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Brendan Eich

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Brendan Eich (; born July 4, 1961) is an American computer programmer and technology executive. He created the JavaScript programming language and co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla Corporation. He served as the Mozilla Corporation's chief technical officer before he was appointed chief executive officer, but resigned shortly after his appointment due to pressure over his firm opposition to same-sex marriage. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brendan Eich has received more than 1,937,233 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Brendan Eich is the 387th most popular businessperson (down from 365th in 2019), the 5,028th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,594th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 49.38

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  • 29

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  • 4.63

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  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Brendan Eich ranks 387 out of 601Before him are John Templeton, Charles Yerkes, Salt Bae, Li Ning, Chris Hughes, and Jamie Hyneman. After him are Meng Wanzhou, Gene Haas, Choi Soon-sil, Jim Walton, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and William Henry Conley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Brendan Eich ranks 152Before him are Andrey Korotayev, Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Mokgweetsi Masisi, Brian Orser, Claude Puel, and Arundhati Roy. After him are Elias Koteas, Thomas Schaaf, Aaron Sorkin, Christopher Atkins, Alemão, and Masamune Shirow.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 5,028 out of 18,182Before him are Johnny Nash (1940), Woody Herman (1913), Wallace Clement Sabine (1868), Ron Kovic (1946), David Rasche (1944), and Louis Leon Thurstone (1887). After him are Frank Marshall (1946), Peter Sarsgaard (1971), William D. Leahy (1875), Loretta Swit (1937), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), and Amy Madigan (1950).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Brendan Eich ranks 123Before him are John Elkann (1976), Sylvia Beach (1887), John Templeton (1912), Charles Yerkes (1837), Chris Hughes (1983), and Jamie Hyneman (1956). After him are Gene Haas (1952), Jim Walton (1948), William Henry Conley (1840), Ron Woodroof (1950), Biz Stone (1974), and Alan Lomax (1915).

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