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Philippe Kahn

1952 - Today

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Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952) is a French engineer, entrepreneur, and founder of four technology companies: Borland, Starfish Software, LightSurf Technologies, and Fullpower Technologies. Kahn is credited with creating the first camera phone, being a pioneer for wearable technology intellectual property, and is the author of dozens of technology patents covering Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) modeling, wearable, eyewear, smartphone, mobile, imaging, wireless, synchronization and medical technologies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Philippe Kahn is the 654th most popular businessperson (down from 440th in 2019), the 5,132nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,905th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Philippe Kahn ranks 654 out of 847. Before him are Joanna Hoffman, Steve Jackson, Shuntaro Furukawa, Athina Onassis, Anil Ambani, and Samuel Brannan. After him are Barry Diller, Heather Mills, Benjamin Vulliamy, Ton Roosendaal, Charles Saatchi, and Ginni Rometty.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Philippe Kahn ranks 553. Before him are Willy Puchner, Mohamed Said Fofana, Albert Camille Vital, Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Lars-Erik Skiöld, and Vikram Seth. After him are Pia Tafdrup, Touriya Jabrane, Laurie Bird, Estanislau da Silva, José Velásquez, and Daniel Bautista.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Kahn ranks 5,132 out of 6,770. Before him are Marc Minkowski (1962), Nicolas Mahut (1982), Nicolas Alfonsi (1936), Olivier Dacourt (1974), Giorgio Capitani (1927), and Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde (1977). After him are Patrick Grainville (1947), Émile Delchambre (1875), Olivier Megaton (1965), Louise Bourgoin (1981), Angelique Boyer (1988), and Lionel Charbonnier (1966).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Philippe Kahn ranks 40. Before him are Jean-Michel Aulas (1949), Eugène Lanti (1879), Pierre Omidyar (1967), Jean-Dominique Senard (1953), Jean-Paul Agon (1956), and Athina Onassis (1985). After him are Michel Roux (1941), Éric Boullier (1973), Cyril Abiteboul (1977), Benoît Potier (1957), and Jérôme Kerviel (1977).

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