Elon Reeve Musk FRS is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and chief designer of SpaceX; early stage investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI

 

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Elon Reeve Musk
Nickname	Iron Man
Profession(s)	Entrepreneur, Investor
Famous For	Being the CEO of Tesla and Space X
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet inches- 5’ 11”
Eye Color	Moss Green
Hair Color	Light Ash Blonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth	June 28, 1971
Age (as of 2020)	49 Years
Birthplace	Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	American [1]
Hometown	Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
School	• Waterkloof House Preparatory School • Bryanston High School • Pretoria Boys High School
College/University	• Queen's University • University of Pennsylvania • Stanford University, California
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Science in Economics from University of Pennsylvania • Bachelor of Science in Physics from University of Pennsylvania • PhD in Energy Physics from Stanford University, California (Dropped Out)
Religion	Atheist
Ethnicity/Race	• South African (from his father's side) • Canadian (from his mother's side) • British (from his grandmother's side) • He also has Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry [2]
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Political Inclination	He considers himself a half Republican and a half Democrate [3]
Hobbies	Reading, Playing Video Games, Travelling
Awards, Honours, Achievements	2007: For his work on Tesla and SpaceX, he was awarded Inc Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year award 2008: Elon was awarded American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low award for his enormous contribution for space transportation in 2007/2008 2008: Awarded National Wildlife Federation 2008 National Conservation Achievement award for SolarCity and Tesla 2009: National Space Society's Von Braun Trophy 2010: Awarded the FAI Gold Space Medal (highest award in air and space), for designing the 1st privately developed rocket to reach orbit by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale 2010: The Kitty Hawk Foundation recognized him as a Living Legend of Aviation in 2010 2011: Elom was awarded with $250,000 Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization 2012: Awarded the 'a Gold Medal' (Royal Aeronautical Society's highest award) 2015: Awarded IEEE Honorary Membership 2018: Appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Controversies	• Elon Musk's tweet "A little red wine, vintage record, some Ambien ... and magic!" got him a lot of media attention since it was a dangerous drug combination that he had mention publicly on his social media. • In 2018, Musk's mini-submarine was dismissed considering it a 'PR Stunt' by many including the diver who saved the 12 boys from the cave in Thailand, Elon's another tweet landed him in a controversy. He called the British Diver a "pedo guy" in his tweet. Tesla's shares fell 4% after the public found his behavior erratic. Thereafter Elon was asked to apologize by the Tesla investors. The diver filed a legal lawsuit against Musk demanding $75,000 in damages. • Musk considers Artificial Intelligence as the most dangerous threat to the human race. His warnings for Artificial Intelligence was entitled as 'Irresponsible' by Mark Zuckerberg. To which Elon stated Zuckerberg has a very limited understanding of 'AI'. • In September 2018, Elon was accused with security fraud charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, the board of Directors of Tesla stated that they believe in the work ethics of Musk and added, “fully confident in Elon, his integrity, and his leadership of the company.” After the Directors tried to make a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Elon gave an ultimatum to Tesla that he would quit as the CEO of Tesla if any settlement was made. The case is yet to be resolved.
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Divorced
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Justine Musk • Cameron Diaz (2013) • Talulah Riley • Amber Heard (2016-2017) • Grimes (2018-present)
Family
Wife/Spouse	• Justine Musk (2000-2008), Writer • Talulah Riley (2010-2012 & 2013-2016), Actress
Children	Son(s)- Griffin, Xavier, Damian, Saxon, Kai X Æ A-12 Musk (with his girlfriend Grimes) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Errol Musk (Electromechanical Engineer, Pilot, Sailor) Mother- Maye Musk (Model, Dietitian)
Siblings	Brother- Kimbal Musk (Entrepreneur, Philanthrophist) Sister- Tosca Musk (Filmmaker)
Favourite Things
Actor	Robert Downey Jr.
Film(s)	Star Wars, The Martian, Thank you for smoking
TV Show	The Big Bang Theory
Book(s)	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Foundation series
Poet	Shakespeare
Comic Character	Marvel’s X-Men
Style Quotient
Car(s) Collection	• 1978 BMW 320i • Ford Model T • McLaren F1 • Jaguar Series 1 1967 E-type • Audi Q7 • Hamann BMW M5
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	$189.7 billion (as of January 2021) [4]

 

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Elon Musk

• Does Elon Musk smoke?: Yes

   

  

  Elon Musk Smoking

• Does Elon Musk drink alcohol?: Yes

   

  

  Elon Musk Drinking Alcohol

• He has his roots in America, Canada, South Africa and also has Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.

• At the age of 10, Elon started teaching himself computer programming after developing an interest in the Commodore VIC-20 (computer).

• He sold his first video game, ‘Blastar’ to ‘PC and Office Technology’ (a magazine) for $500. He was just 12 years old at that time.

• In his childhood, he was deeply inspired by Isaac Asimov’s book, ‘Foundation series.’

• Elon had a very dreadful childhood as he was bullied in his school. Once, he even got hospitalized after a group of boys beat him until he became unconscious and threw him down a flight of stairs.

• Just before his 18th birthday, Elon moved to Canada against his father’s will. His father wanted Elon to complete his graduation from Pretoria itself but Elon chose to flee since he believed that it was easier to get to the United States from Canada.

• In 1995, after raising funds from a small group of ‘angel investors,’ Elon and his brother, Kimbal, founded ‘Zip2’ (a web software company). Elon wanted to become the CEO of Zip2 but was not allowed by the other members of the board. However, Zip2 was later acquired by Compaq in 1999.

• In 1999. Elon co-founded an e-mail payment and online financial services company, ‘X.com.’ A year later, X.com merged with Confinity, which provided a money-transfer service called, ‘PayPal.’ In 2000, He was knocked out from his position of CEO because of some disagreement with the allied party. Elon was the largest shareholder of X.com before it was acquired by eBay in 2002.

• In 2000, he got married to his first wife, Justine Wilson. Their first son, Nevada Alexander Musk, died just after 10 weeks of his birth due to ‘Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).’ Through “in vitro fertilization” the couple was blessed with twins and triplets in the year 2004 and 2006 respectively.

• He drafted “Mars Oasis” in 2001. The project was aimed to gain public interest in space exploration. Elon went to Russia to buy refurbished ‘Dnepr Intercontinental ballistic missiles’ (ICBMs) for his project from the companies like NPO Lavochkin, and Kosmotras. He was spat upon by one of the Russian chief designers after Elon proposed his plan. He returned empty-handed to the US.

• In 2002, in another meeting with the company Kosmotras, the company offered one rocket for $8 million to Elon, which he found too expensive. He left the meeting in between in anger and there he got the idea of founding a company which could build the cost-effective rockets he needed and hence Elon ended up founding “SpaceX” in May 2002.

• In 2003, Tesla (a car manufacturer company) was co-founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. In 2004, Elon joined the company as the Chairman of the board of Directors. Amidst some financial crisis and a few conflicts in 2008, Elon became the CEO of Tesla overthrowing Martin Eberhard from the post.

• Musk’s Salary at Tesla is ₹1 only.

• In 2005, his aircraft: (1994) model Dassault Falcon 900, was used in the film, “Thank you for smoking.” Elon made a cameo in the film as the pilot of the plane.

• He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board in 2006.

• Musk provided financial support to his cousins, Lyndon, and Peter Rive, who founded ‘SolarCity’ in 2006. He also helped them by giving the initial concept of the project. Tesla, Inc wholly acquired SolarCity in 2016.

• In 2008, Elon and Justine shared the custody of their five sons after getting separated from each other.

• After dating actress, Talulah Riley, Elon tied the knot with her in 2010. In 2012, Musk announced a divorce with the actress. In 2013, Elon remarried her after which Musk again announced that he had filed for a second divorce from Talulah. Though the divorce was withdrawn but was later finalized in 2016.

• In 2010, his name was among “Time‘s 100 people” who affected the world the most and was also listed among the 75 most influential people of the 21st century by Esquire magazine.

• Musk was listed among the “America’s 20 Most Powerful CEOs 40 And Under” by Forbes in February 2011.

• In 2013, Musk became the Fortune Businessperson of the year for SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity.