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Elon Musk
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- #001
In 1998, Elon Musk became one of the co-founders of PayPal.
- #002
Elon Musk is the CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and the CEO and CTO of SpaceX.
- #003
In 2014, Elon Musk was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame.
- #004
At the age of nine, Elon Musk read the entire Britannica Encyclopedia.
- #005
Elon Musk was chairman of Solar City, which later merged with Tesla Inc. as a subsidiary.
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In January 2021, after a rise in Tesla Inc.'s valuation, Elon Musk overtook Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest person and the first person with a net worth above $200 billion. He later became the first person with a net worth above $300 billion, $400 billion, $500 billion, $600 billion, $700 billion, $800 billion and $900 billion. On June 12, 2026, after his company SpaceX went public, he became the world's first trillionaire.
- #007
Elon Musk is the son of model and dietitian Maye Musk (née Haldeman) and engineer Errol Musk. His father was born in South Africa and his mother was born in Canada, from Regina, Saskatchewan, and Elon also has American ancestry, including his American-born maternal grandfather. Elon is of Afrikaner (mostly French Huguenot, Dutch, German and Belgian), Scottish and German as well as mostly English descent. His name comes from his maternal great-grandfather John Elon Haldeman, who was originally from Illinois and was named after his own grandfather Elon Powers.
- #008
Elon Musk was inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.
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Elon Musk reads science fiction novels for more than 10 hours a day.
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SpaceX made history by successfully completing the first commercial rocket launch from a NASA launch pad. [February 2017].
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Elon Musk has 6 children with his ex-wife Justine Musk: Nevada Alexander Musk (May 18, 2002 – May 28, 2002), twins Griffin Musk and Vivian Jenna Wilson (b. April 15, 2004) and triplets Damian Musk, Kai Musk and Saxon Musk (b. January 1, 2006).
- #012
When asked whether he believed religion and science could coexist, Musk answered "Probably Not".
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In April 2022, Elon Musk bought the social media platform Twitter for $44 billion.
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Elon Musk is the brother of Tosca Musk and Kimbal Musk.
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Elon Musk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in physics and economics.
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Elon Musk has Asperger's Syndrome.
- #017
After Donald Trump said a decade earlier that he would be an "embarrassing" president, and after many other critical statements, Elon Musk endorsed Trump's election to the presidency in 2024.
- #018
In his youth, Elon Musk trained in Kyokushin Karate, Tae Kwon Do and Judo, and practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
- #019
Elon Musk has twins with Shivon Zilis: Strider Musk (son) and Azure Musk (daughter).
- #020
In November 2021, Elon Musk became the father of twins. Their mother is his former mistress Shivon Zilis.
- #021
Elon Musk has a son, X Æ A-Xii Musk, and a daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, with Grimes.
- #022
Elon Musk is an outspoken supporter of Germany's far-right AfD party (and an alleged donor to it).
- #023
As of September 2023, Elon Musk has three children with Grimes: Techno Mechanicus Musk, X Æ A-Xii Musk and Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.
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Elon Musk's relationship with Grimes lasted from April 2018 to September 2021.
- #025
Elon Musk does not pray or worship before a SpaceX launch.
- #026
Elon Musk is the former son-in-law of Doug Milburn.
- #027
Elon Musk is a genuine admirer of Vladimir Putin.
- #028
Elon Musk's son Romulus (born September 2024) was conceived naturally with conservative influencer and author Ashley St. Clair during a holiday in the Caribbean.
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