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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Patrick Volkerding is the 728th most popular businessperson, the 12,823rd most popular biography from United States and the 256th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Patrick Volkerding ranks 728 out of 847. Before him are Reggie Fils-Aimé, Cindy McCain, George Newnes, Shuhei Yoshida, Nathaniel Philip Rothschild, and Nita Ambani. After him are Tim Sweeney, A. H. Albut, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Suzanne Farrell, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, and Marillyn Hewson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Patrick Volkerding ranks 509. Before him are Katherine LaNasa, Filip Šovagović, Lyubov Yegorova, Anne Fletcher, Yumi Tōma, and Wang Xiaoshuai. After him are Ashley Laurence, Douglas G. Hurley, Cédric Kahn, Valeri Kamensky, Teresa Forcades, and Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patrick Volkerding ranks 12,823 out of 20,380. Before him are Tampa Red (1903), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), Joe DeLoach (1967), Jeff Gordon (1971), Gabourey Sidibe (1983), and Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight (1953). After him are Mike Bantom (1951), Mario Lopez (1973), Mary Kay Bergman (1961), Vin Scully (1927), Beth Behrs (1985), and Larry Craig (1945).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Patrick Volkerding ranks 256. Before him are Ashley Biden (1981), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Tory Burch (1966), Katherine Maher (1983), Reggie Fils-Aimé (1961), and Cindy McCain (1954). After him are Tim Sweeney (1970), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Suzanne Farrell (1945), Marillyn Hewson (1953), Tom Wolf (1948), and Harold Camping (1921).

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