Larry Page
Co-founder of Google and inventor of PageRank
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Larry Page is an American computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998 while they were PhD students at Stanford. His PageRank algorithm ranked web pages by their links. He was Google’s CEO twice and the first CEO of its parent Alphabet, and is among the richest people in the world.
Biography
Early life
Both of Page’s parents taught computer science at Michigan State University. He studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan and began a PhD at Stanford in 1995.
BackRub and PageRank
At Stanford he studied the link structure of the web, treating links as votes. With Sergey Brin he built a search engine called BackRub using the PageRank algorithm, which produced much better results than rivals.
They founded Google in September 1998 in a Menlo Park garage. Page was CEO until 2001, when Eric Schmidt took over, and again from 2011, leading the acquisition of Android and the push into mobile.
Alphabet
In 2015 Page created Alphabet as Google’s parent and became its CEO, with Sundar Pichai running Google. He stepped down in 2019 but remains a board member and controlling shareholder with Brin.
Timeline
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1973
Born in East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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1996
BackRub search project
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1998
Co-founds Google
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2001
Eric Schmidt becomes CEO
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2004
Google goes public
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2005
Google buys Android
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2011
Returns as CEO
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2015
Founds Alphabet
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2019
Steps down as Alphabet CEO
Notable works
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1998
The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine Paper
With Sergey Brin.
Awards and honours
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Marconi Prize
2004
Did you know?
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1
PageRank is named after him, not after web pages.
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2
He has a condition affecting his vocal cords.
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3
Google’s name comes from “googol”, a 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Connections
Related people
Also born on 26 March
Frequently asked
Who is Larry Page?
Larry Page is an American computer scientist who co-founded Google with Sergey Brin in 1998 while they were PhD students at Stanford. His PageRank algorithm ranked web pages by their links. He was Google’s CEO twice and the first CEO of its parent Alphabet, and is among the richest people in the world.
How old is Larry Page?
Larry Page is 53 years old, born on 26 March 1973 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Where is Larry Page from?
Larry Page was born in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
What is Larry Page known for?
Larry Page is best known for Co-founding Google (1998); PageRank; CEO of Google and Alphabet.
What awards has Larry Page received?
Notable honours include Marconi Prize (2004).
References
- Larry Page — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Larry Page — Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Larry Page — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Larry Page (Q4934) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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