Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur and business magnate. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc., chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company’s board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar, and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.
A Visionary Entrepreneur and Pioneer of the Personal Computer Revolution : Steve Jobs
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Date of Birth
February 24, 1955
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Died
October 5, 2011
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Nationality
American
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Age (2011)
56 Years
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Zodiac Sign
Pisces
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Marital Status
Married
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Spouse
Laurene Powell Jobs
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Profession
Entrepreneur, Inventor and Investor
Awards & Achievements
- 1985: National Medal of Technology (with Steve Wozniak), awarded by US President Ronald Reagan.
- 1987: Jefferson Award for Public Service
- 1989: Entrepreneur of the Decade by Inc. magazine
- 1991: Howard Vollum Award from Reed College
- 2007: Named the most powerful person in business by Fortune magazine.
- 2007: Inducted into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.
- 2012: Grammy Trustees Award, an award for those who have influenced the music industry in areas unrelated to performance.
- 2013: Posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend.