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Linus Benedict Torvalds (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus Torvalds | Alma mater | University of Helsinki (M.S.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Born | Linus Benedict Torvalds (1969-12-28) 28 December 1969 (age 56) Helsinki, Finland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Children | 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Citizenship | Finland | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Citizenship | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Employer | Linux Foundation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Known for | Linux, Git | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Occupation | Software engineer | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Parent(s) | Nils Torvalds (father) Anna "Mikke" Torvalds (née Törnqvist, mother) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Relatives | Sara Torvalds (sister) Leo Törnqvist (grandfather) Ole Torvalds (grandfather) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | Spouse | Tove Torvalds | 1.00 | infobox |
| Linus Torvalds | related to Bibliography | Torvalds | 0.60 | section |
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