BUSINESSPERSON
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Today
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla (born 28 January 1955) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas such as networking, software, and alternative energy technologies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinod Khosla has received more than 2,055,193 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Vinod Khosla is the 789th most popular businessperson (down from 680th in 2019), the 1,160th most popular biography from India (down from 995th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Indian Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
36.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.42
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Vinod Khosla ranks 789 out of 847. Before him are Esther Dyson, Glenn Beck, Fife Symington, Babak Zanjani, Erik Prince, and Steve King. After him are Indu Jain, Donald Carcieri, Biz Stone, Joel Spolsky, Awadeya Mahmoud, and Simon Leviev.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEsther Dyson
1951 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 783
Glenn Beck
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.52
Rank: 784
Fife Symington
1945 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 785
Babak Zanjani
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 786
Erik Prince
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 787
Steve King
1949 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 788
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 789
Indu Jain
1936 - 2021
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 790
Donald Carcieri
1942 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 791
Biz Stone
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.52
Rank: 792
Joel Spolsky
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 793
Awadeya Mahmoud
1963 - Present
HPI: 35.36
Rank: 794
Simon Leviev
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.24
Rank: 795
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Vinod Khosla ranks 687. Before him are José Pilar Reyes, Flip Saunders, John Paulson, Gedde Watanabe, Lusia Harris, and Geraldine Brooks. After him are Stoyanka Kurbatova, Thomas David Jones, Dannel Malloy, Kenth Eldebrink, Andy Gray, and Penn Jillette.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsJosé Pilar Reyes
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 681
Flip Saunders
COACH
1955 - 2015
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 682
John Paulson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 683
Gedde Watanabe
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 684
Lusia Harris
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 685
Geraldine Brooks
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 686
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 687
Stoyanka Kurbatova
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.92
Rank: 688
Thomas David Jones
ASTRONAUT
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 689
Dannel Malloy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.65
Rank: 690
Kenth Eldebrink
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 691
Andy Gray
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 692
Penn Jillette
MAGICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 35.47
Rank: 693
In India
Among people born in India, Vinod Khosla ranks 1,160 out of 1,861. Before him are Neena Gupta (1959), Mani Kaul (1944), Ram Swarup (1920), Moon Moon Sen (1954), Allu Arjun (1982), and Alia Bhatt (1993). After him are Ram Gopal Varma (1962), Urmila Matondkar (1974), Ranveer Singh (1985), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Emraan Hashmi (1979), and Manik Sarkar (1949).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsNeena Gupta
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,154
Mani Kaul
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,155
Ram Swarup
WRITER
1920 - 1998
HPI: 36.19
Rank: 1,156
Moon Moon Sen
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 36.18
Rank: 1,157
Allu Arjun
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 1,158
Alia Bhatt
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 1,159
Vinod Khosla
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 1,160
Ram Gopal Varma
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 1,161
Urmila Matondkar
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 1,162
Ranveer Singh
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.01
Rank: 1,163
Joseph Galibardy
HOCKEY PLAYER
1915 - 2011
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 1,164
Emraan Hashmi
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 1,165
Manik Sarkar
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 35.86
Rank: 1,166
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In India
Among businesspeople born in India, Vinod Khosla ranks 21. Before him are Anil Ambani (1959), Dorabji Tata (1859), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Nita Ambani (1963), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (1953), and Pallonji Mistry (1929). After him are Indu Jain (1936), Sunita Narain (1961), Sunil Mittal (1957), Arvind Krishna (1962), Sabeer Bhatia (1968), and Chanda Kochhar (1961).
Anil Ambani
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 15
Dorabji Tata
1859 - 1932
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 16
Chandrashekhar Agashe
1888 - 1956
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 17
Nita Ambani
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 18
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 19
Pallonji Mistry
1929 - 2022
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 20
Vinod Khosla
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 21
Indu Jain
1936 - 2021
HPI: 35.77
Rank: 22
Sunita Narain
1961 - Present
HPI: 33.75
Rank: 23
Sunil Mittal
1957 - Present
HPI: 33.23
Rank: 24
Arvind Krishna
1962 - Present
HPI: 33.12
Rank: 25
Sabeer Bhatia
1968 - Present
HPI: 31.86
Rank: 26
Chanda Kochhar
1961 - Present
HPI: 31.85
Rank: 27