Linus Torvalds date of birth:
December 28, 1969
How old is Linus Torvalds?
56
Where was Linus Torvalds born?
Helsinki
How tall is Linus Torvalds?
5' 9½" (177 cm)
Linus Torvalds body shape:
Large
What color is Linus Torvalds's hair?
Blonde
Is Linus Torvalds gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Linus Torvalds?
Atheist
What is Linus Torvalds nationality?
Finnish
What is Linus Torvalds's occupation?
Software engineer
Linus Torvalds claim to fame:
Linux
Short Biography
Linus Benedict Torvalds (/ˈlaɪnəsˈtɔrvɔːldz/; born December 28, 1969) is a Finnish American software engineer, who was the principal force behind the development of the Linux kernel that became the most popular kernel for operating systems, like GNU and Android. He later became the chief architect of the Linux kernel and now acts as the project's coordinator. He also created the distributed revision control system git. He was honored, along with Shinya Yamanaka, with the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize by the Technology Academy Finland "in recognition of his creation of a new open source operating system for computers leading to the widely used Linux kernel". He is also the recipient of the 2014 IEEE Computer Society Computer Pioneer Award.