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13 things you probably didn't know about Jeff Bezos

Erin McDowellJan 12, 2021, 23:23 IST

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images

  • Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, who turns 57 on January 12, was born in New Mexico to a teenage mother and father.
  • Even at a young age, he showed a knack for engineering and inventing.
  • You might not know that Bezos almost named his wildly successful company "Cadabra."
  • In August 2020, he became the first person to accumulate a fortune of over $200 billion.

Jeff Bezos is known as the founder, CEO, and president of Amazon and as one of the internet age's biggest success stories.

However, before becoming the richest person in the world, Bezos came from humble beginnings. The son of a teenage mother and absent father, Bezos showed promise at an early age. After graduating from Princeton University and leaving his finance career, Bezos launched Amazon from his garage in Seattle.

As he celebrates his birthday on January 12, here are 13 things you probably didn't know about Jeff Bezos.

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His mother, Jacklyn Bezos, gave birth to him when she was a teenager.

Jeff Bezos in 1997. Paul Souders/Getty Images

Bezos' biological father was once a circus performer.

A circus performer on a unicycle. giulia186/Getty Images
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Bezos was interested in how things work and engineering even as a child.

Jeff Bezos. Chris Carroll/Corbis/Getty Images

He started his first business when he was in high school.

Jeff Bezos. Chris Carroll/Corbis/Getty Images
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Bezos worked on Wall Street in the early 1990s.

Wall Street. Matteo Colombo/Getty Images

Bezos founded Amazon in his garage.

Jeff Bezos' home where he started Amazon. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post/Getty Images
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Jeff Bezos almost named his company "Cadabra" instead of Amazon.

An Amazon logistics center. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Bezos was a passenger in a helicopter crash in 2003.

Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at an event in Washington. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
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Bezos is the owner of the Washington Post.

The Washington Post headquarters. ERIC BARADAT/AFP/Getty Images

The billionaire also runs his own privately funded rocket ship company, Blue Origin.

Jeff Bezos at a Blue Origin presentation. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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Bezos had a cameo role in "Star Trek Beyond."

Jeff Bezos attends the premiere of "Star Trek Beyond" in 2016. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

He became a self-made billionaire in 1999 at 35 years old.

Jeff Bezos appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in 1999. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images
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In August 2020, Bezos became the first person in modern history to accumulate a fortune of over $200 billion.

Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Jeff Bezos attend the 2019 Met Gala. Kevin Mazur/MG19/Getty Images
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