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Bob Frankston

American businessman

  • Fame45.5
  • Momentum1.2
  • Developers rank#248
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  • Fame45.5
  • Momentum1.2
  • Developers rank#248
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Born 1949 · age 77United States
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    13 languages
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  • Age
    77
    Born 1949
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-11

Robert M. Frankston is an American software engineer and businessman who co-created, with Dan Bricklin, the company Software Arts and the spreadsheet program VisiCalc, the latter being vended by VisiCorp.

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45.5
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum1.2
Historical11.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#248
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