List of Apple people

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Fifty years of Apple is also a roster of people who changed computing from inside it — this page surveys the names beyond the [[Founders of Apple|founders]] and [[CEO of Apple|CEOs]].

= Builders of eras =

'''Design:''' Jony Ive defined two decades of hardware and [[iOS]] 7's software turn before leaving for LoveFrom (2019); Susan Kare drew the original Mac's icons; Alan Dye carries human interface design through the [[Liquid Glass]] era. '''Hardware:''' Tony Fadell fathered the iPod; Jon Rubinstein ran the hardware renaissance; Bob Mansfield shepherded unibody Macs; John Ternus rose from that lineage to the [[CEO of Apple|CEO office]]. '''Software:''' Avie Tevanian brought NeXT's OS to the [[Mac]]; Scott Forstall built [[iOS]] and exited over Maps; Craig Federighi became the platforms' public face. '''Silicon:''' Johny Srouji turned a licensed-chip customer into the [[Apple silicon]] empire.

= The wider cast =

Mike Markkula bankrolled and chaperoned the startup; Angela Ahrendts and Deirdre O'Brien shaped modern retail; Katie Cotton invented Apple's press omertà; Eddy Cue built the [[iTunes Store|content businesses]]; Jeff Williams ran operations and the [[Apple Watch]] before his 2025 retirement; Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre arrived with [[Beats]]. The pattern across them: long tenures, few stars imported, and credit that flows — by design — to the fruit on the lid.