Tim O'Reilly

Tim O'Reilly is one of those figures whose influence I feel more than I see, because he shaped the vocabulary we use rather than a product we hold. Founding O'Reilly Media, he popularized the terms open source and Web 2.0, and I think naming a movement is its own kind of power. What I find interesting is his Irish-Cork roots paired with a Harvard education and a career that bridges publishing, writing, and computer science. He sits at the intersection of ideas and technology, and to me that explains why his books and conferences became required reading for a whole generation of developers.

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Name (English)

Tim O'Reilly

Name (Japanese)

ティム・オライリー

Reading

てぃむ・おらいりー

Born

June 6, 1954 (age 72)

Origin

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Occupation

publisher / writer / computer scientist / engineer / businessperson

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

University

Harvard College

Awards & achievements

• 2007 White Camel award

• Official sitehttps://tim.oreilly.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/timoreilly
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20O'Reilly
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q347691

Tags

• County Cork
• publisher
• writer
• computer scientist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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