Steve Jobs
Co-founder of Apple who launched the Macintosh, iPod and iPhone
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- 56 yrs
- 1955 – 2011
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Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Ousted in 1985, he founded NeXT and led Pixar, then returned to Apple in 1997 and transformed it with the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad into the world’s most valuable company. He died of cancer in 2011.
Biography
Early life
Jobs was adopted as a baby by Paul and Clara Jobs and grew up in Mountain View and Los Altos, California. He dropped out of Reed College, travelled to India and worked at Atari.
Apple
In 1976 he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple in the Jobs family garage. The Apple II (1977) was a hit, and the Macintosh (1984), inspired by Xerox PARC’s ideas, brought the graphical interface to the mass market. After a power struggle with CEO John Sculley, he left Apple in 1985.
NeXT and Pixar
He founded NeXT, whose computers Tim Berners-Lee used to create the web, and bought the graphics group that became Pixar, which released Toy Story in 1995.
Return to Apple
Apple bought NeXT in 1997 and Jobs became CEO. He launched the iMac (1998), iPod (2001), iTunes Store (2003), iPhone (2007) and iPad (2010), reshaping computing, music and mobile phones. Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003, he died on 5 October 2011.
Timeline
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1955
Born in San Francisco, California, United States
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1976
Co-founds Apple
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1977
Apple II
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1984
Macintosh
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1985
Leaves Apple; founds NeXT
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1986
Buys Pixar
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1997
Returns to Apple
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2001
iPod
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2007
iPhone
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2010
iPad
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2011
Dies
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2011
Died, aged 56
Notable works
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1984
Macintosh Computer
With the Macintosh team.
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2007
iPhone Smartphone
Apple team.
Awards and honours
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National Medal of Technology
1985
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Presidential Medal of Freedom
2022 · Posthumous.
Did you know?
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1
His 2005 Stanford commencement speech ended with “Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”
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2
He took a salary of $1 a year as Apple’s CEO.
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3
A calligraphy class at Reed influenced the Mac’s typefaces.
Connections
Related people
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Steve Wozniak
Technology · Engineer who designed the Apple I and Apple II and co-founded Apple
Apple co-founder
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Ronald Wayne
Technology · Third co-founder of Apple who sold his stake after 12 days
Apple co-founder
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Tim Cook
Technology · Apple executive chairman and its CEO from 2011 to 2026
Successor as CEO
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Ed Catmull
Film & TV · Computer-graphics pioneer and co-founder of Pixar
Pixar co-founder
Also born on 24 February
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J. Jayalalithaa
Film & TV · Six-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and actress
1948
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Sid Meier
Technology · Creator of the Civilization strategy-game series
1954
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Jan Koum
Technology · Ukrainian-born co-founder of WhatsApp
1976
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Terry Winograd
Science · Stanford professor who built SHRDLU and advised Google’s founders
1946
Frequently asked
Who is Steve Jobs?
Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Ousted in 1985, he founded NeXT and led Pixar, then returned to Apple in 1997 and transformed it with the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad into the world’s most valuable company. He died of cancer in 2011.
When did Steve Jobs die?
Steve Jobs died on 5 October 2011 at the age of 56.
Where is Steve Jobs from?
Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California, United States.
What is Steve Jobs known for?
Steve Jobs is best known for Co-founding Apple (1976); Macintosh; NeXT; Pixar; iPod, iPhone and iPad.
What awards has Steve Jobs received?
Notable honours include National Medal of Technology (1985), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2022).
References
- Steve Jobs — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Steve Jobs — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Steve Jobs — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Steve Jobs — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Official website. www.apple.com. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Steve Jobs (Q19837) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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