Larry Page - Sergey Brin, Education & Age - Biography

Larry Page is an internet entrepreneur and computer scientist who teamed up with grad school buddy Sergey Brin to launch the search engine Google in 1998. 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Photo:LLUISGENE/AFPviaGettyImagesQuickFactsNameLarryPageBirthDateMarch26,1973(age48)EducationStanfordUniversity,UniversityofMichiganPlaceofBirthEastLansing,MichiganZodiacSignAriesWhoIsLarryPage?EarlyLifeandEducationCreatingGoogleWithSergeyBrinEvolvingConglomerateCiteThisPageCommentLarryPageisaninternetentrepreneurandcomputerscientistwhoteamedupwithgradschoolbuddySergeyBrintolaunchthesearchengineGooglein1998.WhoIsLarryPage?BorninMichiganin1973,LarryPage'sparentswerebothcomputerexperts.Followingintheirfootsteps,hestudiedcomputerengineeringatStanfordUniversity,wherehemetSergeyBrin.Theduodevelopedasearchenginethatlistedresultsaccordingtothepopularityofthepagesand,withPageasCEO,Googlebecametheworld'smostpopularsearchengineafterlaunchingin1998.PageandBrinlatertookchargeofGoogle'snewparentcompany,Alphabet,untilsteppingdownfrom theireverydayrolesinlate2019.EarlyLifeandEducationLawrencePagewasbornonMarch26,1973,inEastLansing,Michigan.Hisfather,CarlPage,wasapioneerincomputerscienceandartificialintelligence,andhismothertaughtcomputerprogramming.AfterearningaBachelorofSciencedegreeinengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan,PagedecidedtoconcentrateoncomputerengineeringforgraduateschoolatStanfordUniversity,wherehemetBrin.CreatingGoogleWithSergeyBrinAsaresearchprojectatStanfordUniversity,PageandBrincreatedasearchenginethatlistedresultsaccordingtothepopularityofthepages,afterconcludingthatthemostpopularresultwouldoftenbethemostuseful.Theycalledthesearchengine"Google"afterthemathematicalterm"googol,"whichreferstotheNo.1followedby100zeros,toreflecttheirmissiontoorganizetheimmenseamountofinformationavailableontheweb.Afterraising$1millionfromfamily,friendsandotherinvestors,thepairlaunchedthecompanyin1998.Googlehassincebecometheworld'smostpopularsearchengine,receivinganaverageof5.9billionsearchesperdayin2013.HeadquarteredintheheartofCalifornia'sSiliconValley,GooglehelditsinitialpublicofferinginAugust2004,makingPageandBrinbillionaires.EvolvingConglomerateIn2006,Googlepurchasedthemostpopularwebsiteforuser-submittedstreamingvideos,YouTube,for$1.65billioninstock.InSeptember2013,PagewasrankedNo.13ontheForbes400listoftherichestpeopleinAmerica.ThatOctober,hewasrankedNo.17onForbes'2013"MostPowerfulPeople"list.AsGoogle'sCEO,Pagesharedresponsibilityforthecompany'soperationswithBrin,whoservedasdirectorofspecialprojectsforGoogle,andEricSchmidt,thecompany'sexecutivechairman.READNEXTDuaLipa(1995–)OliviaRodrigo(2003–)MeganTheeStallion(1995–)In2015,PageandBrinannouncedthecreationofanewparentcompanycalledAlphabettooverseeGoogleandothersubsidiaries.PageandBrinbecameAlphabet'sCEOandpresident,respectively,with SundarPichaisteppinginasGoogle'stopexecutive.DiminishingPresenceandCompanyExitTherestructuringgave PageandBrintheopportunitytostepawayfromday-to-dayoperationsofthecompanytheyfounded,andtheCEOwasnoticeablyabsentfromAlphabet's meetingsandquarterlyearningscalls.In2018,PagedeclinedtoappearbeforetheSenateIntelligenceCommitteeaspartofhearingsintotheuseofBigTechtomeddleinforeignelections,andhecameunderscrutinyforgivinga$90millionexitpackagetoaformerseniorexecutiveaccusedofsexualmisconduct.OnDecember3,2019,PageandBrinannouncedthattheyweresteppingdownfromtheirrolesasCEOandpresidentofAlphabet,handingthereinsto Pichai.However,theduowereexpectedtoretaintheirinfluenceoverthecompany'sdirectionasAlphabet'slargestindividualshareholders. AutonomousAirTaxiInMarch2018,itwasannouncedthatacompanypersonallyfundedbyPage,calledKittyHawk,hadreachedanagreementwithofficialsinNewZealandtobeginthecertificationprocessonafullyelectric,self-pilotingflyingtaxi.KittyHawkhadbeentestingitsaircraft,nicknamedCora,overNewZealandsincethepreviousOctober.WithBoeing,AirbusandUberamongthecompanieslookingtobreakgroundintheburgeoningairtaxiindustry,KittyHawkisaimingtohaveacommercialnetworkofvehiclesupandrunningby2021.PersonalLifePagehasbeenmarriedtoresearchscientistLucindaSouthworthsince2007.Thecouplehastwochildren.FactCheckWestriveforaccuracyandfairness.Ifyouseesomethingthatdoesn'tlookright,contactus!CitationInformationArticleTitleLarryPageBiographyAuthorBiography.comEditorsWebsiteNameTheBiography.comwebsiteURLhttps://www.biography.com/scientist/larry-pageAccessDatePublisherA&ETelevisionNetworksLastUpdatedMarch26,2021OriginalPublishedDateApril2,2014CommentBIOGRAPHYNEWSLETTERSubscribetotheBiographynewslettertoreceivestoriesaboutthepeoplewhoshapedourworldandthestoriesthatshapedtheirlives.SIGNUPMORESTORIESFROMBIOGRAPHYPersonSergeyBrinSergeyBrinisacomputerscientistwhocreatedGooglewithLarryPage,thetwobecomingbillionairesasGoogledevelopedintotheworld'smostpopularsearchengineandamediagiant.(1973–)PersonElonMuskSouthAfricanentrepreneurElonMuskisknownforfoundingTeslaMotorsandSpaceX,whichlaunchedalandmarkcommercialspacecraftin2012.(1971–)PersonSteveWozniakSteveWozniakisanAmericancomputerscientistbestknownasoneofthefoundersofAppleandastheinventoroftheAppleIIcomputer.(1950–)PersonMichaelDellMichaelDellhelpedlaunchthepersonalcomputerrevolutioninthe1980swiththecreationoftheDellComputerCorporation,nowknownasDellInc.(1965–)PersonMarkDeanComputerscientistandengineerMarkDeaniscreditedwithhelpingdevelopanumberoflandmarktechnologies,includingthecolorPCmonitor,theIndustryStandardArchitecturesystembusandthefirstgigahertzchip.(1957–)PersonSteveJobsSteveJobsco-foundedAppleComputerswithSteveWozniak.UnderJobs'guidance,thecompanypioneeredaseriesofrevolutionarytechnologies,includingtheiPhoneandiPad.(1955–2011)PersonRupertMurdochMediamagnateRupertMurdochisthefounderandheadofNewsCorporation,aglobalmediaconglomerate.HecreatedFoxBroadcastingCompanyin1986.(1931–)PersonBillGatesEntrepreneurBillGatesfoundedtheworld'slargestsoftwarebusiness,Microsoft,withPaulAllen,andsubsequentlybecameoneoftherichestmenintheworld.(1955–)PersonMarkZuckerbergMarkZuckerbergisco-founderandCEOofthesocial-networkingwebsiteFacebook,aswellasoneoftheworld'syoungestbillionaires.(1984–)Loading…SeeMoreCLOSECLOSECLOSECLOSE