No. 5,284 in the Index · Business
Phil Knight
American billionaire and co-founder of Nike.
The record
Phil Knight is an American billionaire and co-founder of Nike. Born on 24 February 1938 in Portland, Knight is 88.
Knight has played for Oregon Ducks track and field. Notable works include Can Japanese Sports Shoes Do to German Sports Shoes What Japanese Cameras Did to German Cameras?. Knight studied at University of Oregon and Stanford University.
With a Wikipedia article in 36 languages, Phil Knight is No. 5,284 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 24 February 1938, Portland (age 88)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Businessperson, writer, entrepreneur
- Field
- Business
- Party
- Republican Party
- Education
- University of Oregon, Stanford University
- Languages
- English
- Children
- 2
- Wikipedia editions
- 36
Did you know
24 Feb
Shares a birthday with Steve Jobs and Ibn Battuta.
64
One of 64 people in the Index born in Portland, with Linus Pauling.
36
Has a Wikipedia article in 36 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Teams
- 1956–1959Oregon Ducks track and field
Connections
Phil Knight
- FatherWilliam W. Knight
- MotherLota Cloy Hatfield
- ChildTravis Knight
One has a profile here.
Notable works
Notable works
- Can Japanese Sports Shoes Do to German Sports Shoes What Japanese Cameras Did to German Cameras?
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- Wikidata Q557305 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)