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Mark Shuttleworth

South African entrepreneur and space tourist (born 1973)

Life: 1973 – present
Born: September 18, 1973
Nationality: South Africa, United Kingdom

Mark Richard Shuttleworth is a South African and British entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Canonical, the company behind the Linux operating system variant Ubuntu. In 2002, Shuttleworth became the first African to travel to space, doing so as a space tourist. He holds dual citizenship from South Africa and the United Kingdom. In 2020, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated Shuttleworth's net worth to be £500 million.