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Born on September 19, 1992 in Long Beach, California, United States, Palmer Luckey is an inventor, entrepreneur and journalist. That puts Palmer Luckey at 34 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes California State University, Long Beach. Listed accolades include Progress Medal.
My Take
Palmer Luckey fascinates me because he refuses to follow the standard Silicon Valley script. Most founders who sell a company for billions settle into venture capital or vanity projects; Luckey took his winnings from Oculus and walked straight into defense technology, a field most of his peers treat as untouchable. Whether or not you agree with his politics or his bets, that willingness to absorb controversy in pursuit of a conviction is rare. I see him less as a businessman than as a tinkerer who never stopped building, and the fact that he revived virtual reality from a garage as a teenager still strikes me as one of the great hardware stories of this century.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Palmer Luckey
- Name (Japanese)
- パーマー・ラッキー
- Reading
- ぱーまー・らっきー
- Born
- September 19, 1992 (age 34)
- Origin
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Occupation
- inventor / entrepreneur / journalist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
2. Background
- University
- California State University, Long Beach
Awards & achievements
- Progress Medal
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/palmerluckey
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer%20Luckey
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16269109
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Palmer Luckey born?
Palmer Luckey was born on September 19, 1992 and is 34 years old.
Where is Palmer Luckey from?
Palmer Luckey is from Long Beach, California, United States.
What does Palmer Luckey do?
Palmer Luckey works as inventor, entrepreneur, journalist.
Where did Palmer Luckey study?
Palmer Luckey attended California State University, Long Beach.
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