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Sim Wong Hoo

Memorial Profile: The visionary behind Sound Blaster and Creative Technology.

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Occupation

Founder of Creative

Born

January 1, 1955

Zodiac

Capricorn

24,841

days lived

68

age at death

$1.0B

net worth

#203 of 2,697

Born
January 1, 1955
Died
January 4, 2023 (aged 68)
Zodiac
♑︎Capricorn·goat 🐐
Updated Jul 2026

About

Sim Wong Hoo was the founder and CEO of Creative Technology, a Singaporean company known for Sound Blaster sound cards and multimedia products.

Trivia

  • •He served as the Chairman and CEO of Creative Technology for 42 years, from its founding in 1981 until his death in 2023.
  • •Before the Sound Blaster, Creative’s first major product was the Cubic CT, a localized computer designed primarily to handle Chinese language processing.
  • •Due to his success in pioneering PC audio, he was widely known by the nickname 'The Sound Man'.

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Sun Sign

Capricorn♑︎

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Moon Sign

Aries♈︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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Planetary positions calculated for January 1, 1955

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