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Elon Musk

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Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk (; born June 28, 1971) is an engineer, industrial designer, philanthropist, and technology entrepreneur. He is a citizen of South Africa, the United States (where he has lived most of his life and currently resides), and Canada. 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 56,912,840 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 56th most popular inventor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 57M

    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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Elon Musk Shares a Video: Making Ventilators From Tesla Parts
Elon Musk shared a new video today from Tesla Engineering. "We're trying to make some ventilators from some car parts, so we can help the medical industry without taking away from their supply," it begins. (All three people who appear in the video are wearing…
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Medscape.com
The Week That Wasn't in COVID-19: Elon Musk, 'Pandemic' Scientist
Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
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calendar Monday, April 6, 2020
9gag.com
Elon Musk buys Italy
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calendar Saturday, April 4, 2020
Cleantechnica.com
Medtronic & Elon Musk Are Mobilizing To Help Hospitals
Medtronic tweeted that it is mobilizing with Elon Musk. By collaborating with Tesla and SpaceX, the companies are making a vital component for critical care ventilators. This will mean that more ventilators will be available for COVID-19 patients
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calendar Saturday, April 4, 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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