# James Goodnight

> James Howard Goodnight is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$18.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and he is regarded as the richest person in North Carolina.

*American businessman*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/james-goodnight

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1943-01-06
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 6.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92733)

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