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Elon Musk

Entrepreneur · SpaceX · born June 28, 1971

$790Breported net worth as of June 2026 · Forbes

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About

Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and former public official who is the CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX.

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Milestones, by age

Dated facts from Wikidata; ages marked “about” come from year-only dates.

  1. ~24Founded Zip21995
  2. 27Founded X.comMarch 1, 1999
  3. ~31Became CEO of SpaceX2002
  4. 30Founded SpaceXMarch 14, 2002
  5. 37Became CEO of TeslaOctober 1, 2008
  6. 44Founded OpenAIDecember 8, 2015
  7. 44Founded NeuralinkJune 1, 2016
  8. 45Founded The Boring CompanyDecember 17, 2016
  9. ~47Received the Fellow of the Royal Society2018
  10. ~47Named Time 1002018
  11. ~50Named Time Person of the Year2021
  12. 51Became CEO of TwitterOctober 27, 2022
  13. 51Founded X Corp.March 9, 2023
  14. 51Founded SpaceXAIMarch 9, 2023
  15. 53Became Senior Advisor to the President of the United StatesJanuary 20, 2025

Reported wealth

Each figure is a dated estimate from the publisher shown; wealth changes, and nothing here is live.

As ofEstimateSource
June 2026$790BForbes · current
March 2022$270BForbes
July 2021$162BForbes
April 2021$151BForbes
2019$22.3BForbes
October 2016$11.5BForbes

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George R. Roberts

Entrepreneur · Kohlberg Kravis Roberts · finance

1943 · United States

$16.8Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

George Rosenberg Roberts is an American billionaire financier. He is one of the three original partners of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., which he co-founded alongside Jerome Kohlberg and first cousin Henry Kravis in 1976.

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Mel Brooks
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Mel Brooks

Actor

1926 · United States

Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwright. With a career spanning nine decades, he is known for a variety of successful farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of the few people to win the EGOT.

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Kathy Bates
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Kathy Bates

Actor

1948 · United States

Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress and director. Her work spans over five decades, and her accolades include an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards.

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John Cusack
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John Cusack

Actor

1966 · United States

John Paul Cusack is an American actor. With a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in over eighty films.

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