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Tony Hsieh

1973 - 2020

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Anthony Hsieh ( SHAY; December 12, 1973 – November 27, 2020) was an American Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He retired as the CEO of the online shoe and clothing company Zappos in August 2020 after 21 years. Prior to joining Zappos, Hsieh co-founded the Internet advertising network LinkExchange, which he sold to Microsoft in 1998 for $265 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Hsieh is the 892nd most popular businessperson (down from 821st in 2024), the 18,476th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,140th in 2019) and the 320th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Tony Hsieh ranks 893 out of 847. Before him are Evelyn Miralles, Tom Steyer, Dick Costolo, David O. Sacks, Katherine Maher, Sarah Jane Brown, and Chanda Kochhar. After him are Martin Shkreli, Dan Gilbert, Kate Scott, Matt Mullenweg, and Jillian Michaels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Tony Hsieh ranks 1,187. Before him are Alejandra García, Naoki Hiraoka, Amy Van Dyken, Ray LaMontagne, Alex Sandro Santana de Oliveira, and Rodrigo Cordero. After him are György Dragomán, Kieren Perkins, Makoto Kakegawa, David Fernández Borbalán, Delphine Batho, and Edvinas Krungolcas. Among people deceased in 2020, Tony Hsieh ranks 901. Before him are Shad Gaspard, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Tom Lester, Richard Adjei, and Willie Thorne. After him are Yahya Hassan, John Andretti, Lynn Shelton, Robert Archibald, Floyd Cardoz, and Joe Diffie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tony Hsieh ranks 18,484 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryan Howard (1979), Glenn Eller (1982), Shane Van Dyke (1979), Ross Thomas (1981), Abby Elliott (1987), and Sarah Hendrickson (1994). After him are Martin Shkreli (1983), Joe Kleine (1962), Maia Reficco (2000), Joe Scally (2002), Paul Tibbitt (1968), and Miranda Lambert (1983).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Tony Hsieh ranks 323. Before him are Randi Zuckerberg (1982), Julie Sweet (null), Abby Lee Miller (1965), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), Sara Blakely (1971), Huda Kattan (1983), Tom Steyer (1957), Dick Costolo (1963), and Katherine Maher (1983). After him are Martin Shkreli (1983), Dan Gilbert (1962), and Matt Mullenweg (1984).

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