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Larry Ellison

Also known as Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Lawrence Ellison, Lawrence J. Ellison, Lawrence Joseph "Larry" Ellison, Larry J Ellison

Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American businessman. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and executive chairman. According to Forbes, as of early 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $201–203 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person.

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Lawrence Joseph Ellison is an American entrepreneur, computer scientist, aircraft pilot, and actor born in the Bronx in 1944. He is educated at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and the University of Chicago. His professional career includes employment at Amdahl Corporation and Ampex. He is a member of The Giving Pledge and is recognized as a billionaire.

Ellison is the owner of Oracle Corporation, Lanai, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, and the IMO 8982307 vessel. He resides in Malibu, Woodside, South Shore, and Berkeley, and typically uses a Lexus LFA. He has two children, David Ellison and Megan Ellison. His written works include Email Marketing, Business Marketing Network, Everybody Needs a Jay, Business Adventures, and Passive Income. He has also appeared in the work The Dropout.

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Email Marketing
Business Marketing Network
Everybody Needs a Jay
Business Adventures
Passive Income

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Known for

The Wind Gods — Self2013
Iron Man 2 — Larry Ellison2010
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires — Self - Founder and President, Oracle1996

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Larry Ellison | Executive Biography

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Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: The Bronx
Child: Megan Ellison
Occupation: businessperson
Employer: Ampex
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Oracle Corporation
Field of work: database management system
Movement: transhumanism
Member of team: Oracle Racing
Official website: www.oracle.com/corporate/executives/larry-ellison
Image: Larry Ellison on stage.jpg
Residence: Lanai
Political ideology: Zionism

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Commons category: Larry Ellison
date of birth: 1944-08-17
name in native language: Lawrence Joseph Ellison
vehicle normally used: Lexus LFA
owner of: Indian Wells Open
net worth: 62500000000
social media followers: 128012
subject has role: billionaire
writing language: English language
member of: The Giving Pledge
medical condition: pneumonia
present in work: The Dropout
significant person: Benjamin Netanyahu

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Encyclopedic overview

Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and executive chairman. According to Forbes, as of early 2026, Ellison's estimated net worth is $201–203 billion, making him the world's sixth-richest person.

On September 10, 2025, Ellison was briefly the wealthiest person in the world after an increase in Oracle stock price, with an estimated net worth of $393 billion. He is also known for various other investments, such as his ownership of 98% of the land on Lānaʻi, the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands, his stake in the automotive and clean energy company Tesla, Inc. worth over $19 billion, and his controlling stake in the mass media conglomerate Paramount Skydance, which is managed by his son David Ellison.

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