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Elon Musk

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Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk (; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate, industrial designer, engineer, and philanthropist. He is the founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. In 2018, he was ranked 25th on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People, and was ranked joint-first on the Forbes list of the Most Innovative Leaders of 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elon Musk has received more than 71,417,416 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 56th most popular inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 71M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 97

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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TechCrunch
Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ slated for late 2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed Tuesday the Model S Plaid, the newest variant to the company’s flagship sedan that boasts some eye-popping performance and range claims, including the ability to travel at least 520 miles on a single charge. The Model S with this …
person Kirsten Korosec
calendar Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Mashable
Elon Musk announces first Tesla-made battery to get to $25,000 EV
Tesla's Battery Day finally happened Tuesday, drive-in movie theater style, with attendees sitting in parked Tesla cars. They were in the Fremont car factory lot facing a stage to hear about the next advancement in battery technology powering Elon Musk's elec…
person Sasha Lekach
calendar Tuesday, September 22, 2020
New York Times
Elon Musk Promises to Make a $25,000 Tesla (in 3 Years)
Tesla said it was working on advances that would lower the cost of batteries and increase their capacity to store energy.
person Niraj Chokshi
calendar Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Entrepreneur
Why Did Elon Musk Publicly Smoke Weed With Joe Rogan?
It's because he's Elon Musk. You and I are not Elon Musk.
person Gene Marks
calendar Wednesday, September 23, 2020

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Elon Musk ranks 56 out of 323. Before him are George Westinghouse, Willis Carrier, Isaac Singer, Étienne Lenoir, Charles Goodyear, and James Naismith. After him are Josephine Cochrane, Les Paul, George Eastman, Henry Fox Talbot, Alexander Stepanovich Popov, and Louis Renault.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Elon Musk ranks 7. Before him are Tupac Shakur, Justin Trudeau, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Julian Assange, Jared Leto, and Pep Guardiola. After him are Anna Netrebko, Jeremy Renner, Lance Armstrong, Winona Ryder, Snoop Dogg, and Mark Wahlberg.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Elon Musk ranks 11 out of 220. Before him are Nadine Gordimer (1923), Sarah Baartman (1788), F. W. de Klerk (1936), Christiaan Barnard (1922), Desmond Tutu (1931), and Miriam Makeba (1932). After him are Paul Kruger (1825), Jacob Zuma (1942), Max Theiler (1899), Thabo Mbeki (1942), P. W. Botha (1916), and Charlize Theron (1975).

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Among INVENTORS In South Africa

Among inventors born in South Africa, Elon Musk ranks 1. After him are Phil Ramone (1934).

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