Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison built his empire on the least glamorous layer of computing — the database — and that choice tells you everything about his instincts. While flashier founders chased consumer fame, he bet on the boring infrastructure every company would eventually depend on, and stayed CEO for thirty-seven years to see it through. What strikes me most is that, past eighty and worth roughly two hundred billion dollars, he still keeps the CTO title. The yachts and the piloting are easy to mock as billionaire theater, but the underlying trait — refusing to retire from the game — commands my genuine respect.

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Name (English)

Larry Ellison

Name (Japanese)

ラリー・エリソン

Reading

らりー・えりそん

Born

August 17, 1944 (age 82)

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

entrepreneur / computer scientist / aircraft pilot / actor / businessperson

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

High school

South Shore High School

University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.oracle.com/corporate/executives/larry-ellison/
• Xhttps://x.com/larryellison
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Ellison
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q92759

Tags

• New York
• entrepreneur
• computer scientist
• aircraft pilot

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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