Full Name | Steven Paul Jobs |
Birth Date | February 24, 1955 |
Birth Place | San Francisco, California, US |
Death Date | October 5, 2011 |
Death Place | Palo Alto, California, US |
Resting Place | Alta Mesa Memorial Park |
Education | Attended Reed College |
Years Active | 1971–2011 |
Known For | Co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc.; pioneer of the personal computer revolution; co-creator of Apple II, Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Stores |
Key Roles | Primary investor and chairman of Pixar; founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT; board member of The Walt Disney Company and Apple Inc. |
Spouse | Laurene Powell (m. 1991) |
Partner | Chrisann Brennan (1972–1977) |
Children | 4, including Lisa, Reed, and Eve |
Relatives | Mona Simpson (sister); Bassma Al Jandaly (cousin); Malek Jandali (cousin) |
Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (posthumous, 2022) |
Early Business Ventures | Co-founded Apple Inc. in 1976; founded NeXT in 1985; helped develop Pixar |
Significant Products and Innovations | Apple I, Apple II, Macintosh, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Mac OS X, Apple Stores, iTunes, iTunes Store, App Store |
Key Events | Developed Apple II in 1977, Macintosh in 1984, resigned from Apple in 1985, returned to Apple in 1997, and led its revival; diagnosed with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor in 2003 |
Philanthropy and Later Life | He returned to Apple and revived the company; supported the development of the animation studio Pixar; continued innovation in technology until he died in 2011 |