What was the name of Steve Jobs’s adoptive father?

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Steve Jobs’s adoptive father was Paul Jobs.

Paul Reinhold Jobs and Clara Jobs adopted Steve shortly after his birth in 1955. Paul worked as a machinist and later as a Coast Guard mechanic, while the family lived in the Santa Clara Valley.

Paul encouraged Steve’s interest in electronics and practical construction. Steve later recalled watching his father build and repair objects, experiences that influenced his appreciation for craftsmanship and the unseen quality of finished products.

Steve Jobs’s biological parents were Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali. His biological sister, Mona Simpson, was a novelist; she is distinct from his adoptive family and from his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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