It's rare that a CEO is so well-known and well-liked by the public. If you think about it, how many people can name the CEO of Chevron, Proctor & Gamble or GE? Even though every one of us has used their products. Not only was Jobs a visionary but he was an iconic figure in the same way the Wright Brothers or Henry Ford were.
Decades from now your great great grandchildren will know who he was and how he shaped the world.