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Andrew Grove

1936 - 2016

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Andrew Stephen Grove (born András István Gróf; 2 September 1936 – 21 March 2016) was a Hungarian-born American businessman, engineer, author and a pioneer in the semiconductor industry. He escaped from Communist-controlled Hungary at the age of 20 and moved to the United States, where he finished his education. He was the third employee and eventual third CEO of Intel, helping transform the company into the world's largest manufacturer of semiconductors.As a result of his work at Intel, along with his books and professional articles, Grove had a considerable influence on electronics manufacturing industries worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andrew Grove has received more than 825,154 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Andrew Grove is the 185th most popular businessperson (down from 165th in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 179th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Businessperson.

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  • 830k

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  • 66.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Andrew Grove ranks 185 out of 604. Before him are Peter Sauber, Joe Weider, King C. Gillette, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Steve Fossett, and Josep Lluís Núñez. After him are Lakshmi Mittal, Aurelio Peccei, Malcolm Glazer, Vincenzo Lancia, Stavros Niarchos, and Vidal Sassoon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Andrew Grove ranks 124. Before him are Aleida March, A. B. Yehoshua, Charles Dutoit, Frances Shand Kydd, J. Michael Bishop, and Ken Mattingly. After him are Costas Simitis, Glenda Jackson, Carol Gilligan, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Dean Stockwell, and Jacques Charrier. Among people deceased in 2016, Andrew Grove ranks 114. Before him are Claude Gensac, Erich Rudorffer, Ann Morgan Guilbert, Oleg Popov, Greg Lake, and Goran Hadžić. After him are Peter Vaughan, Michel Rocard, Rudi Altig, Peter Naur, Peter Shaffer, and Gordie Howe.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Andrew Grove ranks 184 out of 696. Before him are Margaret of Hungary (1175), Fajsz (900), Mór Jókai (1825), László Budai (1928), László Szabó (1917), and Tommy Ramone (1949). After him are Hans Swarowsky (1899), Zoltán of Hungary (896), Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870), Constance of Hungary (1180), Olga Tass (1929), and Geraldine of Albania (1915).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Hungary

Among businesspeople born in Hungary, Andrew Grove ranks 3. Before him are George Soros (1930) and Charles Simonyi (1948).

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