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Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Amazon.

Category
Entrepreneurs
Nationality
United States
Born
1964-01-12
Wikidata
Q312556
Occupations computer scientistentrepreneurcommercial astronautBusiness oligarchyprogrammer
Aliases Jeff Bezos

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Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Amazon.

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Founded Amazon in 1994, initially selling online books.

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Founded the aerospace company Blue Origin in 2000; in 2021, he was transferred from Amazon CEO to executive chairman.

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Jeff Bezos: 2010 Baccalaureate Remarks ↗ Princeton University · 2010 · English · Speech transcript Link checked 2026-10-19

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