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Sean Parker

1979 - Today

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Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement. He is the founder and chairman of the Parker Foundation, which focuses on life sciences, global public health, and civic engagement. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Parker's estimated net worth stood at US$3.0 billion, placing him in the top 1,250 richest individuals in the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sean Parker is the 598th most popular businessperson (up from 636th in 2019), the 9,297th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,843rd in 2019) and the 207th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sean Parker ranks 598 out of 847. Before him are Carly Fiorina, Shane McMahon, Katerina Tikhonova, Leo Burnett, Josef Ackermann, and Meg Whitman. After him are Rick Scott, Jacqueline Mars, Dustin Moskovitz, Sheryl Sandberg, Dwarkanath Tagore, and Kim Dotcom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Sean Parker ranks 163. Before him are Arne Friedrich, Dana DeArmond, Alba Rohrwacher, Lee Pace, Yuki Tazawa, and Māris Verpakovskis. After him are Jordan Peele, Luke Young, Anthony Réveillère, Sébastien Bourdais, Daniel Henney, and David Suazo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean Parker ranks 9,299 out of 20,380. Before him are Diana Lynn (1926), Rob Bowman (1960), Jonathan Larson (1960), Richard Blumenthal (1946), Henry J. Kaiser (1882), and Jason Segel (1980). After him are Warren Zevon (1947), T. C. Boyle (1948), Satchel Paige (1906), Marty Riessen (1941), Amiri Baraka (1934), and Dean Cundey (1946).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Sean Parker ranks 207. Before him are Samuel P. Bush (1863), Henry Clay Frick (1849), Carly Fiorina (1954), Shane McMahon (1970), Leo Burnett (1891), and Meg Whitman (1956). After him are Rick Scott (1952), Jacqueline Mars (1939), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), Irving Kristol (1920), and Bruce Buck (1946).

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