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Larry Sanger's birthday is July 16. He was born on July 16, 1968 in Bellevue, United States.

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Famous people who share Larry Sanger's July 16 birthday include Roald Amundsen, Gareth Bale, Barbara Stanwyck, Katrina Kaif and Ginger Rogers.

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Larry Sanger — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 16 July 1968 · Age: 58

How old is Larry Sanger?

Larry Sanger is 58 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 16 July 1968.

American philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 with Jimmy Wales and later criticised its direction

Did you know?He is a skilled traditional Irish fiddle player and has taught the instrument alongside his career in technology.

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Date of birth16 July 1968
Age58
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceBellevue, United States
Occupationphilosopher, blogger, computer scientist

Editor's Take:

Larry Sanger co-founded Wikipedia, one of the most visited websites in the world. He earned a doctorate in philosophy and was hired by Jimmy Wales to edit Nupedia, an online encyclopedia written by experts. Progress was slow. In January 2001 Sanger suggested using a wiki so that anyone could contribute, and he came up with the name Wikipedia. It grew explosively. He left the project in 2002. He has since become a vocal critic, arguing that it has lost its neutrality.

Key Milestones

2000: Nupedia – editor
2001: Wikipedia – co-founded
2002: Departs – Wikipedia
2006: Citizendium – founded

Lawrence Mark Sanger (born July 16, 1968) is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia and provided initial drafts for many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies.

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Larry Sanger: Co-Founder of Wikipedia

American internet entrepreneur, born 1968

Larry Sanger was born in Bellevue, Washington, on 16 July 1968.

He earned a PhD in philosophy.

He co-founded Wikipedia in 2001.

He founded Citizendium in 2006.

Career highlights

2000Nupedia: editor
2001Wikipedia: co-founded
2002Departs: Wikipedia
2006Citizendium: founded
2021Encyclosphere: project

Did you know?He came up with the name Wikipedia.

Age: 58
Status: Living

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