Philip Hampson Knight is an American businessman, born 24 February 1938 in Portland, Oregon. He co-founded Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964, which was renamed Nike, Inc. in 1971, and he serves as the company's chairman emeritus. He also owns the stop-motion film studio Laika.
Facts
BirthplacePortland, Oregon, United States 1 Defining ContributionCo-founded Nike, Inc. with track coach Bill Bowerman, building it from a running-shoe distributor into a global sports footwear, equipment and apparel company. 1 Notable Work Connections
Associated With
Phil Knight co-founded Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964, renamed Nike, Inc. in 1971, building it into the world's leading athletic footwear company.
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Phil Knight (Wikipedia)
WikipediaEarly life section, opening sentence
Phil Hampson Knight was born on February 24, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Bill Knight
Lead paragraph, parenthetical birth note
born February 24, 1938
Lead paragraph, first sentence
co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc.
Lead paragraph, full name form
Philip Hampson Knight
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.