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Don Hoefler

American journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1922 to 1986 · aged 63

Donald C. Hoefler was an American journalist, best known for using the term "Silicon Valley" for the first time in a news story. His friend Ralph Vaerst suggested the term for a series of articles entitled "Silicon Valley, USA" in the weekly trade newspaper Electronic News, starting on January 11, 1971.

Don Hoefler is read about 7 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 October 2026

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