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Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
Jack Tramiel
Jack Tramiel ( trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was an American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The Commodore PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Tramiel has received more than 508,551 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Tramiel is the 264th most popular businessperson (up from 268th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Poland (up from 567th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Businessperson.
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510k
Page Views (PV)
53.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Jack Tramiel ranks 264 out of 601. Before him are Bill Hewlett, Paul Elvstrøm, Arkady Rotenberg, Joseph Oller, Ratan Tata, and Rex Tillerson. After him are Stefano Casiraghi, Eugène Schueller, Eiji Toyoda, Adriano Galliani, Albert Kahn, and Douglas Tompkins.
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1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 264
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HPI: 53.72
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HPI: 53.70
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HPI: 53.69
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HPI: 53.68
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1943 - 2015
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 270
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Jack Tramiel ranks 187. Before him are Veljko Bulajić, Eddie Fisher, Nicolas Roeg, Leyla Gencer, Alan Sillitoe, and Bella Darvi. After him are Nora Nova, Ernest Simoni, Ciriaco De Mita, Tom Sharpe, Howard S. Becker, and Willy Mairesse. Among people deceased in 2012, Jack Tramiel ranks 127. Before him are Sally Ride, Benzion Netanyahu, Thomas Szasz, Alexander Arutiunian, Henry Hill, and Lefter Küçükandonyadis. After him are Bohdan Stupka, Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Gae Aulenti, Maxim of Bulgaria, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Han Suyin.
Others Born in 1928
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Veljko Bulajić
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 181
Eddie Fisher
1928 - 2010
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 182
Nicolas Roeg
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 183
Leyla Gencer
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 184
Alan Sillitoe
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 185
Bella Darvi
1928 - 1971
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 186
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 187
Nora Nova
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 188
Ernest Simoni
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 189
Ciriaco De Mita
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 190
Tom Sharpe
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 191
Howard S. Becker
1928 - 2023
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 192
Willy Mairesse
1928 - 1969
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 193
Others Deceased in 2012
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Sally Ride
1951 - 2012
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 121
Benzion Netanyahu
1910 - 2012
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 122
Thomas Szasz
1920 - 2012
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 123
Alexander Arutiunian
1920 - 2012
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 124
Henry Hill
1943 - 2012
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 125
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 126
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 127
Bohdan Stupka
1941 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 128
Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen
1926 - 2012
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 129
Gae Aulenti
1927 - 2012
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 130
Maxim of Bulgaria
1914 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 131
Edoardo Mangiarotti
1919 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 132
Han Suyin
1917 - 2012
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 133
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jack Tramiel ranks 517 out of 1,454. Before him are Lidia Zamenhof (1904), Duke Eugen of Württemberg (1788), Hans Hellmut Kirst (1914), Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727), Bella Darvi (1928), and Jan Sarkander (1576). After him are Bohdan Stupka (1941), Bolesław II the Horned (1217), Zbigniew of Poland (1070), Aleksander Krupa (1947), Beata Szydło (1963), and Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia (1943).
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Lidia Zamenhof
1904 - 1942
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 511
Duke Eugen of Württemberg
1788 - 1857
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 512
Hans Hellmut Kirst
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 513
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
1727 - 1756
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 514
Bella Darvi
1928 - 1971
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 515
Jan Sarkander
1576 - 1620
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 516
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 517
Bohdan Stupka
1941 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 518
Bolesław II the Horned
1217 - 1278
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 519
Zbigniew of Poland
1070 - 1112
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 520
Aleksander Krupa
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 521
Beata Szydło
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 522
Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 523
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Poland
Among businesspeople born in Poland, Jack Tramiel ranks 3. Before him are Helena Rubinstein (1872) and Max Factor (1877).
Helena Rubinstein
1872 - 1965
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 1
Max Factor
1877 - 1938
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 2
Jack Tramiel
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 3
