Linus Torvalds

Date of birth

28 Dec 1969

57 years ago at Helsinki, Finland

Also Known As

Linus Benedict Torvalds

Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known for creating the Linux operating system and the version control system Git. He was born on December 28, 1969, in Helsinki, Finland, and has played a significant role in the development of open-source software.

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