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Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks
Zev Siegl is an American keynote speaker and presenter. He co-founded Starbucks, with Gordon Bowker and Jerry Baldwin, in 1971, and was a director of the company during its first decade. Siegl, a former public school history teacher, was the company's first paid employee.
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Zev Siegl was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Zev Siegl's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1955 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.29 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $10,950 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $6,200 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.75 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.50 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 165.3M | 341 million |
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