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Irwin M. Jacobs

1933 - Today

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Irwin Mark Jacobs (born October 18, 1933) is an American electrical engineer and businessman. He is a co-founder and former chairman of Qualcomm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irwin M. Jacobs has received more than 753,281 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Irwin M. Jacobs is the 623rd most popular businessperson (down from 612th in 2019), the 9,454th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,053rd in 2019) and the 213th most popular American Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 623 out of 847. Before him are Leonard Chess, George Steinbrenner, Ajay Banga, Linda Yaccarino, Hiro Matsushita, and Oleg Tinkov. After him are Abigail Johnson, Mo Ibrahim, Benito Archundia, Rick Scott, Henry Tate, and Meg Whitman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 455. Before him are Sergio Valdés, Scotty Bowman, Jesse Mashburn, Johnny Unitas, Frank Murkowski, and Boris Razinsky. After him are James Meredith, Anita Gradin, Daniel Massey, Milena Hübschmannová, Lou Albano, and Michael Parenti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 9,454 out of 20,380. Before him are Burn Gorman (1974), Edward Lachman (1948), David Ray Griffin (1939), Bob Avakian (1943), Glenn Morshower (1959), and Barry Shabaka Henley (1954). After him are Millie Hughes-Fulford (1945), Rose O'Neill (1874), Eric Douglas (1958), Kevin Randleman (1971), Samuel T. Durrance (1943), and Herbert H. Lehman (1878).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Irwin M. Jacobs ranks 213. Before him are Jerry Sanders (1936), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Lamar Hunt (1932), Clyde Cessna (1879), George Steinbrenner (1930), and Linda Yaccarino (1963). After him are Abigail Johnson (1961), Rick Scott (1952), Meg Whitman (1956), Joel Glazer (1970), Michael Milken (1946), and Shari Arison (1957).

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