Elon Musk
Born 1971
Elon Reeve Musk
CEO of Tesla · Founder of SpaceX
South African-born entrepreneur who invested in Tesla in 2004, became its CEO in 2008 and led the launch of the Model S, Model 3 and Model Y.
- Born
- 28 June 1971Pretoria, South Africa
- Nationality
- South African, Canadian and American
Biography
Elon Reeve Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, on 28 June 1971, a citizen of South Africa and Canada from birth; he became a US citizen in 2002, the year he founded SpaceX. In 2004 he invested in Tesla, became its majority shareholder and joined the board as chairman.
Tesla began delivering the Roadster in 2008, the year Musk became its chief executive and product architect. The Model S followed in 2012, the Model 3 in 2017 and the Model Y in 2020; that summer Tesla became the most valuable car maker in the world. The Cybertruck was introduced in 2023.
Timeline
Cars
Tesla Roadster
Tesla Model S
Tesla Model X
Tesla Model 3Elon Musk in 1CARS stories
- Tesla Unveils the New Roadster, the Sports Car Elon Musk Calls a Flying Car
- Lotus Esprit: the Mid-Engined Wedge of 1976 to 2004
- Tesla Cybertruck: the Stainless-Steel Electric Pickup
- The History of Tesla: From Start-up to Mass-Market Electric Cars
- Tesla Roadster: The Electric Sports Car That Started Tesla
- Tesla Autopilot Crashes of 2016: Driver Error or System Fault?
Related people
Sources
- Elon Musk — Wikipedia · accessed 13 October 2026