Linus Benedict Torvalds[a] (born 28 December 1969) is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991.

Dec 24, 2025 · Linux, computer operating system created in the early 1990s by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds and the Free Software Foundation (FSF). While still a student at the …

Mar 28, 2024 · As Linux gained momentum in those early days, attracting the talents of software developers globally, Torvalds made a few pivotal decisions that put this amateur operating …

May 23, 2025 · In April 1991, Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old student of computer science at the University of Helsinki, Finland, began his personal project — to create a new operating system …

Jun 14, 2024 · Linux is a trademark registered with Linus Torvalds. Torvalds didn’t care about the trademark initially, but in August 1994, a William R. Della Croce, Jr. registered the Linux …

Jun 4, 2025 · Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known for creating the Linux kernel in 1991, which became the foundation of the Linux operating system used …

Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux Operating System, was born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland. His grandfather had a Commodore VIC-20 that he had the opportunity to work with; …

Nov 13, 2025 · Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel and oversaw open source development of the widely-used Linux operating system. Torvalds was born on December 28, 1969, in …

Dec 2, 2023 · Linux began in 1991 when Torvalds, a 21-year-old student, started it as a personal project. He aimed to create a free operating system kernel that anyone could use and change, …

Torvalds continues to oversee the development of the Linux kernel, although he no longer writes the majority of the code. He remains actively involved in the open-source community and …