
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 506
Jared Isaacman
1983 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 507
Émile Étienne Guimet
1836 - 1918
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 508
Vladimir Gusinsky
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 509
Pierre Omidyar
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 510
Teddy Mayer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 511
John Houlding
1833 - 1902
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 512
William Knox D'Arcy
1849 - 1917
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 513
Brendan Eich
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 514
Malcom McLean
1913 - 2001
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 515
Athina Onassis
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 516

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Pierre Omidyar ranks 191. Before him are Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Guillermo Amor, Paweł Mąciwoda, Dino Rađa, George Eads, and Masatada Ishii. After him are Özlem Türeci, Charles Austin, Spencer Tunick, Madhuri Dixit, Grzegorz Braun, and Ralph Hasenhüttl.

Others Born in 1967

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Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
COMPANION
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 185
Guillermo Amor
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 186
Paweł Mąciwoda
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 187
Dino Rađa
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 188
George Eads
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 189
Masatada Ishii
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 190
Pierre Omidyar
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 191
Özlem Türeci
PHYSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 192
Charles Austin
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 193
Spencer Tunick
PHOTOGRAPHER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 194
Madhuri Dixit
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 195
Grzegorz Braun
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 196
Ralph Hasenhüttl
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 197