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Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964) · United States · Founders

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He turned an online bookstore launched on a cross-country road trip into the world's largest e-commerce company, then flew to space in his own rocket. By 2026, his net worth sits around $284 billion.

ExecutivesDeveloperWeb DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipUnited StatesAmericas20th Century

A life in dates

2025World Space AwardAward2023“And I do like group invention.”In their words14 December 2023"#405 - Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin", on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (14 December 2023)

Knight of the Legion of HonourAward2019“If you have a really good idea, stick to it, but be flexible on how you get there. Be stubborn on your vision but flexible on the details...”In their words10 October 2019As quoted in Is Amazon Unstoppable? by Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker (10 October 2019)

2018Axel Springer AwardAwardGerard K. O’Neill Memorial AwardAwardTime 100Award2017Logistics Hall of FameAwardTime 100Award2016The James Smithson Bicentennial MedalAward2013“We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’re successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.”In their wordsSeptember 2013Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post’s next owner, aims for a new ‘golden era’ at the newspaper. September 2013

“That kind of divine discontent comes from observing customers and noticing that things can always be better.”In their words17 September 2013Jeff Bezos explains why Amazon doesn’t really care about its competitors 17 September, 2013.

1999Time Person of the YearAward1964Born12 January 1964

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Bezos (front row, center) at the Robot Co-op in 2005Bezos (front row, center) at the Robot Co-op in 2005Bezos in 2010Bezos in 2010Bezos receives the James Smithson Bicentennial medal on June 14, 2016, for his work with Amazon.[69]Bezos receives the James Smithson Bicentennial medal on June 14, 2016, for his work with Amazon.[69]Bezos on October 25, 2017, on his visit to Los Angeles Air Force Base.[75]Bezos on October 25, 2017, on his visit to Los Angeles Air Force Base.[75]Bezos and Rob Meyerson (fifth from left) giving NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver (fourth from left) a tour of Blue Origin's crew capsule in 2011Bezos and Rob Meyerson (fifth from left) giving NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver (fourth from left) a tour of Blue Origin's crew capsule in 2011Then U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets with Bezos in 2016 at The Pentagon.Then U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter meets with Bezos in 2016 at The Pentagon.

In their own words 10

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  1. And I do like group invention.

    Dec 14, 2023, "#405 - Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin", on Lex Fridman Podcast, found on DeepCast (14 December 2023), Own words

  2. If you have a really good idea, stick to it, but be flexible on how you get there. Be stubborn on your vision but flexible on the details...

    Oct 10, 2019, As quoted in Is Amazon Unstoppable? by Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker (10 October 2019), Own words

  3. We’ve had three big ideas at Amazon that we’ve stuck with for 18 years, and they’re the reason we’re successful: Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.

    Sep 2013, Jeffrey Bezos, Washington Post’s next owner, aims for a new ‘golden era’ at the newspaper. September 2013, Own words

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Awards

World Space Award2025
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Emmanuel Macron2023
Axel Springer Award2018
Time 1002018
Gerard K. O’Neill Memorial Award2018
Time 1002017
Logistics Hall of Fame2017
The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal2016
Time Person of the Year1999
Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Innovation Prize of the German Economy

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Bezos was born in Albuquerque and raised in Houston and Miami, graduating from Princeton in 1986 with an engineering degree before working on Wall Street until early 1994. He founded Amazon in mid-1994 during a road trip from New York to Seattle, starting as an online bookstore and expanding into video streaming, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence through Amazon Web Services. He became the first centibillionaire on the Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index and was named the richest man in modern history when his net worth hit $150 billion in July 2018, holding the title of wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021. In 2000 he founded Blue Origin, which reached space with its New Shepard vehicle in 2015; he flew on it himself in 2021. He stepped down as Amazon's CEO in July 2021 to become executive chairman, purchased The Washington Post for $250 million in 2013, and co-founded the longevity research firm Altos Labs in September 2021.

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Category
Founders
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Dates
Born 1964 · age 62

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