Sam Altman

American venture capitalist
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Sam Altman

Summary

Sam Altman is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1985-04-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4], programmer[5], and entrepreneur[6]. He ranks in the top 0.023% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,088 views/month, #234 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Sam Altman…
  • Sam Altman was born on +1985-04-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Sam Altman held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Sam Altman is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[9].
  • Sam Altman worked as a businessperson[4].
  • Sam Altman worked as a programmer[5].
  • Sam Altman worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Sam Altman held the position of président-directeur général[10].
  • Sam Altman was employed by Q2616400[11].
  • Sam Altman was employed by Reddit Inc.[12].
  • Among Sam Altman's employers was Loopt[13].
  • Among Sam Altman's employers was OpenAI[14].
  • Sam Altman's education included a stint at Stanford University[15].
  • Sam Altman's education included a stint at John Burroughs School[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Sam Altman is Hydrazine Capital[17].
  • Sam Altman received the honorary doctorate[18].
  • Sam Altman's video is recorded as Human connection is still important to people Sam Altman.webm[19].
  • Sam Altman's image is recorded as Sam Altman speaking at TED (cropped).jpg[20].
  • Sam Altman is recorded as male[21].
  • Sam Altman's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Sam Altman's sexual orientation is recorded as gay[23].
  • Sam Altman's signature is recorded as Sam altman autograph 2024.svg[24].
  • Sam Altman's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2492168453534366300001[25].
  • Sam Altman's GND ID is recorded as 1322382808[26].
  • Sam Altman's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2024028418[27].

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Origins and Family

Sam Altman was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1985-04-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group[9].

Education

Educated at Stanford University[15], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1885[30], headquartered in Stanford[31] and John Burroughs School[16], a school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1923[34], headquartered in St. Louis[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4], programmer[5], and entrepreneur[6]. Employers include Q2616400[11], a startup accelerator[36], in United States[37], founded in 2005[38], headquartered in Mountain View[39]; Reddit Inc.[12], a dot-com company[40], in United States[41], founded in 2005[42], headquartered in San Francisco[43]; Loopt[13], a business[44], in United States[45], founded in 2005[46], headquartered in Mountain View[47]; and OpenAI[14], an enterprise[48], in United States[49], founded in 2015[50], headquartered in San Francisco[51]. Sam Altman held the position of président-directeur général[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Sam Altman is Hydrazine Capital[17].

Recognition

Sam Altman received the honorary doctorate[18].

Why It Matters

Sam Altman ranks in the top 0.023% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,088 views/month, #234 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Sam Altman born?

Born in Chicago[2], Sam Altman…

What did Sam Altman do for work?

Sam Altman worked as businessperson[4], programmer[5], and entrepreneur[6].

Where did Sam Altman go to school?

Sam Altman was educated at Stanford University[15] and John Burroughs School[16].

What awards did Sam Altman receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate[18].

References

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  6. [22] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . cryptoast.fr. cryptoast.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . newyorker.com. newyorker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [14] . vilaweb.cat. Retrieved . vilaweb.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [18] . cbc.ca. cbc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [17] . wikidata.org.

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  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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