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Jerry Yang

1968 - Today

Jerry Yang

Jerry Chih-Yuan Yang (Chinese: 楊致遠; pinyin: Yáng Zhìyuǎn; born Yang Chih-Yuan; November 6, 1968) is a Taiwanese-born American billionaire computer programmer, internet entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Yang has received more than 2,117,834 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 38 in 2019). Jerry Yang is the 562nd most popular businessperson (down from 411th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 17th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Taiwanese Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

2.1M
Page Views (PV)
53.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
3.71
Effective Languages (L*)
4.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jerry Yang ranks 562 out of 847. Before him are Sherry Lansing, Adam Silver, Howard Stringer, Marcus Loew, Arkady Volozh, and Bruce Buck. After him are Tim O'Reilly, Vijay Mallya, Lisa Su, Harvey S. Firestone, Jean-Paul Agon, and Anita Roddick.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Sherry Lansing
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 556
Adam Silver
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 557
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 558
Marcus Loew
1870 - 1927
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 559
Arkady Volozh
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 560
Bruce Buck
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 561
Jerry Yang
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 562
Tim O'Reilly
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 563
Vijay Mallya
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 564
Lisa Su
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 565
Harvey S. Firestone
1868 - 1938
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 566
Jean-Paul Agon
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 567
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 568

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Jerry Yang ranks 255. Before him are Laura Leighton, Adam McKay, Moira Kelly, Mike Patton, Kyle Eastwood, and Marcus Schenkenberg. After him are David Ayer, Ara Malikian, Adolfo Valencia, Osmar Donizete Cândido, Heath, and Antonio Benarrivo.

Others Born in 1968

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Laura Leighton
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 249
Adam McKay
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 250
Moira Kelly
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 251
Mike Patton
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 252
Kyle Eastwood
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 253
Marcus Schenkenberg
MODEL
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 254
Jerry Yang
BUSINESSPERSON
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 255
David Ayer
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 256
Ara Malikian
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 257
Adolfo Valencia
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 258
Osmar Donizete Cândido
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 259
Heath
MUSICIAN
1968 - 2023
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 260
Antonio Benarrivo
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 261