Trivia

He cofounded PayPal in 1998.

CEO & Product Architect of Tesla Motors and CEO & CTO SpaceX.

Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 2014.

He was the chairman of Solar City, which later merged into Tesla Inc. as a subsidiary.

He is the son of Maye Musk (Haldeman), a model and dietitian, and Errol Musk, an engineer. His father is South African-born and his mother is Canadian-born, from Regina, Saskatchewan, and also has American antecedents. Elon is of mostly English descent, along with Afrikaner (largely French Huguenot, Dutch, German, and Belgian), Scottish, and German. His name comes from his maternal great-grandfather John Elon Haldeman, originally of Illinois.

Read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica at age nine.

8 books that he credits to his success are: 1.Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down" by J.E. Gordon, 2. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" by Walter Isaacson, 3. Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson, 4. Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies" by Nick Bostrom, 5. Merchants of Doubt" by Erik M. Conway and Naomi Oreskes, 6. Lord of the Flies" by William Golding, 7. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel, 8. Foundation" trilogy by Isaac Asimov.

In January 2021, following a surge in the valuation of Tesla Inc., he became the richest person in the world, surpassing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and the first person to have a net worth of over $200 billion. His net worth peaked in November 2021, reaching $340 billion.

Inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame.

Has become a father of twins in November 2021. Mother is his former mistress Shivon Zilis.

Read science fiction novels for more than 10 hours a day.

Brother of Tosca Musk and Kimbal Musk.

His SpaceX company made history, successfully completing the first commercial rocket launch from the NASA launch pad.[February 2017].

When asked if he believed religion and science could co-exist, Musk replied "Probably Not".

Has 6 children with his ex-wife, Justine Musk: Nevada Alexander Musk (May 18, 2002 - May 28, 2002), twins Griffin Musk and Xavier Musk (b. April 15, 2004) and triplets Damian Musk, Kai Musk and Saxon Musk (b. January 1, 2006).

Has the twins Strider Musk (son) and Azure Musk (daughter) with Shivon Zilis.

In September 2023 he has 3 children with Grimes: Techno Mechanicus Musk, X Æ A-Xii Musk & Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.

In April 2022, he bought the social media platform Twitter for $44 billion.

Has a son (X Æ A-Xii Musk) and daughter (Exa Dark Sideræl Musk) with Grimes.

Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in physics and economics.

In his younger years, he trained in Kyukushin Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo and he did some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Three times divorced.

Dated Grimes from April 2018 to September 2021.

He does not pray or worship before SpaceX's launches.

Former son-in-law of Doug Milburn.

Endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024.