Sean Parker

American entrepreneur, programmer and philanthropist

Photo by: Amager at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:December 3, 1979

Age:46

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Born in:Herndon, United States

Billionaire Entrepreneur Computer Scientist

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Famous For

Movies & TV

World Wide What?

Awards

Australian Dance Awards

Sean Parker

American entrepreneur, programmer and philanthropist

Biography

Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement. He is the founder and chairman of the Parker Foundation, which focuses on life sciences, global public health, and civic engagement. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Parker's estimated net worth stood at US$3.0 billion, placing him in the top 1,250 richest individuals in the world.

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Quotes

“What you don't want is a product to be cool. You want it to be a part of people's everyday life.”

— Interview with Sean Parker: co-founder of Napster and former Facebook President (2011)

“It seems like the right thing to do is tackle problems other people aren't working on. Part of the challenge of being an entrepreneur, if you're going for a really huge opportunity, is trying to find problems that aren’t quite on the radar yet and try to solve those.”

— TechCrunch: "Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning Hint At The Future Of Airtime [TCTV]" (5 June 2012)

“God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains.”

— Mike Allen: Interview with Sean Parker on Facebook (9 November 2017)

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Photos

This is an updated image of Sean Parker. Uploaded by author (Amager). Source is Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/mager/6644739245/). Photo is licensed under Creative Commons.