Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. [2][3] He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. [4][5] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa. [6][7][8] Musk therefore holds both South African and Canadian citizenship from birth. [9] His father, Errol Musk, is a ...
Elon Musk is a South African–born American entrepreneur who cofounded the electronic payment firm PayPal...