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Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen was born on January 12, 1964, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, [8] as the son of Jacklyn (née Gise) and Ted Jorgensen. [9] At the time of Jeff's birth, his mother was a 17-year-old high-school student and his father was 19. [10] Ted was a Danish American unicyclist [11] born in Chicago to a family of Baptists. [12]
Gise gave birth to Jeff Bezos on January 12, 1964, [2] two weeks after Gise's 17th birthday. [9] They named the child Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen at birth. [1] [2] Jorgensen drank alcohol problematically, and struggled financially. [10] He supplemented his circus income by working at the Globe department store while studying at the University of ...
Jacklyn Bezos (née Gise, formerly Jorgensen; born December 29, 1946) is an American billionaire and philanthropist who provided the initial investment to launch Amazon.com. She is a co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation. She is the mother of Jeff Bezos and Mark Bezos, and the ex-wife of Ted Jorgensen.
Mogul is leaving the Pacific Northwest after almost 30 years
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin -- and owner of The Washington Post -- is one of the world's wealthiest people. But the making of his fortune hasn't always been a straight upward...
Jeff Bezos (born 1964) – founder of Amazon; Mack C. Chase (1931–2023) – oil and natural gas businessman, also the richest New Mexican; Bill Gates (born 1955) – founded Microsoft in Albuquerque; Maria Gertrudis "Tules" Barceló (c. 1800–1852) – entrepreneur and gambler; Conrad Hilton (1887–1979) – founder of Hilton Worldwide
Back in the 90s, Jeff Bezos went on record as hoping his employees would wake up on the wrong side of the bed—for the greater good, or for the customer at the very least.
Jackie Bezos (born 1946 [1]) is the mother of Jeff Bezos. [1] She was married to Jorgensen from 1963 to 1965. [1] She later married Miguel Bezos. [7] Mark Bezos (born 1967) is the half brother of Jeff Bezos. [8] He is a space tourist, a volunteer fire fighter, and former advertising executive. [9] [10] Lauren Sánchez (born 1969) got engaged to ...