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| Larry Page |
Celebrity of the day is Lawrence Page, popularly known as 'Larry' Page. He is a co-founder of the Giant Information and Search Engine Company, Google Inc. He is an American computer scientist and internet entrepreneur who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc. He is the inventor of PageRank, which is Google's best known search algorithm.
BIODATA:
Date of Birth: 26 March 1973.
Age: 42 years.
Place of Birth: East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America.
Residence: Palo Alto, California, United States of America.
Nationality: American.
Title: CEO of Alphabet Inc.
Alma mater: University of Michigan (Bachelor of Science), Standford University (Master of Science).
Occupation: Computer Scientist, Internet Entrepreneur, Philanthropist.
Recognized for: Co-founder of Google Inc, and Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet Inc.
Net worth: 41.9 Billion USD (November, 2015).
Marital Status: Married.
Spouse: Lucinda Southworth (married 2007).
Number of Children: Two (2).
Achievement(s)/Award(s): Page has received lots of awards among which are;
>=> Honorary Doctorate from the University of Michigan (2009).
>=> He was ranked 24th on the Forbes list of Billionaires (2011).
>=> Ranked as the 11th richest person in the United States of America (2015).
>=> Bloomberg Billionaires index lists Larry Page to be the 17th richest man in the world with estimated net worth of 32.7 billion USD (July, 2014).
>=> He was named number one in Forbes' American Most Popular CEO (October, 2015).
>=> Fortune Magazine named him the 'Business Person of the Year' and declaring him as the 'World's most daring CEO' (2014).
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