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Ronald Wayne

1934 - Today

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Ronald Gerald Wayne (born May 17, 1934) is an American retired electronics industry business executive. He co-founded Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) as a partnership with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs on April 1, 1976, providing administrative oversight and documentation for the new venture. Twelve days later, he sold his 10% share of the new company back to Jobs and Wozniak, for US$800 (equivalent to $4,400 in 2024), and one year later accepted a final $1,500 (equivalent to $8,300 in 2024) to forfeit any potential future claims against the newly incorporated Apple. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Wayne has received more than 4,019,399 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ronald Wayne is the 61st most popular businessperson (down from 46th in 2019), the 564th most popular biography from United States (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Businessperson.

Ronald Wayne was the third co-founder of Apple Computers, and he is most famous for selling his 10% stake in the company for $800.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ronald Wayne ranks 61 out of 847. Before him are Jakob Fugger, Henri Nestlé, Robert Bosch, Martin Cooper, Sergei Diaghilev, and Roman Abramovich. After him are Aga Khan IV, Thomas Cook, Robert Kardashian, Helena Rubinstein, Kiichiro Toyoda, and Sung Jae-gi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ronald Wayne ranks 33. Before him are Paul Ekman, Alan Bates, Sydney Pollack, Alexei Leonov, Niklaus Wirth, and Larisa Latynina. After him are Renata Scotto, Kurt Hamrin, Richard Meier, Roman Herzog, Richard Chamberlain, and Bill Bixby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ronald Wayne ranks 564 out of 20,380. Before him are Oprah Winfrey (1954), Carl Weathers (1948), Gloria Gaynor (1947), Kim Novak (1933), George Armstrong Custer (1839), and Quincy Jones (1933). After him are Mia Farrow (1945), Leonard Nimoy (1931), Charles Goodyear (1800), Sean Penn (1960), Eddie Murphy (1961), and Dennis Ritchie (1941).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Ronald Wayne ranks 22. Before him are Hugh Hefner (1926), J. Paul Getty (1892), Bernie Madoff (1938), Robert Kiyosaki (1947), Ray Kroc (1902), and Martin Cooper (1928). After him are Robert Kardashian (1944), Stan Kroenke (1947), Robert McNamara (1916), Kris Jenner (1955), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), and Benjamin Guggenheim (1865).

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