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Andy Bechtolsheim

1955 - Today

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Andreas Maria Maximilian Freiherr von Mauchenheim genannt Bechtolsheim (born 30 September 1955) is a German electrical engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and was its chief hardware designer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Bechtolsheim has received more than 758,952 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Bechtolsheim is the 358th most popular inventor (down from 336th in 2019), the 4,646th most popular biography from Germany and the 42nd most popular German Inventor.

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  • 42.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 358 out of 354. Before him are Robin Li, Edward Craven Walker, Elizabeth Holmes, Charles Darrow, George Beauchamp, and Arunachalam Muruganantham. After him are John Whitehurst, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Lewis Howard Latimer, Bette Nesmith Graham, Frank J. Sprague, and Roger C. Field.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 365. Before him are Ole von Beust, Matthias Behr, Ken Salazar, Ethan Phillips, Guillermo Navarro, and Israel Katz. After him are Edmund Ho, Joseph Dunford, Erick Mombaerts, Dawood Ibrahim, Norbert Eder, and Avraham Burg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 4,646 out of 6,142. Before him are Thomas Munkelt (1952), Sead Kolašinac (1993), Robin Gosens (1994), Georg Stollenwerk (1930), Leni Junker (1905), and Tino Chrupalla (1975). After him are Frank Ullrich (1958), Friedhelm Funkel (1953), Sig Ruman (1884), Jörg Drehmel (1945), Tobias Sammet (1977), and Toni Merkens (1912).

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Among INVENTORS In Germany

Among inventors born in Germany, Andy Bechtolsheim ranks 42. Before him are Ottmar Mergenthaler (1854), Adolf Martens (1850), Franz Xaver Gabelsberger (1789), Walter Bruch (1908), Albrecht Berblinger (1770), and Karl Jatho (1873).

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