Mark Shuttleworth is a South African entrepreneur and space explorer who was born on September 18, 1973. He is best known as the founder of the popular Ubuntu open-source operating system. In 2002, he became the first African-born man to go into space, making him a pioneer in the field of space exploration.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $500 million (2024)
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About
Founder of the poplar Ubuntu open-source operating system. He was the first African-born man to go into space.
Before Fame
He founded Canonical Ltd. after creating Ubuntu to sell commercial support for his software.
Trivia
He also founded and sold for more than $500 million an internet security company. He used part of that money to catch a ride on a Soyuz spaceship.
Family Life
He was born in Welkom, South Africa, his father a surgeon and his mother a schoolteacher.
Associated With
He and Arlene Dickinson were contemporaries.