Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William C. Steere, Jr.


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The result was keep. Geschichte (talk) 18:58, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

William C. Steere, Jr.

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Does not meet WP:NBIO- notability is largely inherited from Pfizer. MrsSnoozyTurtle 08:43, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Businesspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 08:48, 16 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep I agree it's borderline, but stuff like this book do point to notability - "Whatever questions surrounded the paternity of Viagra, the marketable product was undoubtedly the offspring of William C. Steere, Jr." Funnily enough, apparently he believed that size mattered. He DOES seem to have been most notable in that intersection between the analogue and digital world around 1995/6, which may not help his case but Bloomberg profiles him here and the pieces in the article (The Day, in particular, is I think a decent source) push him over the old WP:GNG line... Best Alexandermcnabb (talk) 09:10, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United States of America-related deletion discussions. North America1000 06:54, 17 June 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 05:56, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep - wildly successful business person who developed multiple blockbuster drugs, which changed big pharma. Bearian (talk) 15:51, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Weak keep Just enough significant coverage and sourcing for notability.Jackattack1597 (talk) 10:19, 30 June 2021 (UTC)


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