When is Tim Berners-Lee's birthday?

Tim Berners-Lee's birthday is June 8. He was born on June 8, 1955 in London, England.

Who shares a birthday with Tim Berners-Lee?

Famous people who share Tim Berners-Lee's June 8 birthday include Frank Lloyd Wright, Jean de La Fontaine, Robert Schumann, Suharto and Kanye West.

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Born: 8 June 1955 · Age: 71

How old is Tim Berners-Lee?

Tim Berners-Lee is 71 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 8 June 1955.

British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web at CERN in 1989 and gave it to the world for free

Did you know?He was banned from using the university computers at Oxford after being caught hacking with a friend.

Quick facts

Date of birth8 June 1955
Age71
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceLondon, England
Occupationcomputer scientist

Editor's Take:

Tim Berners-Lee's most important decision may have been to give his invention away. While working at the CERN physics laboratory in Switzerland, he devised a system of linked pages to help scientists share information, and in 1991 the first website went live. Crucially, he and CERN made the technology free for anyone to use, which allowed the web to grow at astonishing speed. He has since campaigned for an open internet and for people to have more control over their personal data. Few inventions have changed daily life so completely in a single generation.

Key Milestones

1980: Writes ENQUIRE, an early hypertext program, at CERN
1989: Proposes the World Wide Web
1991: The first website goes live
1994: Founds the World Wide Web Consortium
2004: Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
2012: Appears in the London Olympics opening ceremony

Computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN.

“This is for everyone.”

— Tim Berners-Lee, London 2012 opening ceremony

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Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web

English computer scientist, born 1955

Tim Berners-Lee was born in London on 8 June 1955.

He proposed the World Wide Web at CERN in 1989.

He founded the World Wide Web Consortium in 1994.

He won the Turing Award in 2016.

Career highlights

1989CERN: web proposal
1991First website: goes public
1994W3C: founded
2004Knighthood: KBE
2016Turing Award: computing's top prize

Did you know?He chose not to patent the web so anyone could use it free.

Age: 71
Status: Living

Family

Father: Conway Berners-Lee
Mother: Mary Lee Woods

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Who shares a birthday with Tim Berners-Lee?: Famous people who share Tim Berners-Lee's June 8 birthday include Frank Lloyd Wright, Jean de La Fontaine, Robert Schumann, Suharto and Kanye West.

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