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Bill Hewlett

American electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1913–2001)

  • Fame53.7
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia7.6K
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Lived 1913–2001, aged 88United States
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    37 languages
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  • Era
    1913–2001
    Aged 88
  • Awards
    6
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-11

Co-founded Hewlett-Packard with David Packard — the company that turned a Palo Alto garage into the birthplace myth of Silicon Valley and built an empire on oscillators, computers, and printers.

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William Redington Hewlett was born May 20, 1913. He trained as an engineer and met David Packard, with whom he started the Hewlett-Packard Company. Together they built HP into one of the defining technology firms of the twentieth century. Hewlett died January 12, 2001.

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