Elon Musk, best known as the CEO of Tesla Inc.
(NASDAQ:TSLA) and SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX), celebrated his 55th birthday Sunday with public wishes from family members, investors, political figures and entertainers who framed him as a son, entrepreneur and free-speech champion.
Family Tributes Lead Musk’s Birthday Celebrations Online Musk, who was born June 28, 1971, in South Africa, marked the milestone weeks after SpaceX’s record public listing turned the rocket and satellite company into one of Wall Street’s most closely watched names, and made him the world's first trillionaire.
His mother, Maye Musk, led the family tributes.
"Happy birthday to my wonderful son. @elonmusk has given me 55 years of joy," she wrote on X.
