1927 - 1990
Robert Norton Noyce (December 12, 1927 – June 3, 1990), nicknamed "the Mayor of Silicon Valley", was an American physicist and entrepreneur who co-founded Fairchild Semiconductor in 1957 and Intel Corporation in 1968. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Noyce has received more than 1,249,678 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Robert Noyce is the 102nd most popular inventor (down from 93rd in 2019), the 1,175th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,016th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Inventor.
Robert Noyce was a co-founder of Intel Corporation, an American semiconductor company. He was also the co-inventor of the integrated circuit or microchip.
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Among inventors, Robert Noyce ranks 102 out of 354. Before him are Wolfgang von Kempelen, Bob Kahn, Charles-Émile Reynaud, Edmund Cartwright, Léon Theremin, and Henri Coandă. After him are Taiichi Ohno, W. O. Bentley, Jacque Fresco, William Webb Ellis, Joseph Pilates, and Vladimir K. Zworykin.
1734 - 1804
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 96
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 97
1844 - 1918
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 98
1743 - 1823
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 99
1896 - 1993
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 100
1886 - 1972
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 101
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 102
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 103
1888 - 1971
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 104
1916 - 2017
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 105
1806 - 1872
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 106
1883 - 1967
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 107
1888 - 1982
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 108
Among people born in 1927, Robert Noyce ranks 53. Before him are Harry Markowitz, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, George Andrew Olah, Lois Maxwell, Daniel Keyes, and Phil Hill. After him are Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Sydney Brenner, John Vane, Harry Mulisch, Jacques Mayol, and Maurice Ronet. Among people deceased in 1990, Robert Noyce ranks 35. Before him are Bruno Bettelheim, Sergio Corbucci, Luigi Nono, Bruno Kreisky, Capucine, and Edward A. Murphy Jr.. After him are Taiichi Ohno, Ivan Serov, Rex Harrison, Princess Sophie of Hohenberg, Aaron Copland, and Oldřich Nejedlý.
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 47
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 49
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 51
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 52
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 53
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 54
1927 - 2019
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 55
1927 - 2004
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 56
1927 - 2010
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 57
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 58
1927 - 1983
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 59
1903 - 1990
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
1926 - 1990
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 30
1924 - 1990
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 31
1911 - 1990
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 32
1928 - 1990
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 33
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 34
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 35
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 36
1905 - 1990
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 37
1908 - 1990
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 38
1901 - 1990
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 39
1900 - 1990
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 40
1909 - 1990
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 41
Among people born in United States, Robert Noyce ranks 1,175 out of 18,182. Before him are Scarlett Johansson (1984), Stan Smith (1946), Chesley Sullenberger (1951), Hunter S. Thompson (1937), George Davis Snell (1903), and Phil Hill (1927). After him are John Cena (1977), Dirk Benedict (1945), James Ivory (1928), Cliff Robertson (1923), Tess Gerritsen (1953), and Irving Stone (1903).
1984 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,169
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 1,170
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,171
1937 - 2005
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,172
1903 - 1996
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 1,173
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,174
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 1,175
1977 - Present
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 1,176
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,177
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,178
1923 - 2011
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 1,179
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,180
1903 - 1989
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,181
Among inventors born in United States, Robert Noyce ranks 24. Before him are Les Paul (1915), George Eastman (1854), Ray Tomlinson (1941), Elisha Otis (1811), Leo Fender (1909), and Bob Kahn (1938). After him are Jacque Fresco (1916), Percy Spencer (1894), Elias Howe (1819), Richard Jordan Gatling (1818), Lee de Forest (1873), and Elisha Gray (1835).
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 18
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 19
1941 - 2016
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 20
1811 - 1861
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 21
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 22
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 23
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 24
1916 - 2017
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 25
1894 - 1970
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 26
1819 - 1867
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 27
1818 - 1903
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 28
1873 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 29
1835 - 1901
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 30