Inventor
Steve Wozniak
American inventor, computer engineer, and programmer
1950 - today
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Steve Wozniak
His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2024). Steve Wozniak is the 47th most popular inventor (down from 29th in 2024), the 554th most popular biography from United States (down from 277th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Inventor.
Steve Wozniak is most famous for being the co-founder of Apple Inc. He is also a philanthropist and a programmer.
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Steve Wozniak is the most memorable of the 51 notable people born in San Jose, California, United States, ahead of Michio Kaku, Dudley R. Herschbach, and Farley Granger.
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Steve Wozniak's Wikipedia page drew 1.7M views over the past year, 9× the average among Inventors.
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Among Inventors
Among inventors, Steve Wozniak ranks 47 out of 433. Before him are Bob Kahn, Ismail al-Jazari, Adolphe Sax, Wilhelm Maybach, Herman Hollerith, and Robert Fulton. After him are Karl Drais, George Westinghouse, Douglas Engelbart, Konrad Zuse, Hiram Maxim, and Samuel Pierpont Langley.
Most Popular Inventors in Wikipedia
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Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 41
Ismail al-Jazari
1136 - 1206
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 42
Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 43
Wilhelm Maybach
1846 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 44
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 45
Robert Fulton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 46
Steve Wozniak
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 47
Karl Drais
1785 - 1851
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 48
George Westinghouse
1846 - 1914
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 49
Douglas Engelbart
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 50
Konrad Zuse
1910 - 1995
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 51
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 52
Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Steve Wozniak ranks 16. Before him are Jay Leno, Vicente del Bosque, Sahle-Work Zewde, Stevie Wonder, Jim Mattis, and Goran Bregović. After him are Gilles Villeneuve, Ed Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Néstor Kirchner, Jody Williams, and Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Others Born in 1950
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Jay Leno
PRESENTER
1950 - Present
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 10
Vicente del Bosque
COACH
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 12
Stevie Wonder
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 13
Jim Mattis
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 14
Goran Bregović
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 15
Steve Wozniak
INVENTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 16
Gilles Villeneuve
RACING DRIVER
1950 - 1982
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 17
Ed Harris
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 18
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 19
Néstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Jody Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 21
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 22
In United States
Among people born in United States, Steve Wozniak ranks 554 out of 23,232. Before him are Raymond Chandler (1888), Robert Fulton (1765), Henry James (1843), Frances Cleveland (1864), Ted Kaczynski (1942), and Philip Roth (1933). After him are Pontiac (1714), Dick Cheney (1941), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), and Jesse James (1847).
Others born in United States
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Raymond Chandler
WRITER
1888 - 1959
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 548
Robert Fulton
INVENTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 549
Henry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 550
Frances Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1947
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 551
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 552
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 553
Steve Wozniak
INVENTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 554
Pontiac
POLITICIAN
1714 - 1769
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 555
Dick Cheney
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2025
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 556
Herbert A. Hauptman
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 2011
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 557
Michael Clarke Duncan
ACTOR
1957 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 558
Charles M. Schulz
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 559
Jesse James
MAFIOSO
1847 - 1882
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 560
Among Inventors In United States
Among inventors born in United States, Steve Wozniak ranks 11. Before him are Lee de Forest (1873), Jimmy Wales (1966), Samuel Colt (1814), Bob Kahn (1938), Herman Hollerith (1860), and Robert Fulton (1765). After him are George Westinghouse (1846), Douglas Engelbart (1925), Hiram Maxim (1840), Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834), Charles Goodyear (1800), and William G. Morgan (1870).
Lee de Forest
1873 - 1961
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 5
Jimmy Wales
1966 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 6
Samuel Colt
1814 - 1862
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 7
Bob Kahn
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 8
Herman Hollerith
1860 - 1929
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 9
Robert Fulton
1765 - 1815
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 10
Steve Wozniak
1950 - Present
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 11
George Westinghouse
1846 - 1914
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 12
Douglas Engelbart
1925 - 2013
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 13
Hiram Maxim
1840 - 1916
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 14
Samuel Pierpont Langley
1834 - 1906
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 15
Charles Goodyear
1800 - 1860
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 16
William G. Morgan
1870 - 1942
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 17
