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Quiz: Do you know your Apple celebs?
Allright, TUAWers, it's your time to shine. You fancy yourself a Mac addict, eh? Then take our quiz. Many of the big players in the history of Apple can be recognized by their first names only. Below is a list of first names of people connected with Apple Computer that are quite well known, in order of difficulty (easiest at the top). Think you can recall the surname for each one? Leave your guess in the comments, and we'll post the answer tomorrow. Bonus points: What is each person's contribution/connection? Good luck!
Hint: "Steve" and "Bill" are not "Jobs" and "Gates." That would be too easy.
- Steve
- Guy
- Gil
- Jonathan
- Al
- Ellen
- Jean-Louis
- Bill
- Jef
- Rupert, aka Robert
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Alex said 3:45PM on 6-27-2006
1. Steve Woz
4. John Couch
7. Jean-Louis Gasse
8. Bill Atkinson
9 . Jef Raskin
I cant think of the rest for some reason. :)
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Paul Menzies said 3:48PM on 6-27-2006
Steve Wozniak - Co-founded Apple Computer
Guy Kawasaki - Bringing the concept of evangelism to the high-tech business (Also Worked for Apple on Marketing the First Macintosh)
Gil Amelio – EX-CEO of Apple Computer (1996-1997)
Jonathan Ive - Senior Vice President of Industrial Design for Apple Computer
Al Gore – On the board of directors of Apple Computer
Ellen Hancock – Past Chief Technology Officer of Apple Computer
Jean-Louis Gassée – Used to Be Head of Apple France and then Head of Macintosh development
Bill Campbell - On the board of directors of Apple Computer (Forrmaly VP of Apple Marketing)
Jef Raskin – Started the Macintosh project for Apple Computer in the late 1970s
Robert Brunner – Past Director of Industrial Design at Apple Computer
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kyle said 3:48PM on 6-27-2006
steve spielberg
guy richie
gillian anderson
jonathan frakes
al jolson
ellen degeneres
jean-louis dreyfuss
bill gates
jef goldblum
rupert murdoch, aka robert paulson
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Henry said 3:49PM on 6-27-2006
1. Steve Wozniak
2. Guy Kawasaki
3. Gil Amelio
4. Jonathan Ive
5. Al Gore
6. Ellen Hancock
7. Jean-Louis Gassée
8. Bill Atkinson
9. Jef Raskin
10. Rupert Murdoch
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Jamie said 3:49PM on 6-27-2006
Without doing research:
1. Steve Capps
2. Guy Kawasaki
3. Gil Amelio
4. Jonathan Ive
5. Al
6. Ellen Hancock
7. Jean-Louis Gassee
8. Bill Atkinson
9. Jef Raskin
10. Rupert, aka Robert
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Stuart said 3:49PM on 6-27-2006
Here goes (I'm not cheating)
Steve Wozniak - Co founder of Apple
Guy Kawasaki - Mac evangelist
Gil Amilio - former CEO of Apple before Steve came back
Jonathan Ives - Current Apple designer
Al Gore - on Apple's board
Ellen Feiss - from the switch commercials (with the i'm on drugs look)
Jean-Louis Gasse - I know the name
Bill Aitkinson - creator of hypercard or was it MacPaint hmm
Jef Raskin - Started off the Macintosh project
Rupert, aka Robert - got me
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Justin said 3:49PM on 6-27-2006
1.) Steve Wozniak - Apple Co-founder
2.) Guy Kawasaki - Ex-employee, First Mac Evangelist
3.) Gil Amelio - Former CEO
4.) Jonathan Ive - Vice President of Industrial Design....... time to leave work.....
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Jamie said 3:59PM on 6-27-2006
I Googled the answer to Rupert/Robert, and I have to say I've never heard of him. And I thought I knew them all...
Wozniak? Too easy. Capps is a better answer ; )
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Dave said 4:01PM on 6-27-2006
1) wozniak - co-founder/hardware designer
2) kawasaki - evangelist
3) amelio - ex-CEO
4) ive - industrial design
5) gore - board of directors
6) feiss? or Hancock - one was ad campaign subject, one was CTO
7) gassee - various management positions, left to found Be
8) atkinson - software expert, quickdraw and hypercard
9) raskin - UI expert
10 - not sure, but murdoch seems to pop up lots
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Ken said 4:06PM on 6-27-2006
1. Steve Wozniak (Woz) Common he is Woz
2. Guy Kawaski – Macintosh Team
3. Gil Amelio – Former Apple CEO (during non Jobs years)
4. Jonathan Ive – Notable Designer (iMac, among others)
5. Al Gore – Board of Directors – Former VP, hey he invented the internet (I kid)
6. Ellen Feiss – the switch ads, it was only eye drops that caused that look, honest
7. Jean-Louis Gassee – Former Apple Exec, founded Be, headed up Macintosh Development
8. Bill Atkisson – Macintosh Team, hypercard, QuickDraw!
9. Jef Raskin – Documentation & Testing (wiki says he hired Bill)
10. Rupert Lissner – Apple Works
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Ken said 4:08PM on 6-27-2006
EDIT
Common he is Woz
Should Read:
Come on, he is Woz!
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Chad Bergeron said 4:56PM on 6-27-2006
1) Steve Wozniak - One of the three cofounders
2) Guy Kawasaki - Long time evangelist
3) Gil Amelio - Former bossman.
4) Jonathan Ive - Industrial Design God
5) Al Gore - On the Board
6) Ellen Hancock - CTO under Gil
7) Jean-Louis Gassee - Apple Visionary and Be Founder
8) Bill Atkinson - Hypercard and Quickdraw Guru
9) Jef Raskin - Designer of the Apple Mac and Canon Cat
10) Ruper (Robert later) Lissner - AppleWorks creator
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Gerald Buckley said 5:00PM on 6-27-2006
Steve Capps! I love it!!! You know he's no longer at Microsoft right?
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sam said 7:46PM on 6-27-2006
All from my head:
Steve Capps - interface design, later went on to form Magic Hat
Guy Kawasaki - original Macintosh evangelist
Gil Amelio - CEO brought in from US Semiconductor ?
Jonathan Ive - Industrial designer responsible for Apple's current signature hardware appearance
Al ??? No idea
Ellen ??? executive under Amelio? I want to say headed up Copeland. Vaguely rings a bell. Unless you mean the girl from the switch ads: that's Fleiss.
Jean-Louis Gassée - President, Apple France
Bill Atkinson - Hypercard developer, clip art designer
Jef Raskin - worked on original Macintosh team
Rupert, aka Robert ??? No idea
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sjmills said 9:30PM on 6-27-2006
I'm just glad nobody answered Balmer for #1. :)
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Ricky Courtney said 1:57AM on 6-28-2006
1 Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple.
2 Guy Kawasaki, Mac evangelist.
3 Gil Amelio, former Apple CEO. Preceded Jobs.
4 Jonathan Ive, Apple’s industrial designer.
5 Al Gore, member of Apple’s board of directors.
6 Ellen Fiess or Ellen Hancock, Fiess was the much lampooned “switcher;” Hancock was hired by Amelio, she is credited with killing Copland and helping to buy NeXT, which brought Jobs back to Apple.
7 Jean-Louis Gassèe, CEO of Be. Apple considered a switch to BeOS after Copland. They later picked NeXTStep/MacOS X.
8 Bill Atkinson, software developer. Created MacPaint, arguably Apple’s first important piece of software.
9 Jef Raskin, the aptly named “Father of the Mac.” Jef created the Mac as his pet project before Jobs took it over. Designed the Mac UI, and had originally wrote manuals for Apple. Developed the ideas for how computers would interact with people.
10 Rupert Lissner, aka Robert, created AppleWorks in 1984 for the Apple II. AppleWorks is one of the best selling programs ever made.
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Carlos Alberto Pinto Peixoto Bastos Santos said 2:57AM on 6-28-2006
I would answer everything as the second commentary —from Paul Menzies— did, except for the last 2 names: Robert I didn't know and I would go for Bill Atckinson. I think I know a bit about my favorite computer company. :)
From those names, I've talked to Woz and Raskin.
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Kim Kwan said 3:45AM on 6-28-2006
1. Steve Capps
2. Guy Kewney (http://www.tuaw.com/2006/05/15/everyone-has-an-opinion-about-apple-v-apple/)
3. Gil Amelio (That's the only Gil I can remember)
4. Jonathan Ive (Only Jonathan I can think of)
5. Al Gore
6. Ellen Feiss/Hancock
7. Jean-Louis Whatever-His-Last-Name-Was (The guy who helped do the iChat demo in WWDC2003)
8. Bill Clinton (He used a Mac, didn't he?)
9. Jef Raskin
10. Rupert, aka Robert Murdoch
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Caius Durling said 10:12AM on 6-28-2006
Steve Capps - Newton + Macintosh related
Guy Kawasaki - Marketing Mac in 1984
Gil Amelio - CEO 1994 - 1997
Jonathan Ive - Senior Vice President of Industrial Design
Al Gore - On the Board of Directors since 2003
Ellen Hancock - Chief Technology Officer of Copland
Jean-Louis Gassee - Was passed over by Gil for Jobs at NeXt
Bill Atkinson - Part of the original Mac team
Jef Raskin - Mac's Father
Rupert (aka Robert) Lissner - Wrote ClarisWorks
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john said 1:07PM on 6-28-2006
Less famous but possibly more interesting would be the names (first names will do) of the Blue Meenies from the System 7 era.
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