Larry Ellison

United States
Net Worth (2012):$ 36 Billion
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Born on: Aug 17, 1944 (Age: 67) Leo
Born in: New York City
Marital status: Divorced
Occupation: CEO of Oracle Corporation

Founder and CEO of the world’s largest business software company Mr. Larry Ellison is not only one of the world’s richest persons alive but is also one of the most flamboyant and outspoken of the lot. A cavalier business personality, he knows how to dress for occasions with his tailor made Italian suits and shirts making him look as if he was born to be a billionaire. Ellison was born to an unwed 19 year old mother. When he was just nine months, her mother gave his child to be adopted by her aunt and uncle in Chicago.

It was 48 long years, before Ellison met his biological mother. In 1977, Ellison and his two colleagues Robert Miner and Ed Oates found a company called Software Development Labs, where they came across a paper called “A Relational Model of Data for large Shared Data Banks, which became the basis of their soon-to-be-found fortune. His prime came in 2000, when for a brief period of time he left behind Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world. Other than the humongous amount of wealth that he has, Ellison is known as a quite multi faceted character: a brusque businessman, marketing genius and a playboy. Owing to his voracious appetite for new estates, he has been tagged as the newest trophy buyer in the country.

He follows a simple approach, “Buy the best, without compromise”. The scores of properties he has includes two holdings in Woodside, California, a hotel and two restaurants in Malibu along with two other homes, a 249-acre state in Palm Springs, which he got for $49 million and a garden property in Kyoto Japan worth at least $86 million. Ellison has a penchant for adventures, sailing and outdoor sports that has cost him more than a few million dollars and made him rivals with a few fellow billionaires (read Paul Allen). He has two grown children, Megan and David, both dabbling in the movie business, and is recently divorced from his most recent wife, romance novelist Melanie Craft.

"Microsoft isn't good at security. We're good at that and I don't think sending a memo is going to help,"
"I've never experienced anything remotely like this. It's been a very emotional experience to get here. This is not what this is supposed to be about. A lot of us are upset."
"My impression is that we're gaining share, ... More and more people are using Oracle."
"What they're doing is not the least bit subtle. The result of all the innovation will be bankruptcy for Netscape,"
"I think the applications space will be diverse and complex five years from now,"
Ellison is one of the richest people in the world and founded the Ellison Medical Foundation.
Dropped out of University of Chicago.
He was born out of wedlock to a 19-year-old girl, and was raised by her aunt.
Larry Ellison did not meet his biological mother until he was 48.

Larry Ellison Autos and Cars (4)

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Lexus LFA

owned by
Larry Ellison
400,000

Lexus LFA is a delight for Larry's car collection. It features a V10 engine with a carbon fiber-reinforced polymer body. It possess an engine that produces a torque of 354 lb-ft. It can reach a top speed of 325 km/hr.

Lexus motors

Lexus is a luxury automobile division of Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation

Rear-mounted transaxl car

The F1 like paddleshift gearbox of Lexus LFA makes it different from others and suits to the personality of Larry Ellison
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Acura NSX

owned by
Larry Ellison
55,000

Larry Ellison owns a Acuura NSX which is commonly known as the Honda NSX. This is a sports car which is powered by an all aluminum V6 petrol engine and features Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control System. It has a 4-speed automatic transmission and also comes in variants with 5 and 6 speed manual transmission. Producing a torque of 224 lb ft, this car reaches to a speed of 60 mph in just 4.9 seconds and provides a top speed of 165 mph.

Acura motors

Acura NSX is a division of the largest Japanese automobile manufacturing company 'Honda'

Luxurious interiors

Luxurious interiors of Larry Ellison expensive automobile Acuura NSX
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McLaren F1

owned by
Larry Ellison
1.5 Million

The Oracle CEO has been a proud owner of a McLaren F1, a gorgeous car  eminent for its distinctive style and remarkable peformance. One of the classiest cars in Larry Ellison's car collection, Mclaren F1 was auctioned for $3,575,000 by Gooding & Company in 2005. The majestic car proudly owns the title of being the fastest naturally aspirated production car in the world. It boasts a top speed of 240 miles per hour and is known as a racing car that stripped down for public roads. It has 24 carets gold plated cylinders because gold being the best reflector of heat. It has a power output of 627 horsepower and is powered by a BMW 6L V12 engine.

 

Athletic vocation interiors

McLaren F1's transmission is controlled by 6 gear manual one and overall with purely athletic vocation interiors

McLaren F1

Amazing stunning automobile of Larry Ellison, McLaren F1
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Audi R8

owned by
Larry Ellison
130,000

Larry Ellison owns Audi R8. It’s a two seater sports car. It features a 4.2 V8 engine, which uses Fuel Stratified Injection technology and has a displacement of 4, 163 cubic centimeters. It produces a power of 420 metric horsepower giving itself an acceleration of 0 to 60 mph in just about 4 seconds. The top speed of this car is 330 km /h.

Glowing red dashboard

Mildly shining grey and red dashboard with gracefully curved centerpiece. Audi symbol on the center of steering wheel

Larry Ellison Cause (2)

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Federal government software

owned by
Larry Ellison

Ellison made a controversial offer to donate to the Federal government software in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks. He made this contribution to enable it to build and run a national identification database and issue ID cards.

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American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund

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Larry Ellison

Ellison has given away millions to charity. He donated $1 million to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund.

Larry Ellison Estates and Homes (7)

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Lake Tahoe Estate

owned by
Larry Ellison
58 Million
According to reports Ellison has spent over $100 million in the past few years to consolidate three adjacent properties on the Lake Tahoe region. The property has about 420 feet of lake frontage, and two private piers. The complete structure which composes of a main house with a pool and spa, a beach house, a cottage and a writer’s cabin extends over 18,000 square feet of living space.
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San Francisco Home

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Larry Ellison
Larry purchased this home back in 1988 for a measly sum of $3.9 million. Located at the very posh Pacific Heights, the extends over 10,000 square feet, and features 5 bedrooms. The home, which provides sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay, got itself embroiled in legal battle when Larry sued his neighbors for letting their trees get too tall and obstructing his views. According to reports in a leading daily, Larry hired an attorney who specializes in tree disputes and is claiming loss of natural light and views in his suit against his neighbors, Bernard and Jane Von Bothmer.

San Francisco home

larry got this home in 1988
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Woodside Mansion

owned by
Larry Ellison
70 Million
Larry Ellison has splurged his wealth over many piece of properties, of which this is the prominent one. According to reports Ellison’s Octopus Holdings LP bought the estate in May 1995 for $ 12 million. He spent more than US $ 70 million to refurbish it and turn it into a 16th century Japanese emperor’s countryside mansion with seven bedrooms, a traditional tea house, bath house, gardens, a koi pond and waterfalls on 2.8 acres. The estate spreads includes a 7,800-sq ft main house, 9 other buildings and sits on a 2.3-acre, man-made lake. The estate now has an estimated worth of $70 million.

Aerial view

the aerial view of the sprawling estate
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Beechwood Mansion

owned by
Larry Ellison
10.5 Million
Larry Ellison made a tremendous investment of $10.5 million for his beechwood mansion. The best feature of this mansion that attracted Ellison to own this is the ample space. The mansion boasts a receiving room, ballroom, formal dining room, music room and morning room. This location is perfect to make seating arrangement for approximately 100-150 guests and also has a huge terrace and an expensive lawn.

Beechwood Mansion

Luxurious spacious and stunning house of Larry Ellison

Event place

Mansion includes separate Event place, which is ideal spot for wedding ceremony
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Turkey Lane Mansion

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Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison bought this one in November 2005 for $23 million. This estate is just at mile’s length from his Japanese styled prime residence and is a combination of two lots spread over 6.88 acres of land. The property features a four-bedroom, three-bathroom house which has a colonial architecture. What more, it also has two five-stall barns, which apparently housed Ellison’s horses. However, the trophy buyer, who has around 15 properties all over the globe worth more than $200 million, is set to lose $4m on this estate as he has listed it at an asking price of $19 million.

Stall

One of the stall at the barn. The estate has 4 stalls

Swimming Pool

the estate has a heart shaped swimming pool

Living area

the living room with fireplace

Subtle Interiors

Interior view of the Ellison’s impressive real estate

Kitchen view

Amazing interior view of the kitchen in Larry Ellison's mansion

Colonial architecture

The mansion has a colonial themed architecture
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Malibu mansion

owned by
Larry Ellison
20 Million
Another expansive playground for the rich, this house was bought by Ellison from music producer David Foster in 2005 for $20 million. The property is composed of a guesthouse, pool, tennis court and on-site pool among other luxuries. The compound, which also includes nine bedrooms and three recording studios, has its own funicular- a self-contained cable railway, which is used to cart guests from the mansion on down to the pool. This property is nothing less than a palace and is only one of the 12 homes in Malibu, which have a reported total value of more than $200 million.

Malibu mansion

Rear view of the luxurious mansion of Larry Ellison
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Porcupine Creek

owned by
Larry Ellison
43 Million

 Larry Ellison has recently added Porcupine Creek to his ever growing list of real estates. This amazing piece of property, which has a 19-hole golf course was bought by Ellison from Yellowstone club founder Edra Blixseth for an astronomical $39.2 million.

 

Although it was put on sale with a price tag of $75 million, but it dropped to $55 million and was again marked down to $42.9 million for Ellison. Covering 249 acres, the Porcupine has 16 bedrooms.

 

The interiors are innatey decorated with rare medieval artifacts and furniture. The whole home has a classic vintage feel to it. There is a pool which faces scenic mountains, providing ultimate leisure experiences for the Ellisons. The 19 hole golf course was ranked 13th best in California golf digest.

The fireplace

The living room comprises fireplace and arm rest sofas

The dining hall

The dining hall occupies well furnished wooden chairs

The entrance of creek

The beautiful entrance of creek comprises two beautiful sculptures and marble stairs

Interior view of mansion

Indoor view of the Larry's mansion

Pool Table

The game room inside the marvellous mansion

Beautiful view

Swimming Pool inside mansion with the amazing mountain view

Larry Ellison Hobbies (2)

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Professional Tennis Follower

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Larry Ellison has been a huge follower of professional tennis through his life, and took up the game seriously in 2004. In the year 2010, he also picked up a majority single share of 50% one of the top four tournaments in the United States, called the BNP Paribad Open. Since then he has taken the tournament out of the US and virtually saved it from being ended

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Sea Sailing

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Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison loves to do sea sailing whenever he has time for that. It makes him feel relaxed and satisfied as he loves doing adventurous and challenging tasks.

 

Larry Ellison Private jets (2)

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Citation X

owned by
Larry Ellison
22 Million

Larry Ellison owns a Citation X aircraft. This aircraft has been the winner of Robert J. Collier Trophy in the year 1996. It boasts a top speed of 530 KTAS (Knot true air speed). It is well equipped with both slats and flaps and has good runway performance.

Time management machine

Perfect time machine of Larry Ellison, It is mostly known as the fastest civil aircraft in the air

Excellent cabin

Citation X is enriched with excellent cabin and luxurious onboard facilities. Larry Ellison enjoys most exhilarating flight experience in his aircraft
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Gulfstream V

owned by
Larry Ellison
59 Million

Larry Ellison owns a Gulfstream V. This jet top the list of his favorites, since it is the least automated and provide complete manual control. He got it for a modest 41 million dollars.

Luxurious seating area

The spacious, luxurious cabin has many seating areas, which are best for conducting meeting or relaxing.

Gulfstream V Cockpit

Cockpit area of Larry Ellison's Gulfstream V

Larry Ellison Wedding (4)

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Melanie Craft

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Larry Ellison
In 2003, he married for the fourth time to romance novelist Melanie Craft.Ellison tied the knot on Dec 18 at his wood side estate. The ceremony took place beside a waterfall by Rep. Tom Lantos, D-San Mateo and was also attended by Steve Jobs, the official photographer for the wedding. They divorced in September 2010.

Melanie and Larry

Larry Ellison with his present partner, Melanie Craft
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Brabara Boothe

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Larry Ellison
Brabara Boothe gave birth to Larry Ellison's son named David which pressed Ellison to marry her before the baby turned one. They had another child named Megan in 1986. After three years of troubled marriage they ended up getting divorced in 1986.
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Nancy Wheeler

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Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison and Nancy Wheeler got married just six months before founding Software Development Laboratories, which was later renamed as Relational Software Inc (RSI). Just into two years of marriage, they started having problems and eventually divorced in 1978. Wheeler gave up any claim on her husband's company for $500.
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Adda Quinn

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Larry Ellison
Larry met Adda and Larry Ellison got married in 1967 and lived in a one-room apartment for three years. Their marriage lasted for 7 years, with eventually Adda divorcing Larry for his aimlessness and debts.

Larry Ellison Yachts (2)

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Musashi yacht

owned by
Larry Ellison

Larry Ellison owns a one of the largest Feadships. His Musashi yacht measures 88m and has been designed by acclaimed Dutch design agency Sinot Yacht Design. Hull of superyacht Musashi was actually built by Feadship’s dedicated hull-building facility in Papendrecht, Holland. Once the hull was completed it moved to Makkum where she has been outfitted and got its finishing touches.


Features: Musashi got her name form the most famous samurais in Japanese history and reflects one of her namesake's most unique qualities. The yacht exemplifies an exceptional style that is a direct result of the mutual efforts involving the highly skilled teams of De Voogt and Sinot. The designer has not only designed the interior and exterior but has also handpicked minutest items like cutlery, paintings and furniture.

 

Accommodation: The roomy upper-deck lounge is one of the best places on the yacht. With the capacity to lodge a company of up to 18 guests, this area shows a darker, more intimate and richer character with generously sized, custom designed furniture. The yacht is big enough to provide the owner and the guests their privacy. The yacht has exceptional large widows to give luxurious feel both inside and outside. The grand windows guarantee ample amounts of natural light throughout Musashi's interiors. The complete yacht is designed in an elegant manner without a single purposeless design, just clean look.

 

Specs: Motor yacht Musashi is propelled by 4 propellers and shafts as driven by quadruple MTU 16V 4000 M90 marine diesel engines which are rated at 3,650 hp or 2,721 kw – giving a joint power of 14,600 Horse power or 10,887 kilowatts.

The staircase

The staircase for connecting all the decks internally

Luxury has no limits

The lavish yacht offers private state room for guests

The master stateroom

The Owner's private quarters on super yacht Musashi

The upper deck

The grand windows for complete natural light throughout Musashi's interiors, deck also offers fully custom designed furnishings

The monitoring room

The monitoring room and the LCD monitors to keeps the eye on each and every moments of the yacht
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Sayonara racing yacht

owned by
Larry Ellison
20 Million

He owns this 180-foot yacht which he used for racing in the 94th annual race to Mackinac.

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