Musk family#Walter Musk

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Musk has fathered at least fourteen children, one of whom is deceased.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c|title=The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|last=Mattioli|first=Dana|date=16 April 2025|access-date=16 April 2025|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bouris |first=Catherine |date=February 14, 2025 |title=Right-Wing Influencer: Elon Musk Is the Father of My 5-Month-Old |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-wing-influencer-elon-musk-is-the-father-of-my-5-month-old/ |access-date=February 14, 2025 |website=The Daily Beast}}{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Elon Musk Still Hasn't Commented As Right-Wing Influencer Claims She Had His 13th Child |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/02/15/elon-musk-still-hasnt-commented-as-right-wing-influencer-claims-she-had-his-13th-child/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Elon Musk Welcomes 14th Child, His Fourth Baby with Shivon Zilis |url=https://people.com/elon-musk-welcomes-14th-child-with-shivon-zilis-11688958 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=People.com |language=en}} He met his first wife, Canadian author Justine Wilson, while attending Queen's University in Ontario, Canada; they married in 2000.{{Cite news |last=Durand Streisand |first=Elizabeth |title=A Look at Elon Musk's Rocky Romantic History |url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/blogs/celeb-news/elon-musk-love-life-romantic-history-171340935.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602025744/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/celeb-news/elon-musk-love-life-romantic-history-171340935.html |archive-date=June 2, 2020 |access-date=May 29, 2017 |work=Yahoo}} In 2002, their first child Nevada Musk died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of 10 weeks.{{sfn|Vance|2017|p=117}} After his death, the couple used in vitro fertilization (IVF) to continue their family;{{Cite news |last=Crowley |first=James |date=September 14, 2021 |title=Elon Musk's Kids: Meet His 6 Kids From Oldest To Youngest, & Their Moms |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/elon-musk-kids-4516506/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916014406/https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/elon-musk-kids-4516506/ |archive-date=September 16, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2021 |work=Hollywood Life}} they had twins in 2004, followed by triplets in 2006. The couple divorced in 2008 and had shared custody of their children.{{Cite news |last=Musk |first=Justine |date=September 10, 2010 |title="I Was a Starter Wife": Inside America's Messiest Divorce |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730172806/https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-starter-wife/ |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=September 3, 2020 |work=Marie Claire}}{{Cite news |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Elon Musk's Ex-Wife on What It Takes to Be a Mogul |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/business/dealbook/insider-offers-a-view-from-moguls-lofty-heights.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626164639/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/28/business/dealbook/insider-offers-a-view-from-moguls-lofty-heights.html |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |work=The New York Times}}

In 2008, Musk began dating English actress Talulah Riley.{{sfn|Vance|2017|pp=193–195}} They married two years later at Dornoch Cathedral in Scotland.{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2016 |title=Actor Talulah Riley files to divorce billionaire Elon Musk, again |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/21/elon-musk-talulah-riley-file-divorce-second-marriage |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231332/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/21/elon-musk-talulah-riley-file-divorce-second-marriage |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2016 |work=The Guardian |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite news |last=Boyle |first=Alan |date=January 18, 2012 |title=SpaceX's millionaire founder tweets about marital split |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/science/spacexs-millionaire-founder-tweets-about-marital-split-6C10402497 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701212028/https://www.nbcnews.com/science/spacexs-millionaire-founder-tweets-about-marital-split-6C10402497 |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2013 |publisher=NBC News}} In 2012, the couple divorced, before remarrying the following year. After briefly filing for divorce in 2014,{{Cite news |date=October 22, 2016 |title=Elon Musk and Talulah Riley divorce for a second time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/22/elon-musk-and-talulah-riley-divorce-for-a-second-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630004337/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/22/elon-musk-and-talulah-riley-divorce-for-a-second-time/ |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=June 29, 2018 |work=The Daily Telegraph}} Musk finalized a second divorce from Riley in 2016.{{sfn|Vance|2017|p=372}} Musk then dated Amber Heard for several months in 2017;{{Cite news |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=April 24, 2017 |title=Amber Heard, Elon Musk make 'Cheeky' public debut together |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/24/amber-heard-elon-musk-dating-public-debut-instagram-posts/100834568/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130231024/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/04/24/amber-heard-elon-musk-dating-public-debut-instagram-posts/100834568/ |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |access-date=January 28, 2021 |work=USA Today}} he had reportedly been "pursuing" her since 2012.{{Cite news |last=Sigel |first=Tatiana |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Amber Heard on Her Secret Passion, Elon Musk and a Splashy New Role |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amber-heard-aquaman-elon-musk-dedication-activism-1166004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206185106/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amber-heard-aquaman-elon-musk-dedication-activism-1166004 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |access-date=January 28, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

In 2018, Musk and Canadian musician Grimes said that they were dating.{{Cite news |last=Darville |first=Jordan |date=March 20, 2019 |title=Grimes talks new music, Elon Musk, plans to publicly execute her musical persona |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/03/20/grimes-interview-miss-anthropocene |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030070534/http://www.thefader.com/2019/03/20/grimes-interview-miss-anthropocene |archive-date=October 30, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2020 |work=The Fader}} Grimes gave birth to Musk's seventh child in May 2020.{{Cite news |last=Kiefer |first=Halle |date=May 4, 2020 |title=Grimes and Elon Musk's Baby Has Arrived, Just As Legend Foretold |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/elon-musk-and-grimes-welcome-first-baby-together.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505021026/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/elon-musk-and-grimes-welcome-first-baby-together.html |archive-date=May 5, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=Vulture}}{{Cite news |last=Trepany |first=Charles |date=May 5, 2020 |title=Elon Musk shares first photo of his and Grimes' new baby boy: 'Mom and baby all good' |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/05/elon-musk-grimes-welcome-baby/3082615001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529124947/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/05/05/elon-musk-grimes-welcome-baby/3082615001/ |archive-date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=USA Today}} In December 2021, Grimes and Musk had a second child together (Musk's tenth child), born via surrogacy.{{Cite magazine |last=Gordon |first=Devin |date=March 10, 2022 |title="Infamy Is Kind Of Fun": Grimes on Music, Mars, and—Surprise!—Her Secret New Baby With Elon Musk |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/grimes-cover-story-on-music-and-mars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521235459/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/grimes-cover-story-on-music-and-mars |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |magazine=Vanity Fair}} Despite the pregnancy, Musk confirmed reports that the couple were "semi-separated" in September 2021; in an interview with Time in December 2021, he said he was single.{{Cite news |last=Ivie |first=Devon |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Elon Musk and Grimes Took the Red Pill and Broke Up |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/elon-musk-and-grimes-break-up-after-3-years-together.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924171854/https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/elon-musk-and-grimes-break-up-after-3-years-together.html |archive-date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |work=Vulture}}{{Cite news |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Elon Musk says he and partner Grimes are semi-separated |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58684724 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928064543/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58684724 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 28, 2021 |publisher=BBC News}} In March 2022, Grimes said of her relationship with Musk: "I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we're very fluid." Later that month, Grimes tweeted that she and Musk had broken up again.{{Cite news |last=D'Zurill |first=Christie |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Never mind that new baby: Grimes and Elon Musk have broken up again, she says |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-03-11/grimes-elon-musk-relationship-breakup-split |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525052031/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-03-11/grimes-elon-musk-relationship-breakup-split |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times}} In September 2023 it was reported that the pair had had a third child (Musk's eleventh).{{Cite news |last=Szalai |first=Jennifer |date=September 9, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Wants to Save Humanity. The Only Problem: People. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/books/review/elon-musk-walter-isaacson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230909163003/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/books/review/elon-musk-walter-isaacson.html |archive-date=September 9, 2023 |access-date=September 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times}} In October 2023, Grimes sued Musk over parental rights and custody of their eldest.{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2023 |title=Grimes Says Elon Musk Evaded Being Served With Child Custody Papers At Least 12 Times |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grimes-says-elon-musk-evaded-being-served-with-child-custody-papers-at-least-12-times_n_654f920ce4b0c9f24660475c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217191409/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/grimes-says-elon-musk-evaded-being-served-with-child-custody-papers-at-least-12-times_n_654f920ce4b0c9f24660475c |archive-date=February 17, 2024 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |publisher=HuffPost}}{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Elon Musk Drags Grimes' Tweets Into Increasingly Nasty Custody Battle |url=https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-tweets-custody |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216111458/https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-grimes-tweets-custody |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |publisher=Futurism}}{{Cite web |title=Musk Sued By Ex-Girlfriend Grimes Over Parental Rights: Report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/feature/elon-musk-sued-by-ex-girlfriend-grimes-over-parental-rights-report-4447991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311001659/https://www.ndtv.com/feature/elon-musk-sued-by-ex-girlfriend-grimes-over-parental-rights-report-4447991 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |publisher=NDTV}}

In July 2022, Insider published court documents revealing that Musk had had his eighth and ninth children, twins born via IVF with Shivon Zilis, director of operations and special projects at Neuralink, in November 2021.{{Cite web |last=Ankel |first=Sophia |date=August 27, 2022 |title=Elon Musk and Neuralink exec had twins via IVF, no romance: report |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-exec-twins-via-ivf-no-romance-report-2022-8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709140834/https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-neuralink-exec-twins-via-ivf-no-romance-report-2022-8 |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} They were born weeks before Musk and Grimes had their second child via surrogacy in December. The news "raise[d] questions about workplace ethics", given that Zilis directly reported to Musk.{{Cite news |last=Safronova |first=Valeriya |date=July 7, 2022 |title=How Many Children Does Elon Musk Have? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/style/elon-musk-children.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023160331/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/style/elon-musk-children.html |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |access-date=July 8, 2022 |work=The New York Times}} Zilis's third child together with Musk (his twelfth child) was born in early 2024 via surrogacy.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Who Is Shivon Zilis? Meet the Mother of 3 of Elon Musk's 12 Children |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1404242/who-is-shivon-zilis-meet-the-mother-of-3-of-elon-musks-12-children |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240709140834/https://www.eonline.com/news/1404242/who-is-shivon-zilis-meet-the-mother-of-3-of-elon-musks-12-children |archive-date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=E! Online}}{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Sophie |last2=Hull |first2=Dana |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Elon Wants YOU to Have More Babies |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-elon-musk-population-collapse-baby-push/ |access-date=June 21, 2024 |publisher=Bloomberg News}} His fourth child with Zilis was born in 2025.

Also in July 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk allegedly had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, in 2021, leading to their divorce the following year.{{Cite news |last=Grind |first=Kirtsen |last2=Glazer |first2=Emily |date=July 24, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-affair-sergey-brin-wife-divorce-11658674840?siteid=yhoof2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724180459/https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-affair-sergey-brin-wife-divorce-11658674840?siteid=yhoof2 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |work=The Wall Street Journal}} Musk denied the report.{{Cite news |last=Musil |first=Steven |last2=Van Boom |first2=Daniel |date=July 24, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Reportedly Had Affair With Google Co-Founder's Wife |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/elon-musk-reportedly-had-affair-with-google-co-founders-wife/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007134334/https://www.cnet.com/tech/elon-musk-rejects-allegations-of-affair-with-sergey-brins-wife/ |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |publisher=CNET}} Musk also had a relationship with Australian actress Natasha Bassett, who has been described as "an occasional girlfriend".{{sfn|Isaacson|2023|pp=7, 265}} In October 2024, The New York Times reported Musk bought a Texas compound for his children and their mothers,{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2024 |title=Elon Musk Wants Big Families. He Bought a Secret Compound for His. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/business/elon-musk-children-compound.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117093236/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/business/elon-musk-children-compound.html |archive-date=November 17, 2024 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} though Musk denied having done so.{{Cite web |last=Siegler |first=Mara |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Exclusive {{!}} Elon Musk denies NY Times' claim of secretive family estate |url=https://pagesix.com/2024/10/30/lifestyle/elon-musk-denies-ny-times-claim-of-secretive-family-estate/ |access-date=January 21, 2025 |language=en-US}}

On February 14, 2025, Ashley St. Clair, an influencer and author, posted on X claiming to have given birth to Musk's son Romulus five months earlier, which media outlets reported as Musk's supposed thirteenth child.{{Cite web |last=Snider |first=Mike |title=Ashley St. Clair says Elon Musk is the father of baby she had in 2024 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2025/02/17/elon-musk-ashley-st-clair-children-kids/78744733007/ |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-18 |title=Elon Musk breaks silence after MAGA influencer claims he's fathered 13th child |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-response-ashley-st-clair-baby-b2699865.html |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=The Independent |language=en}} On February 22, 2025, it was reported that St Clair had filed for sole custody of her five-month-old son and for Musk to be recognised as the child's father.{{Cite web |last=Rosner |first=Lawrence |last2=Yee |first2=Elizabeth |title=Ashley St. Clair Sues Elon Musk for Sole Legal Custody of Their Son (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/ashley-st-clair-sues-elon-musk-for-sole-legal-custody-of-their-son-rsc-11684615 |website=People.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=23 February 2025 |title=MAGA Baby Mama Says Musk Admitted Paternity in Steamy Texts |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-baby-mama-ashley-st-clair-says-elon-musk-admitted-paternity-in-steamy-text-messages/ |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}} On March 31, 2025, Musk wrote that, while he was unsure if he was the father of St. Clair's child, he had paid St. Clair $2.5 million and would continue paying her $500,000 per year.{{cite web |last=Fortinsky |first=Sarah |title=Elon Musk says he sent MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair $2.5 million, open to paternity test |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/5224631-elon-musk-ashley-st-clair-paternity-test/ |publisher=The Hill |date=March 31, 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Mattioli |first1=Dana |title=The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elon-musk-children-mothers-ashley-st-clair-grimes-dc7ba05c |website=WSJ}}{{cite web |author1=Mike Bedigan |title=Sources close to Elon Musk believe number of kids is much higher than publicly known |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-how-many-kids-b2734487.html |website=The Independent |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=en-gb |date=16 April 2025}}{{cite web |author1=Josie Ensor |title=Elon Musk wants a ‘legion’ of children for apocalypse, says Ashley St Clair |url=https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/elon-musk-ashley-st-clair-children-payments-r9fgztfkz |website=www.thetimes.com |access-date=16 April 2025 |language=en-gb |date=16 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Musk Only Grants ‘Special Status’ to One of His Many Baby Mamas |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-only-grants-special-status-to-one-of-his-many-baby-mamas/ |website=The Daily Beast |language=en |date=16 April 2025}} Later reporting from the Wall Street Journal indicated that $1 million of these payments to St. Clair was structured as a loan.

{{Main|Vivian Wilson}}

Vivian Jenna Wilson (born April 15, 2004){{Cite web |last=Ingram |first=David |date=July 26, 2024 |title=Elon Musk's transgender daughter, in first interview, says he berated her for being queer as a child |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-transgender-daughter-vivian-wilson-interview-rcna163665 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727212441/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-transgender-daughter-vivian-wilson-interview-rcna163665 |archive-date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2025 |publisher=NBC |language=en}} is an American social media personality and member of the Musk family. The eldest daughter of Elon and Justine Musk, Wilson came out as a transgender woman in 2020, and was featured in Teen Vogue in 2025. As of March 2025, she is studying in Tokyo.

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X Æ A-Xii Musk ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|k|s|_|eɪ|.|aɪ|_|eɪ|_|t|w|ɛ|l|v}} or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|k|s|_|æ|ʃ|_|eɪ|_|t|w|ɛ|l|v}}{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Ellie |date=12 February 2025 |title=X Æ A-Xii: How to pronounce the name of Elon Musk and Grimes' son |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/elon-musk-child-name-grimes-pronounce-x-ae-a-xii-b2696911.html |access-date=March 22, 2025 |work=The Independent}}) was born in May 2020, the eldest child of Elon Musk and Grimes. Musk and Grimes originally gave the baby the name "X Æ A-12", which would have violated California regulations as it contained characters (Arabic numerals) that are not in the modern English alphabet.{{Cite news |last=Schwedel |first=Heather |date=May 5, 2020 |title=What Does Elon Musk and Grimes' Baby Name Actually Mean? |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524150019/https://slate.com/human-interest/2020/05/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name.html |archive-date=May 24, 2020 |access-date=May 5, 2020 |work=Slate}}{{Cite news |last=Lerman |first=Rachel |date=May 8, 2020 |title=Elon Musk's baby name isn't just weird, it may be against California regulations |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/08/musk-grimes-baby-name/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231225820/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/08/musk-grimes-baby-name/ |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2021 |work=The Washington Post}} They then changed it to "X Æ A-Xii".{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Jack |date=May 25, 2020 |title=Elon Musk and Grimes have changed their baby's name. A bit |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/25/entertainment/grimes-musk-baby-name-tweak-scli-intl/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525204407/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/25/entertainment/grimes-musk-baby-name-tweak-scli-intl/index.html |archive-date=May 25, 2020 |access-date=May 25, 2020 |publisher=CNN}}{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Gael Fashingbauer |date=June 16, 2020 |title=Elon Musk and Grimes saved a surprise for son X Æ A-12's birth certificate |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-and-grimes-saved-a-surprise-for-son-x-ae-a-12s-birth-certificate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617021513/https://www.cnet.com/news/elon-musk-and-grimes-saved-a-surprise-for-son-x-ae-a-12s-birth-certificate/ |archive-date=June 17, 2020 |access-date=June 17, 2020 |publisher=CNET}} They have received criticism for choosing a name perceived to be impractical and difficult to pronounce.{{Cite web |title=Elon Musk and Grimes' newborn name X Æ A-12 'fails at the basic job of being a name,' says author |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-7-2020-1.5559171/elon-musk-and-grimes-newborn-name-x-%C3%A6-a-12-fails-at-the-basic-job-of-being-a-name-says-author-1.5559761 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812165748/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-7-2020-1.5559171/elon-musk-and-grimes-newborn-name-x-%C3%A6-a-12-fails-at-the-basic-job-of-being-a-name-says-author-1.5559761 |archive-date=August 12, 2024 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |publisher=CBC Radio}}

Elon Musk has taken X Æ A-Xii to multiple official events in Washington, D.C. during Trump's second term in office.{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Emily |date=12 February 2025 |title=Musk's son 'Lil X' steals spotlight in the Oval Office |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/musks-son-lil-steals-spotlight-oval-office/story?id=118713138 |access-date=15 February 2025 |website=ABC News}}

{{Main|Errol Musk}}

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Errol Graham Musk is a South African politician and businessman,{{Cite web |last=Hull |first=Dana |last2=May |first2=Patrick |date=April 20, 2014 |title=Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk |url=https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417231627/https://buffalonews.com/business/local/exploring-the-otherworldly-ambitions-of-elon-musk/article_2fc57479-93eb-5016-b724-016b48a4f4f3.html |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Buffalo News}} who was elected as an independent to represent Sunnyside on the Pretoria City Council in 1972.{{Cite news |last=Eligon |first=John |last2=Chutel |first2=Lynsey |date=May 5, 2022 |title=Elon Musk Left a South Africa That Was Rife With Misinformation and White Privilege |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/world/africa/elon-musk-south-africa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111015804/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/world/africa/elon-musk-south-africa.html |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |access-date=September 6, 2023 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Musk had a lucrative engineering business which took on "large projects such as office buildings, retail complexes, residential subdivisions, and an air force base." He also owned an auto parts store, at least half a share in an emerald mine, and even "one of the biggest houses in Pretoria".{{Cite book |last=Vance |first=Ashlee |author-link=Ashlee Vance |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ISBN9782212594379 |title=Elon Musk: Tesla, Paypal, SpaceX: l'entrepreneur qui va changer le monde |publisher=Eyrolles |year=2017 |isbn=9782212594379 |page=40 |language=fr}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite magazine |last=Friend |first=Tad |author-link=Tad Friend |date=August 17, 2009 |title=Plugged In - Can Elon Musk lead the way to an electric-car future? |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/08/24/plugged-in |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010001525/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/08/24/plugged-in |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=New Yorker |pages=50–59 |volume=85 |issue=25}} He was married to Maye Musk from 1970 to 1979.{{Cite news |last=Holson |first=Laura M. |date=April 30, 2016 |title=At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628120358/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}

Maye's book recalls that at the time of the divorce, he owned two homes, a yacht, a plane, five luxury cars, and a truck.{{Cite book |last=Musk |first=Maye |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BDinDwAAQBAJ |title=A Woman Makes a Plan: Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success |date=December 31, 2019 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-1-9848-7851-9 |via=Google Books}}

In the early 1990s, Errol, then aged 45, married Heide Bezuidenhout, a 25-year old he described as "one of the best looking women I've ever seen in my life".{{Cite magazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=July 14, 2022 |title=Like Father Like Son: Elon Musk's Dad Has Secret Second Kid With Stepdaughter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-dad-has-secret-second-child-1383353/ |magazine=Rolling Stone}} They had two children.{{Cite news |last=Crilly |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Crilly |date=March 25, 2018 |title=Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426231132/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/elon-musks-father-has-baby-step-daughter-has-known-since-four/ |archive-date=April 26, 2021 |access-date=July 15, 2022 |work=The Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}} Jana Bezuidenhout, who later became his romantic partner, was his stepdaughter from that marriage, four years old at the time Errol became her stepfather.{{Cite magazine |last=Ball |first=Molly |last2=Kluger |first2=Jeffrey |last3=De la Garza |first3=Alejandro |date=December 13, 2021 |title=Elon Musk Is TIME's 2021 Person of the Year |url=https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2021-elon-musk/ |access-date=September 9, 2023 |magazine=Time |language=en}}

Errol Musk's mother, Cora Amelia Robinson, was English from Liverpool, and his father, Walter Henry James Musk, was mostly English-South African.{{Cite news |last=Sommerlad |first=Joe |date=December 9, 2022 |title=Who are Elon Musk's relatives? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-family-maye-errol-b2241367.html |access-date=March 4, 2024 |work=The Independent}}{{Cite news |last=Westwood |first=Katie |date=February 16, 2025 |title=Man claims to know truth about Elon Musk's Scouse nan |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-claims-know-truth-elon-31010424 |access-date=February 21, 2025 |work=Liverpool Echo}}

{{Main|Maye Musk}}

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Maye Musk ({{née|Haldeman}}; born April{{nbsp}}19, 1948){{Cite web |last=Musk |first=Maye |title=My 60th |url=http://mayemusk.blogspot.com/2010/01/feel-fantastic-at-60.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621211414/http://mayemusk.blogspot.com/2010/01/feel-fantastic-at-60.html |archive-date=June 21, 2018 |access-date=December 12, 2016 |website=Maye Musk's Nutrition Blogs |publisher=Blogger}} is a model, dietitian and author.{{Cite web |last=Holson |first=Laura M. |date=April 30, 2016 |title=At 68, Maye Musk, the Mother of Elon, Is Reclaiming the Spotlight |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628120358/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/fashion/elon-musk-mother-maye-musk-model-met-gala.html |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=May 2, 2016 |website=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=Hou |first=Kathleen |last2=Musk |first2=Maye |date=March 17, 2016 |title=Elon Musk's Mom Is a 67-Year-Old Model and Dietitian with Great Wellness Advice |url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2016/03/maye-musk-elon-musk-model-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510164037/http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/03/maye-musk-elon-musk-model-interview.html |archive-date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2016 |website=New York}} She has been a model for 50 years, appearing on the covers of magazines, including a Time magazine health edition, Women's Day, international editions of Vogue, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is the mother of Elon Musk, Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk.{{Cite news |last=Kay |first=Grace |date=February 4, 2023 |title=Meet Maye Musk, the glamorous model mother of billionaire Elon Musk |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/maye-musk-elon-musk-mother-model |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620133410/https://www.businessinsider.com/maye-musk-elon-musk-mother-model |archive-date=June 20, 2020 |access-date=February 9, 2018 |work=Business Insider |language=en}} She holds Canadian, South African, and American citizenship. She is a registered dietitian. She published her memoir, A Woman Makes a Plan in 2019.

{{Main|Joshua N. Haldeman}}

Haldeman was an American-born Canadian chiropractor and political activist who, in the early days of formalized apartheid, moved to South Africa.{{Cite news |last=Sweet |first=Matthew |title=Why Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk's real business inspiration is science-fiction |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/technology/article/why-jeff-bezos-and-elon-musks-real-business-inspiration-is-science-fiction-w805msw8t |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214212250/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-jeff-bezos-and-elon-musks-real-business-inspiration-is-science-fiction-w805msw8t |archive-date=December 14, 2022 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |work=The Times |language=en |issn=0140-0460}} Prior to the move, Haldeman headed the Canadian branch of Technocracy movement and ran for the Parliament of Canada on the Social Credit Party ticket.{{Cite journal |last=Haldeman |first=Scott |last2=Keating Jr. |first2=Joseph C. |date=September 1995 |title=Joshua N Haldeman, DC: the Canadian Years, 1926-1950 |journal=The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association |volume=39 |issue=3 |pages=172–186 |pmc=2485067}}{{Cite web |last=Basen |first=Ira |title=In science we trust |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/technocracy-incorporated-elon-musk/ |access-date=December 20, 2023 |website=CBC News |language=en}} Over the course of his life, he publicly expressed racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-democratic views, promoted a number of conspiracy theories, and was a supporter of South Africa's apartheid system.{{Cite magazine |last=Benton |first=Joshua |author-link=Joshua Benton |date=September 21, 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Anti-Semitic, Apartheid-Loving Grandfather |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/joshua-haldeman-elon-musk-grandfather-apartheid-antisemitism/675396/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007124423/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/09/joshua-haldeman-elon-musk-grandfather-apartheid-antisemitism/675396/ |archive-date=October 7, 2023 |magazine=The Atlantic}}

The Haldeman couple spent time searching for the Lost City of the Kalahari by plane.{{Cite web |date=August 3, 2016 |title=Elon Musk's grandparents were adventuring pilots who spent years looking for a lost city in the desert |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-leaders-and-founders/article/1998521/elon-musks-grandparents-were-adventuring-pilots-who |access-date=September 6, 2023 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}} Haldeman's mother Almeda Jane (Norman) Haldeman was the first recorded chiropractor in Canada.

Winnifred Josephine Fletcher (1914–2012) was born in Moose Jaw, Canada, to English parents. Her older sister Kay Fletcher married the Canadian ice hockey player Elmer Lach.{{Cite web |last=Dowson |first=Richard |date=11 February 2024 |title=Researching Elon Musk's maternal grandmother born and raised in Moose Jaw |url=https://www.moosejawtoday.com/local-news/researching-elon-musks-maternal-grandmother-born-and-raised-in-moose-jaw-8281895 |website=Moose Jaw Today}} According to her son-in-law Errol Musk, Wyn and her husband Joshua Haldeman were "fanatical" in favor of apartheid, and supported Nazism.{{cite web |last1=McGreal |first1=Chris |title=How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/26/elon-musk-peter-thiel-apartheid-south-africa |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=theguardian.com |publisher=The Guardian}} The grandmother of Elon Musk, she told Elon many stories of his grandfather's travels and exploits during his childhood, including slideshows of his trips.{{Cite news |last=Leo |first=Geoff |date=2025-03-20 |title=The Canadian roots of Elon Musk's conspiracist grandpa |url=https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/joshua-haldeman-elon-musk-saskatchewan-tech-utopian-conspiracist |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation}}

Walter Henry James Musk was a South African World War II veteran.[https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/G9CJ-3LK/walter-henry-james-musk-1917-1986 Walter Musk's Military Record From WW2] He was from a mostly English-South African background.[https://merseysidebiographypages.weebly.com/elon-musks-liverpool-ancestors.html Merseyside Biography Pages] He served as a cryptographer in a military intelligence unit in Egypt during World War II.{{sfn|Isaacson|2023|p=12}} He was the paternal grandfather of Elon Musk.

Cora Amelia Robinson was born in Edge Hill, Liverpool to an English father and a South African mother. She moved to South Africa during World War II. Her father, from Toxteth, Liverpool, had emigrated to South Africa where he married her mother in 1911. Her mother was from a Dutch-South African background. They moved to Edge Hill, Liverpool and lived there until World War II.

{{Main|Kimbal Musk}}

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Kimbal James Musk (born September{{nbsp}}20, 1972) is a South African restaurateur, chef, and entrepreneur. He is the brother of Elon Musk and Tosca Musk, and son of Errol and Maye Musk.

He owns The Kitchen Restaurant Group, a collection of restaurants located in Colorado and Chicago.{{Cite news |title=Kimbal Reeve Musk to open restaurant on Mass Ave. |url=http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/2016/11/01/kimbal-musk-open-restaurant-mass-ave/93132032/ |access-date=July 31, 2017 |work=Indianapolis Star |language=en}} He is the co-founder and chairman of Big Green, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has built hundreds of outdoor classrooms called Learning Gardens in schoolyards across America.{{Cite news |title=Why every child deserves a learning garden |url=https://www.mnn.com/your-home/organic-farming-gardening/stories/why-every-child-deserves-learning-garden |access-date=July 31, 2017 |work=MNN - Mother Nature Network |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Padden |first=Caroline |date=October 29, 2012 |title=Learning Gardens: Connecting Kids to Real Food |url=http://www.5280.com/blogs/2012/10/29/learning-gardens-connecting-kids-real-food |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111234216/http://www.5280.com/blogs/2012/10/29/learning-gardens-connecting-kids-real-food |archive-date=November 11, 2013 |access-date=June 6, 2013 |work=5280 Magazine}}{{Cite news |title=Kimbal Musk — Elon's brother — is leading a $25 million mission to fix food in schools across the US |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/kimbal-musks-food-nonprofit-goes-national-learning-gardens-schools-2018-1 |access-date=January 17, 2018 |work=Business Insider |language=en}} Musk is also the co-founder and chairman of Square Roots, an urban farming company growing food in hydroponic, indoor, climate controlled shipping containers.{{Cite news |last=Lauren |first=Jennifer |date=January 27, 2017 |title=Kimbal Musk launches a revolutionary shipping container farm initiative in Brooklyn |url=http://inhabitat.com/nyc/kimbal-musk-just-launched-a-revolutionary-shipping-container-farm-initiative-in-brooklyn/ |work=Inhabitat Magazine}}{{Cite news |last=Garfield |first=Leanna |date=August 23, 2016 |title=Elon Musk's brother is building vertical farms in shipping containers |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/kimbal-musk-vertical-farms-shipping-containers-2016-8 |work=Business Insider}}{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=Bartie |date=August 23, 2016 |title=Elon Musk's Brother to Launch an Urban Farming Accelerator in Brooklyn |url=https://www.inc.com/bartie-scott/kimbal-musk-urban-farming-accelerator-square-roots.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311051502/https://www.inc.com/bartie-scott/kimbal-musk-urban-farming-accelerator-square-roots.html |archive-date=March 11, 2018 |work=Inc Magazine}} Musk currently sits on the boards of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, both of which his brother Elon is the current CEO. He is a major shareholder in Tesla. He was on the board of Chipotle Mexican Grill{{Cite news |date=August 29, 2013 |title=Chipotle Mexican Grill names Kimbal Musk to board |url=http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_23975683/chipotle-mexican-grill-names-kimbal-musk-board |work=Denver Post}} from 2013 to 2019.{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Maggie |date=March 14, 2019 |title=Kimbal Musk is stepping down from Chipotle's board |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/14/kimbal-musk-is-stepping-down-from-chipotles-board.html |access-date=April 10, 2019 |website=CNBC}}

In 1995 he co-founded, with his brother, Elon Musk, the software company Zip2, which was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999.

Kimbal Musk was married to Jen Lewin, with whom he established The Kitchen, from 2001 to 2010. The couple had two children together.{{Cite news |date=June 29, 2015 |title=Husted: Kimbal Musk, restaurateur and brother of rocketman Elon Musk (Slideshow) |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/Broadway_17th/2015/06/husted-kimbal-musk-restaurateur-and-brother-of.html |access-date=June 29, 2017 |work=Bizjournals}} In April 2018, he married Christiana Wyly, an environmental activist and the daughter of ex-billionaire Sam Wyly.{{Cite news |last=Gubbins |first=Teresa |date=April 9, 2018 |title=Kimbal Musk and Wyly heiress celebrate wedding at Dallas restaurant |url=http://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/04-09-18-cedar-social-wedding-reception-kimbal-musk-christiana-wyly/ |access-date=April 9, 2018 |work=CultureMap}}

Musk also has a daughter from another relationship.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2018 |title=A Tale of Two Kitchens |url=https://www.coloradohomesmag.com/a-tale-of-two-kitchens/}} One of his children is transgender.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-14 |title=Errol Musk Says Son Elon 'Hasn't Been a Good Father' in Wild Interview |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/errol-musk-says-son-elon-hasnt-been-a-good-father-in-wild-interview/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}

{{Main|Tosca Musk}}

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Tosca Musk (born July{{nbsp}}20, 1974) is a South African filmmaker, who is the younger sister of Elon Musk and Kimbal Musk, and daughter of Errol Musk and Maye Musk.{{Cite news |title=Model Maye Musk On Defying The Odds And Her Influence On Elon |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2018/10/04/model-maye-musk-on-defying-the-odds-and-her-influence-on-elon/#4c6249ca2c02 |work=forbes.com}}

She is an executive producer and director of feature films, television programs, and web content. Her work includes K. Bromberg's Driven, Rachel van Dyken's Matchmaker's Playbook, and her web series, Tiki Bar TV.{{Cite news |title=Meet Elon Musk's Rather Impressive Family |url=http://www.2oceansvibe.com/2018/10/03/meet-elon-musks-rather-impressive-family/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027154305/https://www.2oceansvibe.com/2018/10/03/meet-elon-musks-rather-impressive-family/ |archive-date=October 27, 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2024 |work=2oceansvibe.com}}{{Cite news |last=Kee |first=Tameka |date=May 19, 2009 |title=paidContent.org - Tiki Bar TV Tests The Pay-To-Watch Webisode Model |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR2009051802626.html |work=The Washington Post}} She co-founded the movie-streaming service Passionflix.{{Cite news |last=Keegan |first=Rebecca |date=February 13, 2025 |title=Elon Musk’s Sister Is a Hopeless Romantic |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/elon-musk-sister-tosca-musk-passionflix-1236133590/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite news |last=Stephan |first=Katcy |date=December 20, 2024 |title=How Tosca Musk Crafted Passionflix, the World’s Steamiest Niche Streaming Service |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/passionflix-tosca-musk-streamer-1236256897/ |access-date=April 28, 2025 |work=Variety}}

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Lyndon Robert Rive (born 22{{nbsp}}January 1977) is a South African-American businessman known as the co-founder of SolarCity, and its CEO until 2016. SolarCity is a provider of photovoltaic systems and related services. Rive co-founded SolarCity with his brother Peter in 2006. He is a cousin of Elon Musk; his mother Kaye Rive is the twin sister of Maye Musk.{{Cite web |last=Aman Jain |date=2020-02-01 |title=Lyndon Rive, Elon Musk's Cousin And Former SolarCity CEO To Exit Tesla |url=https://www.valuewalk.com/rive-musk-cousin-solarcity-exit-tesla/ |access-date=2025-02-08}}

Rive started his first company at age 17 before leaving his native country, South Africa.{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Louis |date=2015-12-11 |title=Q&A: SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive keeps business all in the family |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/12/11/qa-solarcity-ceo-lyndon-rive-keeps-business-all-in-the-family/ |access-date=2021-04-27 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}} He then co-founded the enterprise software company Everdream, which was ultimately acquired by Dell.{{Cite web |last=Milo |first=Moryt |date=28 December 2010 |title=Lyndon Rive, Elon Musk: Cousins, partners |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2010/12/family-joins-colleagues-for-teslas-musk.html |access-date=2021-04-27 |website=bizjournals.com}} In 2010, Rive was named in the MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.{{Cite news |date=2010 |title=2010: Innovators Under 35 |url=http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=970 |access-date=1 November 2018 |work=MIT Technology Review}}

Rive's parents were entrepreneurs in the natural-health business in Pretoria, South Africa. Rive has three siblings: SolarCity co-founder Peter Rive, Russ Rive who runs an art, technology, and design company in Brazil, and competitive dirt bike rider {{interlanguage link|Almeda Rive|de}}.{{Cite magazine |date=2015-10-21 |title=How Elon Musk's Mom (and her Twin Sister) Raised the First Family of Tech |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/10/elon-musk-family-maye-musk |access-date=2023-11-18 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}

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