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Steven Paul Jobs was an American business magnate and investor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer, and 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 a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
Born: 24 February 1955, San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 5 October 2011, Palo Alto, California, United States
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Education: Reed College (1972–1974), MORE
Children: Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Eve Jobs, Erin Siena Jobs, Reed Jobs
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Warren Edward Buffett is an American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist who serves as the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Born: 30 August 1930 (age 88 years), Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Net worth: 8,970 crores USD (2018)
Education: Columbia Business School (1950–1951)
Warren Buffett has the second-highest amount given to charity ($30.80 billion) among the greatest philanthropists.
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American technology entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is known for co-founding and leading Facebook as its chairman and chief executive officer.
Born: 14 May 1984 (age 34 years), White Plains, New York, United States
Net worth: 5,230 crores USD (2018)
Spouse: Priscilla Chan (m. 2012)
Salary: One-dollar salary
Education: Harvard University (2002–2004)
Salary: One-dollar salary
Residence: Palo Alto, California, U.S
Parents: Edward Zuckerberg, Karen Kempner
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William Henry Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, author, philanthropist, humanitarian, and principal founder of Microsoft Corporation.
Net worth: 9,700 crores USD (2018)
Born: 28 October 1955 (age 63 years), Seattle, Washington, United States
Education: Harvard College (1973–1975), Lakeside School (1967–1973), Harvard College, Harvard University
Children: Phoebe Adele Gates, Rory John Gates, Jennifer Katharine Gates
Did you know: Bill Gates has the highest amount given to charity ($35 billion) among the greatest philanthropists.
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Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth and in space.
His automaker, Tesla Motors, which was founded in 2003, is bringing fully-electric vehicles to the mass market.
He settled with the SEC in September 2018 for making alleged "false statements" about a plan to take Tesla private, and had to step down as chairman.
SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, is now valued at more than $20 billion.
He grew up in South Africa, then immigrated to Canada at age 17. He landed in the US as a transfer student at the University of Pennsylvania.
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