https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/01/steve-jobs-to-receive-posthumous-medal-of-freedom/ > The Biden administration announced today that Steve Jobs is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. Steve Jobs died on October 5, 2011, from complications following a relapse of pancreatic cancer. Jobs is among a list of notable Americans receiving the honor, including olympian Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and John McCain, who is also receiving the medal following his 2018 death. > The White House describes Steve Jobs with the following broad strokes: