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Roger Goodell

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Roger Stokoe Goodell (born February 19, 1959) is an American businessman who has served as the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) since 2006. Goodell began his NFL career in 1982 as an administrative intern in the league office in New York under then-Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The position was secured through a letter-writing campaign to the league office and each of its then 28 teams. In 1983, he joined the New York Jets as an intern, but returned to the league office in 1984 as an assistant in the public relations department. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Roger Goodell is the 850th most popular businessperson (down from 774th in 2024), the 16,419th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,619th in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Roger Goodell ranks 850 out of 847Before him are Peter Diamandis, Simon Leviev, Bob Chapek, Janus Friis, Sunita Narain, and Zhou Qunfei. After him are Aliya Nazarbayeva, Jack Abramoff, Steve King, Noumandiez Doué, Anne Wojcicki, and Zhang Xin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Roger Goodell ranks 760Before him are Claudia Alexander, René Marsiglia, Michael J. Bloomfield, Chris Woods, Steve Whitmire, and José Guirao. After him are Neena Gupta, Marc Cohn, Ana Mato, Stan Van Gundy, Jack Abramoff, and Olga Kuragina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Goodell ranks 16,426 out of 20,380Before him are Tom Tancredo (1945), Tyronn Lue (1977), Mike Trout (1991), David Pate (1962), Malcolm Goodwin (1982), and Tim Sylvia (1976). After him are Stephanie Niznik (1967), Snatam Kaur (1972), Ryan Merriman (1983), Devin Hester (1982), Richard A. Searfoss (1956), and Steve Agee (1969).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Roger Goodell ranks 298Before him are Travis Kalanick (1976), Marillyn Hewson (1953), Evan Spiegel (1990), Scott Forstall (1968), Peter Diamandis (1961), and Bob Chapek (null). After him are Jack Abramoff (1959), Steve King (1949), Anne Wojcicki (1973), Donald Carcieri (1942), Phil Schiller (1960), and Neal Mohan (1973).