About
George Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He created the Star Wars franchise and its fictional universe, the Indiana Jones franchise, and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic, and THX.
Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Milestones, by age
Dated facts from Wikidata; ages marked “about” come from year-only dates.
- ~27Founded Lucasfilm1971
- ~27Notable work: THX 11381971
- 29Notable work: American GraffitiAugust 1, 1973
- ~31Founded Skywalker Sound1975
- 30Founded Industrial Light & MagicMay 1, 1975
- 37Founded Lucasfilm GamesMay 1, 1982
- ~39Founded THX1983
- ~71Named Disney Legends2015
Reported wealth
Each figure is a dated estimate from the publisher shown; wealth changes, and nothing here is live.
| As of | Estimate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | $5B | Forbes · current |
| October 2016 | $4.6B | Forbes |
Sources
Every fact on this page traces to one of these.
Sources (4)
- George Lucas (Q38222) · Wikidata
- George Lucas · Wikipedia
- George Lucas — Forbes net worth (via Wikidata) · Forbes · 2017
- George Lucas — Forbes net worth (via Wikidata) · Forbes · 2016
Also born on May 14
Notable birthday twins
- Mark Zuckerberg · 1984 · Entrepreneur
- Cate Blanchett · 1969 · Actor
- Miranda Cosgrove · 1993 · Actor
- Claudia Goldin · 1946 · Scientist
- Peter J. Ratcliffe · 1954 · Scientist
- Robert Zemeckis · 1952 · Founder