Elon Musk

Summary

Elon Musk is a human^[1]. He was born in Pretoria^[2]. He worked as a programmer^[3], engineer^[4], entrepreneur^[5], investor^[6], and politician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.015% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,437 views/month, #145 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Elon Musk was born in Pretoria^[2].
• Elon Musk's father was Errol Musk^[9].
• Elon Musk's mother was Maye Musk^[10].
• A child of Elon Musk was Nevada Musk^[11].
• A child of Elon Musk was Vivian Wilson^[12].
• A child of Elon Musk was Griffin Musk^[13].
• A child of Elon Musk was Damian Musk^[14].
• A child of Elon Musk was Saxon Musk^[15].
• A child of Elon Musk was Kai Musk^[16].
• Elon Musk held citizenship in South Africa^[17].
• Elon Musk held citizenship in Canada^[18].
• Elon Musk held citizenship in United States^[19].
• English was Elon Musk's native language^[20].
• Elon Musk's professions included programmer^[3].
• Elon Musk worked as an engineer^[4].
• Elon Musk's professions included entrepreneur^[5].
• Elon Musk worked as an investor^[6].
• Elon Musk's professions included politician^[7].
• Elon Musk's professions included civil servant^[21].
• Elon Musk's field of work was tech entrepreneurship^[22].
• Elon Musk's field of work was entrepreneurship^[23].
• Elon Musk's field of work was public finance^[24].
• Elon Musk held the position of chief executive officer^[25].
• Elon Musk held the position of chief executive officer^[26].
• Elon Musk held the position of co-president^[27].

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Origins and Family

Elon Musk was born in Pretoria^[2]. His father was Errol Musk^[9]. His mother was Maye Musk^[10]. English was his native language^[20].

Education

Educated at Waterkloof House Preparatory School^[28], a school^[29], in South Africa^[30], founded in 1923^[31]; Queen's University^[32], a university in Ontario^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1841^[35]; Stanford University^[36], a private university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1885^[39], headquartered in Stanford^[40]; Bryanston High School^[41], a high school^[42], in South Africa^[43], founded in 1968^[44]; and University of Pretoria^[45].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[3], engineer^[4], entrepreneur^[5], investor^[6], politician^[7], and civil servant^[21]. Fields of work include tech entrepreneurship^[22], entrepreneurship^[23], and public finance^[24]. Employers include PayPal^[46], SpaceX^[47], Tesla^[48], SolarCity^[49], The Boring Company^[50], and Neuralink^[51]. Positions held include chief executive officer^[25], a corporate title^[52] and co-president^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[53], Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society^[54], Time Person of the Year^[55], Time 100^[56], Financial Times Person of the Year^[57], and John Fritz Medal^[58].

Personal Life

Children include Nevada Musk^[11], 2002–2002^[59], of United States^[60]; Vivian Wilson^[12], a student^[61], b. 2004^[62], of United States^[63]; Griffin Musk^[13]; Damian Musk^[14], b. 2006^[64]; Saxon Musk^[15], b. 2006^[65]; and Kai Musk^[16], b. 2006^[66]. Elon Musk's religion is recorded as theism^[67]. He was affiliated with the America Party^[68].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Elon Musk include he gesture controversy^[69], a controversy^[70], founded in 2025^[71] and The Musk Who Fell to Earth^[72], a television series episode^[73], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[74].

Why It Matters

Elon Musk ranks in the top 0.015% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127,437 views/month, #145 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

He is credited with the discovery of hyperloop^[77], a futuristic concept^[78] and Aristotle's biology^[79], a superseded scientific theory^[80]. Entities named for him include he gesture controversy^[69], a controversy^[70], founded in 2025^[71] and The Musk Who Fell to Earth^[72], a television series episode^[73], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[74].

FAQs

Where was Elon Musk born?

Elon Musk's place of birth was Pretoria^[2].

Who were Elon Musk's parents?

Elon Musk's father was Errol Musk^[9]. Elon Musk's mother was Maye Musk^[10].

What did Elon Musk do for work?

Elon Musk worked as programmer^[3], engineer^[4], entrepreneur^[5], investor^[6], and politician^[7].

Where did Elon Musk go to school?

Elon Musk was educated at Waterkloof House Preparatory School^[28], Queen's University^[32], Stanford University^[36], and Bryanston High School^[41].

What awards did Elon Musk receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[53], Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society^[54], Time Person of the Year^[55], and Time 100^[56].

What did Elon Musk discover?

Elon Musk is credited as discoverer of hyperloop^[77] and Aristotle's biology^[79].