Linus Torvalds (Engineer ) was born in Helsinki, Finland on a Sunday, December 28, 1969 🎈. Linus Torvalds is 54 years old. He is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
Software engineer who developed and became the chief architect behind the Linux kernel, a free and open source software. He also developed the Git system and the software Subsurface.
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| FULL NAME: | Linus Torvalds |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 28, 1969 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Helsinki, Finland |
| AGE: | 54 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Finnish |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Linus Torvalds is a Engineer. Linus was born in the 1960s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
He married six time Finnish national karate champion Tove Torvalds. Find out who is Linus Torvalds dating right now.
He has Master’s degree in computer science from the University of Helsinki and wrote a thesis called Linux: A Portable Operating System.
DID YOU KNOW He was awarded the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize and was inducted as an inaugural inductee into the Internet Hall of Fame.
FACT He is a software developer like Brian Behlendorf.
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Birthday
Currently, Linus Torvalds is 54 years old. His next birthday is away. Linus will celebrate his 55th birthday on a Sunday, December 28th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 28, 1969. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Linus Torvalds’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
Linus Torvalds was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Linus Torvalds is a 54 years old Engineer, born in December, in the Year of the Rooster (1969), and is a Capricorn. His life path number is 11. Linus’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and his birth flower is Narcissus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in December or specifically birthdays on December 28.
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