Photo: Philip Neustrom from San Francisco, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What I admire about Adam D'Angelo is how quietly consequential he is. Most people know Facebook and Quora, but few realize one engineer shaped both, first as Facebook's founding CTO and then by building a platform devoted to sharing knowledge. He's never been a flashy, headline-chasing founder, and that's precisely why I find him compelling: a Caltech-trained builder who prefers systems to spotlights. To me, his career is a reminder that some of the most influential people in tech are the ones working steadily in the background. I'm genuinely curious about whatever this thoughtful, understated mind decides to build next.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Adam D'Angelo
- Name (Japanese)
- アダム・ディアンジェロ
- Reading
- あだむ・でぃあんじぇろ
- Born
- August 14, 1984 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rat
- Origin
- Redding, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Adam D'Angelo born?
Born August 14, 1984 (age 41).
Where is Adam D'Angelo from?
Adam D'Angelo is from Redding, Connecticut, United States.
What does Adam D'Angelo do?
Adam D'Angelo works as businessperson.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.