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10 Facts You Didn’t Know About Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, was born on 12 January 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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He graduated from Princeton University in 1986 with degrees in electrical engineering and computer science.

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In 1994, he founded Amazon.com, the world’s largest online shopping retailer, which is now a multibillion-dollar business.

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He is the founder of Blue Origin, which is a private aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company.

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He is the founder of The Washington Post Company, which is one of the largest media companies in the world.

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In 1999, Jeff Bezos was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.

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He has been involved in philanthropy, and has donated millions of dollars to various charitable causes.

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He has ranked first on the Forbes list of the world’s wealthiest people from 2017 to 2020.

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He has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 2010.

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He is an author of books such as “The Second Machine Age”, “The Everything Store” and “The Innovators”.

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