Paul Graham

Summary

Paul Graham is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Weymouth^[2]. He was born on November 13, 1964^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4], venture capitalist^[5], essayist^[6], writer^[7], and journalist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,701 views/month, #6,372 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Paul Graham's place of birth was Weymouth^[2].
• Paul Graham was born on November 13, 1964^[3].
• Paul Graham was married to Jessica Livingston^[10].
• Paul Graham held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• English was Paul Graham's native language^[12].
• Paul Graham's professions included programmer^[4].
• Paul Graham's professions included venture capitalist^[5].
• Paul Graham worked as an essayist^[6].
• Paul Graham's professions included writer^[7].
• Paul Graham worked as a journalist^[8].
• Paul Graham worked as a computer scientist^[13].
• Paul Graham's field of work was computer science^[14].
• Paul Graham's field of work was venture capital^[15].
• Among Paul Graham's employers was Interleaf^[16].
• Among Paul Graham's employers was Yahoo^[17].
• Paul Graham was educated at Harvard University^[18].
• Paul Graham's education included a stint at Cornell University^[19].
• Paul Graham was educated at Rhode Island School of Design^[20].
• Paul Graham was educated at Academy of Fine Arts, Florence^[21].
• Paul Graham's education included a stint at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[22].
• Paul Graham was educated at Gateway High School^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Graham is Hackers & Painters^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Graham is On Lisp^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Graham is Arc^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Paul Graham is Hacker News^[27].

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Origins and Family

Paul Graham was born in Weymouth^[2]. He was born on November 13, 1964^[3]. English was his native language^[12].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[18], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Cornell University^[19], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1865^[34], headquartered in Ithaca^[35]; Rhode Island School of Design^[20], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1877^[38]; Academy of Fine Arts, Florence^[21], an academy of fine arts^[39], in Italy^[40], founded in 1784^[41]; Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[22], an academic institution^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 1847^[44]; and Gateway High School^[23], a high school^[45], in United States^[46].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4], venture capitalist^[5], essayist^[6], writer^[7], journalist^[8], and computer scientist^[13]. Fields of work include computer science^[14], an academic discipline^[47] and venture capital^[15], a business model^[48]. Employers include Interleaf^[16], a business^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1981^[51], headquartered in Waltham^[52] and Yahoo^[17], a web portal^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1994^[55], headquartered in Sunnyvale^[56].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Hackers & Painters^[24], a literary work^[57]; On Lisp^[25], a written work^[58]; Arc^[26], a programming language^[59], founded in 2008^[60]; Hacker News^[27], a social news website^[61], founded in 2007^[62]; and Q2616400^[63], a startup accelerator^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 2005^[66], headquartered in Mountain View^[67].

Personal Life

Paul Graham was married to Jessica Livingston^[10].

Why It Matters

Paul Graham ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,701 views/month, #6,372 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[68] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[69]

Works attributed to him include Hacker News^[70], a social news website^[71], founded in 2007^[72].

FAQs

Where was Paul Graham born?

Paul Graham was born in Weymouth^[2].

Who was Paul Graham married to?

Paul Graham's spouses include Jessica Livingston^[10].

What did Paul Graham do for work?

Paul Graham worked as programmer^[4], venture capitalist^[5], essayist^[6], writer^[7], and journalist^[8].

Where did Paul Graham go to school?

Paul Graham was educated at Harvard University^[18], Cornell University^[19], Rhode Island School of Design^[20], and Academy of Fine Arts, Florence^[21].