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Elon Musk

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Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk (; born June 28, 1971) is an engineer, industrial designer and technology entrepreneur. He is a citizen of South Africa, Canada, and the United States. He is the founder, CEO and chief engineer/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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elon Musk has received more than 57,956,258 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 56th most popular inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 58M

    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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CNN
Elon Musk told CNN in 2008 how he could help NASA
In an early interview with CNN, SpaceX founder Elon Musk explained how he could work with NASA and his vision for the future of space travel.
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Grimes shares nickname for son with Elon Musk X Æ A-Xii
Grimes has revealed what she calls her son, X Æ A-Xii.The singer gave birth to her first child with Tesla billionaire Elon Musk earlier this month.
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TMZ
Elon Musk Grabbed Five Guys Burger After SpaceX Launch Postponement
Elon Musk will tell ya, making history makes ya hungry ... which is why when bad weather scrapped his SpaceX launch earlier this week, he worked up a big burger-sized appetite. The SpaceX honcho hit up Five Guys with his 2 bodyguards for some tasty…
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Motley Fool
Elon Musk Has Forgotten Tesla's Market
The Tesla CEO's aggressive criticism of stay-at-home orders could alienate wealthy coastal liberals, who make up the brand's core demographic.
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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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