Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs was an American entrepreneur, businessman, inventor, and industrial designer. He was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc.; CEO and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company's board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT.

Jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak are widely recognized as pioneers of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

• Born: Steven Paul Jobs - February 24, 1955 - San Francisco, California, U.S.
• Died: October 5, 2011 (aged 56) - Palo Alto, California, U.S.
• Known for: Pioneer of the personal computer revolution with Steve Wozniak
• Board member of: The Walt Disney Company, Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs in 1988