BUSINESSPERSON
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Today

Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla (born 28 January 1955) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas such as networking, software, and alternative energy technologies. He is considered one of the most successful and influential venture capitalists. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vinod Khosla is the 792nd most popular businessperson (down from 788th in 2019), the 1,235th most popular biography from India (down from 1,161st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Indian Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Vinod Khosla ranks 792 out of 847. Before him are Rick Snyder, Scooter Braun, Travis Kalanick, Marillyn Hewson, Mike Krieger, and Fikret Orman. After him are Tessy Antony de Nassau, Evan Spiegel, Yang Huiyan, Håkon Wium Lie, Scott Forstall, and Simon Leviev.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRick Snyder
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 786
Scooter Braun
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 787
Travis Kalanick
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 788
Marillyn Hewson
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 789
Mike Krieger
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 790
Fikret Orman
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 791
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 792
Tessy Antony de Nassau
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 793
Evan Spiegel
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 794
Yang Huiyan
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 795
Håkon Wium Lie
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 796
Scott Forstall
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 797
Simon Leviev
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 798
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Vinod Khosla ranks 700. Before him are Mary Black, Raymond Benson, Darrell Hammond, Kazuhiko Takemoto, Boris Alexandrov, and Newton Thomas Sigel. After him are Cynthia McKinney, Evan Bayh, Penn Jillette, Ann Grant, Lusia Harris, and Steve Wooddin.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsMary Black
SINGER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 694
Raymond Benson
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 695
Darrell Hammond
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 696
Kazuhiko Takemoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 697
Boris Alexandrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1955 - 2002
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 698
Newton Thomas Sigel
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 699
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 700
Cynthia McKinney
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 701
Evan Bayh
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 702
Penn Jillette
MAGICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 703
Ann Grant
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 704
Lusia Harris
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 705
Steve Wooddin
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 706
In India
Among people born in India, Vinod Khosla ranks 1,235 out of 1,861. Before him are Diana Penty (1985), Puri Jagannadh (1966), Aditi Sharma (1983), Nithiin (1983), Karnam Malleswari (1975), and Shraddha Kapoor (1987). After him are Dina Pathak (1922), Geeta Phogat (1988), Shakti Samanta (1926), Amruta Subhash (1979), Raza Murad (1950), and Alok Nath (1956).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsDiana Penty
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,229
Puri Jagannadh
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 1,230
Aditi Sharma
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,231
Nithiin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 1,232
Karnam Malleswari
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,233
Shraddha Kapoor
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 1,234
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,235
Dina Pathak
ACTOR
1922 - 2002
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 1,236
Geeta Phogat
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,237
Shakti Samanta
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2009
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 1,238
Amruta Subhash
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 1,239
Raza Murad
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 1,240
Alok Nath
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 1,241
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In India
Among businesspeople born in India, Vinod Khosla ranks 23. Before him are Vijay Mallya (1955), Cyrus Mistry (1968), Nita Ambani (1963), Dorabji Tata (1859), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953), and Pallonji Mistry (1929). After him are Sunita Narain (1961), Indu Jain (1936), Sunil Mittal (1957), Parag Agrawal (1984), Chanda Kochhar (1961), and Vinita Bali (1955).
Vijay Mallya
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 17
Cyrus Mistry
1968 - 2022
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 18
Nita Ambani
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 19
Dorabji Tata
1859 - 1932
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 20
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 21
Pallonji Mistry
1929 - 2022
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 22
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 23
Sunita Narain
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 24
Indu Jain
1936 - 2021
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 25
Sunil Mittal
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 26
Parag Agrawal
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 27
Chanda Kochhar
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 28
Vinita Bali
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 29