Who is Larry Ellison?
He is an entrepreneur and American businessman who was co-founder and CEO Of the software company Oracle Corporation from 1977 to 2014. His mother’s name was Florence Spellman; she was a single 19-year-old mother. When Larry was nine months old he suffered from pneumonia. So, his mother sent him to Chicago to his uncle and aunt’s house, their names were Louis Ellison and Lillian. They adopt him. He never met his mother until he crossed his age of 40.
Larry Ellison Biography
Real Name | Lawrence Joseph Ellison |
Nick Name | Larry Ellison and Larry |
DOB | 17 August 1944 |
Age | 77 years ( as of 2024) |
Birthplace | The Bronx in New York, United States |
Hometown | The Bronx in New York, United States |
Nationality | American |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Physical Appearance | |
Height | 6’3”inches |
Weight | 85 kg |
Body Measurement | Biceps- 35 inches Waist- 27 inches Chest – 34 inches |
Hair color | Dark brown |
Eye color | Dark brown |
Education /Qualification | |
School | Eugene Field Elementary School Park RidgeSouth Shore High School |
College | University of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois |
Qualification | No degree Urbana Champaign |
Hobbies | Car racing , extreme sports and Yatch Racing |
Relationship Status | |
Marital status | Divorced |
Spouse | Adda Quinn (M. 1967 Div. 1974 )Nancy Wheeler Jenkins(M. 1977 Div. 1978 ) Barbara Boothe (M. 1983 Div. 1986 ) Melanie (M. 2003 Div. 2010 ) |
Parents Name | Father- Louis Ellison Mother-Lillian Ellison |
Brother Name | Bob Miner |
Sister Name | Not known |
Favorite Things | |
Sexual orientation | Straight |
Destination | Hawaiian Island |
Food | Lots of fruits, fishes and vegetables |
Car collection | Acura NSXMcLaren F1Audi R8Lexus LFA |
Color | Not known |
Early Life
He was born on 17 August 1944 in The Bronx in New York, United States. Larry Ellison’s age is 77 years old as of 2024.
Larry Ellison Education
He did his schooling at Eugene Field Elementary School Park Ridge for further school education he joined another school South Shore High School. Larry completed his college education at the University of Illinois He studied in college but did not get his degree from any college. He withdrew from college because his adoptive mother died at that time. After studying there he pursued further college studies from the University of Chicago. Ellison studied mathematics and physics, also studied Computer Design, in between his degree he moved to Berkeley California because he wanted to start his career in computer programming at a different company.
Larry Ellison spouse
He married four times and also divorced four times. His first wife was Adda Quinn who married him in 1967 then after a few differences in their relationship they decided to divorce and finally they took a divorce in 1974. Just six months before starting his well-known firm he married Nancy Wheeler Jenkins in 1977. Larry’s life was changed after his software development Laboratory so she wanted a divorce and was finally ready for divorce in 1978, she charged $500 from his company but she gave up that claim.
Then Barbara Boothe came into his life she was a receptionist at Relational Software Inc.The couple have two children, Megan and David, now they are film producers at Annapurna Pictures and Skydance Media. But they married from 1983 to 1986. After divorcing her Larry was not very interested in marriage so he gave his time to his company but during his visit, he met with Melanie Craft, who is a Romance novelist, they married on 18 December 2003 in his Woodside estate. It was a very unique thing in their marriage. His friend Steve Jobs who is co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. was the official photographer of weddings with his representative Tom Lantos. Their marriage was running for 7 years and they also divorced in 2010. When he was in a relationship then he was a good husband but how the situation changes and their marriage ends in divorce its surprising.
Larry Ellison house
He has a $110 million mansion in Woodside California Estate with Japanese architecture. In-house a manmade lake. In 2011, he purchased a private golf course and Porcupine Creek Estate of 249 acres, Rancho Mirage in California with the amount of $42.9 million. It was the house of Edra and Tim Bixseth who is the founder of Yellowstone Club. They sold it because of bankruptcy and divorce.
Larry Ellison’s net worth
His net worth is 104 billion US Dollars. Income sources are Tesla shareholding, Oracle Stake, investment in other ventures, and earned from his company as founder and CTO of Oracle. Larry Ellison’s annual salary is $67 million.
Larry Ellison business
He was the founder of Software Development Laboratories in 1977 with two partners with an investment of $1,200 to $2,000. But in 1979 the company was renamed Oracle Systems Corporation. IBM Company dominated the market of DB2 and DS/SQL products. So Oracle entered into database products on Unix and Windows operating systems.