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Patrick Volkerding

1966 - Today

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Patrick Volkerding (born October 20, 1966) is the founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution. Volkerding is Slackware's "Benevolent Dictator for Life" (BDFL), and is also known informally as "The Man". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Patrick Volkerding is the 758th most popular businessperson (down from 728th in 2024), the 13,592nd most popular biography from United States (down from 12,819th in 2019) and the 271st most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Patrick Volkerding ranks 758 out of 847. Before him are Terje Hauge, Todd Boehly, Harley Earl, Lev Manovich, Andrew Puzder, and Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner. After him are Ken Bates, Mike Lazaridis, Bill Browder, Igor Ashurbeyli, Ilya Segalovich, and Steve Huffman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Patrick Volkerding ranks 557. Before him are Steve Valentine, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Artis Pabriks, Mike Inez, Stefano Eranio, and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama. After him are Wang Xiaoshuai, Valeri Kamensky, Nayim, Nancy Carell, Diedrich Bader, and Petra van Staveren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick Volkerding ranks 13,596 out of 20,380. Before him are Betty Ong (1956), Mitch Richmond (1965), Dennis Burkley (1945), Salli Richardson (1967), Daya (1998), and Philip Levine (1928). After him are Mason Adams (1919), Don Edmunds (1930), Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), Ellen Drew (1914), Aaron Burckhard (1963), and Leonard Frey (1938).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Patrick Volkerding ranks 271. Before him are Michael Everson (1963), Billy Mays (1958), Ray Ozzie (1955), Todd Boehly (1973), Harley Earl (1893), and Andrew Puzder (1950). After him are Bill Browder (1964), Steve Huffman (1983), Mitchell Baker (1957), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Angela Ahrendts (1960), and Tory Burch (1966).

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