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Leo Torvalds

Finnish writer
Person human Q11909468

Facts

9 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[6]
Country of citizenship
Finland[5]
Occupation
writer, film director, film screenwriter
Father
Nils Torvalds[4]
Sibling
Sara Torvalds, Christopher Torvalds, Linus Torvalds, Alexander Torvalds[9][10][11][12]
Family name
Torvalds[7]
Given name
Leo[8]
P14750
5AE8-F0E7-2D21-C296-7E79[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leo Torvalds ar ليو تورفالدس ru Лео Торвальдс
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Elonet person ID
871330
Goodreads author ID
19374210
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11bw61jpxy
IMDb ID
nm1627420
LibraryThing author ID
torvaldsleo
TMDB person ID
5222342
ČSFD person ID
156416

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Summary

Leo Torvalds has worked as a writer[1], film director[2], and film screenwriter[3].

FAQs

Who were Leo Torvalds's parents?

Leo Torvalds's father was Nils Torvalds[4].

What did Leo Torvalds do for work?

Leo Torvalds worked as a writer[1], film director[2], and film screenwriter[3].

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Google Knowledge Graph ID → /g/11bw61jpxy
    ČSFD person ID → 156416
    Goodreads author ID → 19374210
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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