At a Glance
* Age: 56
* Source: Apple, Pixar, self-made
* Residence: Palo Alto, CA
* Country of Citizenship: United States
* Hometown: San Francisco, California
* Education: Drop Out, Reed College
* Marital Status: Married
* Children: 4
Forbes Lists
#39 Forbes 400
#110 Forbes Billionaires
* #34 in United States
#17 Powerful People
Profile--
Apple cofounder Steve Jobs finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 56 on October 5th, leaving behind a legacy that changed the computer, music, film and wireless industries. His once written-off tech company in August briefly topped ExxonMobil as the most valuable U.S. corporation. In that month he resigned as CEO. The Reed College dropout founded Apple in his garage. Jobs created the Macintosh in 1976 and was fired 9 years later after a power struggle with Chief Exec John Sculley. He returned to Apple in 1996. At the time of his death most of his wealth still came from Disney, due to Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006; as the largest individual shareholder, he owned about $4.47 billion of Disney stock. [...] more
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