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Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking website Facebook.
  • Background

    Mark Zuckerberg was born in 1984 in White Plains, New York. He is the son of dentist Edward Zuckerberg and psychiatrist Karen Kempner.
  • Education

    • At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg had excelled in the classics.
    • Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room on February 4, 2004. Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard in his sophomore year to complete his project.

    Career

    • Zuckerberg moved to Palo Alto, California, with friends.They got their first office in mid-2004. In 2007, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. He created a different program he initially called Facemash that let students select the best looking person from a choice of photos.Created Facebook as an online directory for Harvard students in his sophomore year, left soon after to expand the company.

    Achievements

    • development of one of the most widely used networking websites among college and high school students throughout the United States, Canada and Europe
    • recognition as the youngest ever self-made billionarie

    Views

    realism

    Quotations: All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school - my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.

    Mark Zuckerberg

    Politics

    Party affiliation: Democratic Party

    Religion

    He was raised by two Jewish parents but considers himself to be an atheist. Therefore he isn't Jewish, he renounced his religion and does not believe in God.

    Confession: atheist

    Personality

    Interests

    Sport & Clubs: Fencing

    Athletes: Mariel Zagunis

    Other interests: computer programming

    Connections

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