Torvalds

Torvalds () is a constructed Swedish/Finnish family name, created by journalist and poet Ole Torvalds (born Ole Torvald Elis Saxberg), who fashioned it from his middle name. It may refer to:

People

• Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), journalist and poet
• Nils Torvalds (born 1945), son of Ole; broadcast journalist, writer and politician
• Linus Torvalds (born 1969), son of Nils; software engineer and creator of the Linux kernel, who now works and lives in the U.S.
• Meta Torvalds (1922–2012), wife of Ole; journalist

Other

• 9793 Torvalds, asteroid named for Linus Torvalds
• Tanenbaum–Torvalds debate, debate between Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Linus Torvalds about Linux and kernel architecture in general

See also

• Torvald (disambiguation)

References