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Thomas Knoll

1960 - Today

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Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer who created Adobe Photoshop. He initiated the development of image processing routines in 1988. After Knoll created the first core routines, he showed them to his brother, John Knoll, who worked at Industrial Light and Magic. John liked what he saw, suggested new features, and encouraged Tom to bundle them into a package with a graphical user interface. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Knoll is the 423rd most popular inventor, the 16,885th most popular biography from United States and the 128th most popular American Inventor.

Thomas Knoll is most famous for co-developing Adobe Photoshop, a widely used image editing software, alongside his brother John Knoll. His work has significantly influenced digital imaging and graphic design.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Thomas Knoll ranks 423 out of 426. Before him are Richard Pearse, David Hahn, Curt O. Schaller, Shiva Ayyadurai, Boyan Slat, and Jarkko Oikarinen. After him are Jack Andraka, Tony Fadell, George Hotz, Franky Zapata, Wendell Brown, and Simone Giertz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Thomas Knoll ranks 1,003. Before him are Steve Cram, Paul Ruto, Brian Krzanich, Piero Poli, Nicole Holofcener, and Graeme Sharp. After him are John Schwartzman, John Curtis, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Dale Ellis, Aleksei Prudnikov, and Anthony Fisher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Knoll ranks 16,892 out of 20,380. Before him are Elijah Cummings (1951), Elisa Donovan (1971), Liza Lapira (1981), Mikey Way (1980), Jerry M. Linenger (1955), and Michelle Visage (1968). After him are David Brinkley (1920), Dijak (1987), Russell Malone (1963), Shawn Hatosy (1975), Zach Cregger (1981), and Fabian Hürzeler (1993).

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Among INVENTORS In United States

Among inventors born in United States, Thomas Knoll ranks 128. Before him are Harold Stephen Black (1898), Charles F. Kettering (1958), Arthur Fry (1931), Walter Frederick Morrison (1920), Sarah E. Goode (1855), and David Hahn (1976). After him are Jack Andraka (1997), Tony Fadell (1969), George Hotz (1989), Wendell Brown (1961), Ryan Dahl (1981), and Sangeeta Bhatia (1968).

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