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Mike Markkula

1942 - Today

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Armas Clifford "Mike" Markkula Jr. (; born February 11, 1942) is an American electrical engineer, businessman and investor. He was the original angel investor, first chairman, and second CEO for Apple Computer, Inc., providing critical early funding and managerial support. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Markkula has received more than 1,331,436 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Mike Markkula is the 239th most popular businessperson (down from 107th in 2019), the 2,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,212th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 1.3M

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  • 55.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mike Markkula ranks 239 out of 847. Before him are Max Factor, David Icke, John C. Bogle, Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, Josep Maria Bartomeu, and Mineko Iwasaki. After him are Bill Hewlett, Meyer Guggenheim, Henry Flagler, Kirk Kerkorian, Edsel Ford, and Umberto Agnelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Mike Markkula ranks 185. Before him are Jusuf Kalla, Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Milton Nascimento, Ann Dunham, Richard Roundtree, and Fraser Stoddart. After him are Susan Sullivan, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Edward Luttwak, Fradique de Menezes, Daliah Lavi, and Pascal Couchepin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Markkula ranks 2,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Alicia Rhett (1915), Cindy Sherman (1954), Jennifer Coolidge (1961), Ned Beatty (1937), Marc Anthony (1968), and Melissa Leo (1960). After him are Bill Hewlett (1913), Frank Marshall (1877), Van Heflin (1908), Melvyn Douglas (1901), John C. Woods (1911), and Mercedes McCambridge (1916).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Mike Markkula ranks 72. Before him are Larry Fink (1952), Jesse Livermore (1877), Steve Fossett (1944), Sheldon Adelson (1933), John Sculley (1939), and John C. Bogle (1929). After him are Bill Hewlett (1913), Henry Flagler (1830), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Edsel Ford (1893), David Packard (1912), and John Warnock (1940).

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