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Steve Wozniak

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Stephen Gary Wozniak (; born August 11, 1950), also known by his nickname Woz, is an American technology entrepreneur, electrical engineer, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor. In 1976, he co-founded Apple Computer with his early business partner Steve Jobs. Through his work at Apple in the 1970s and 1980s, he is widely recognized as one of the most prominent pioneers of the personal computer revolution. In 1975, Wozniak started developing the Apple I: 150  into the computer that launched Apple when he and Jobs first began marketing it the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Wozniak is the 47th most popular inventor (down from 29th in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from United States (down from 277th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Inventor.

Steve Wozniak is most famous for being the co-founder of Apple Inc. He is also a philanthropist and a programmer.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Steve Wozniak ranks 47 out of 426. Before him are Bob Kahn, Ismail al-Jazari, Adolphe Sax, Wilhelm Maybach, Herman Hollerith, and Robert Fulton. After him are Karl Drais, George Westinghouse, Douglas Engelbart, Konrad Zuse, Hiram Maxim, and Samuel Pierpont Langley.

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Among people born in 1950, Steve Wozniak ranks 16. Before him are Jay Leno, Vicente del Bosque, Sahle-Work Zewde, Stevie Wonder, Jim Mattis, and Goran Bregović. After him are Gilles Villeneuve, Ed Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Néstor Kirchner, Jody Williams, and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Wozniak ranks 554 out of 20,380. Before him are Raymond Chandler (1888), Robert Fulton (1765), Henry James (1843), Frances Cleveland (1864), Ted Kaczynski (1942), and Philip Roth (1933). After him are Pontiac (1714), Dick Cheney (1941), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), and Jesse James (1847).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Steve Wozniak ranks 11. Before him are Lee de Forest (1873), Jimmy Wales (1966), Samuel Colt (1814), Bob Kahn (1938), Herman Hollerith (1860), and Robert Fulton (1765). After him are George Westinghouse (1846), Douglas Engelbart (1925), Hiram Maxim (1840), Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Charles Goodyear (1800), and William G. Morgan (1870).

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