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Steve Forbes

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Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr. (; born July 18, 1947) is an American publisher, businessman, and politician who is the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes, the business magazine. The son of longtime Forbes publisher Malcolm Forbes and the grandson of that publication's founder B.C. Forbes, he is an adviser at the Forbes School of Business & Technology. Forbes has served as head of the Board of International Broadcasting (BIB), and was a candidate in the 1996 and 2000 Republican presidential primaries and is known for his flat-tax plan which supported a flat tax of 17% on all personal and corporate earned income and keeping the first $33,000 of income exempt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Forbes is the 618th most popular businessperson (down from 527th in 2024), the 9,540th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,183rd in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Steve Forbes ranks 618 out of 847. Before him are Howard Lutnick, Mike Lynch, Irving Kristol, Phạm Nhật Vượng, Tim O'Reilly, and Bruce Buck. After him are Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Alan Sugar, Mira Murati, Richard Bass, Shuntaro Furukawa, and Zhang Yiming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Steve Forbes ranks 693. Before him are Rói Patursson, Finn Kalvik, Carlos Mendes, Theodore Katsanevas, Majgull Axelsson, and Ian Millar. After him are Liz Torres, Ildo Maneiro, Claudio Sala, Sally Struthers, Borka Pavićević, and Mike Chapman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Forbes ranks 9,542 out of 20,380. Before him are William C. Gorgas (1854), James Dashner (1972), Laura Ramsey (1982), Jerry L. Ross (1948), Tipper Gore (1948), and Bruce Buck (1946). After him are Marjorie Gestring (1922), Dana Ashbrook (1967), Rex Linn (1956), Matt Stone (1971), Verne Gagne (1926), and Micky Dolenz (1945).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Steve Forbes ranks 215. Before him are Jacqueline Mars (1939), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), Howard Lutnick (1961), Irving Kristol (1920), and Bruce Buck (1946). After him are Richard Bass (1929), Mark R. Hughes (1956), Billy Beane (1962), Richard DeVos (1926), Erik Prince (1969), and Sam Altman (1985).

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