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The '''family of Jeff Bezos''', the business magnate and founder of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]], is a prominent American family active in business and philanthropy. Bezos and his former wife, were the co-founders of Amazon.com. |
The '''family of Jeff Bezos''', the business magnate and founder of [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]], is a prominent American family active in business and philanthropy. Bezos and his former wife, were the co-founders of Amazon.com. |
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Family members have [[Danish Americans|Danish-American]], [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] and Cuban heritage. |
Family members have [[Danish Americans|Danish-American]], [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] and Cuban heritage as well as Jeff Bezos' current wife Anne Tierney being American, Native American, Caucasian, Asian, Black, Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Balkan Penninsulan, and Hispanic. |
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== Notable family members == |
== Notable family members == |
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* [[File:Lauren Sanchez adjusted.jpg|thumb|Lauren Sanchez in 2010]][[Ted Jorgensen]] (1944–2015) is the Danish-American biological father of Bezos.<ref name=":1">[[Brad Stone (journalist)|Brad Stone]], (2013). ''[[The Everything Store]]''. United States: [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]]. {{ISBN|978-0-316-21926-6}}</ref> Jorgensen was a [[unicycle hockey]] player as a youth, and a bicycle shop owner as an adult.<ref>Steven Ellis (13 March 2021) ''[https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-weird-wild-and-wacky-world-of-unicycle-hockey The Weird, Wild and Wacky World Of Unicycle Hockey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928072809/https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-weird-wild-and-wacky-world-of-unicycle-hockey|date=2022-09-28}}'', [[The Hockey News]]</ref><ref name=":1" /> He left Bezos mother and Bezos when Bezos was an infant.<ref name=":1" /> |
*Anne Tierney (current wife, married 1-31-2020) is a current entrepreneur, author, photographer, ordained Minister for Christ, philanthropist, photographer, sign language interpreter, Mom and Jeff Bezos' wife. She is fluent in 19 languages, and is the founder of King of Glory Industries. Jeff is a partner in the venture and gave Anne 144 Billion to fund the missions to pioneer space, preserve Earth, and solve homelessness for the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Bezos |first=Jeff |date=6-16-23 |title=Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/s?k=jeff+bezos+anne+tierney&crid=SCOVIRZ7L9MV&sprefix=jeff+bezos+a%2Caps%2C310 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=Amazon.com}}</ref><ref>Alexa</ref>[[File:Lauren Sanchez adjusted.jpg|thumb|Lauren Sanchez in 2010]][[Ted Jorgensen]] (1944–2015) is the Danish-American biological father of Bezos.<ref name=":1">[[Brad Stone (journalist)|Brad Stone]], (2013). ''[[The Everything Store]]''. United States: [[Little, Brown and Company|Little, Brown]]. {{ISBN|978-0-316-21926-6}}</ref> Jorgensen was a [[unicycle hockey]] player as a youth, and a bicycle shop owner as an adult.<ref>Steven Ellis (13 March 2021) ''[https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-weird-wild-and-wacky-world-of-unicycle-hockey The Weird, Wild and Wacky World Of Unicycle Hockey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928072809/https://thehockeynews.com/news/the-weird-wild-and-wacky-world-of-unicycle-hockey|date=2022-09-28}}'', [[The Hockey News]]</ref><ref name=":1" /> He left Bezos mother and Bezos when Bezos was an infant.<ref name=":1" /> |
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* [[Mark Bezos]] (born 1967) is the half brother of Jeff Bezos.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bayers |first=Chip |date=March 1, 1999 |title=The Inner Jeff Bezos |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/03/bezos-3/ |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref> He is a [[space tourist]], volunteer fire fighter, and former advertising executive.<ref name="AdWeek2021">{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Lisa |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space |work=AdWeek |url=https://www.adweek.com/commerce/former-ad-exec-to-join-billionaire-brother-in-space/}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Louise |date=20 July 2021 |title=Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space |work=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/mark-bezos-jeff-blue-origin-space-b1887068.html |accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> |
* [[Mark Bezos]] (born 1967) is the half brother of Jeff Bezos.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bayers |first=Chip |date=March 1, 1999 |title=The Inner Jeff Bezos |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/03/bezos-3/ |magazine=Wired |language=en-US |issn=1059-1028 |access-date=2022-07-09}}</ref> He is a [[space tourist]], volunteer fire fighter, and former advertising executive.<ref name="AdWeek2021">{{cite news |last1=Lacy |first1=Lisa |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space |work=AdWeek |url=https://www.adweek.com/commerce/former-ad-exec-to-join-billionaire-brother-in-space/}}</ref><ref name="Independent">{{cite news |last=Hall |first=Louise |date=20 July 2021 |title=Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space |work=Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/space/mark-bezos-jeff-blue-origin-space-b1887068.html |accessdate=20 July 2021}}</ref> |
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* [[Lauren Sánchez]] (born 1969) got engaged to Bezos in May 2023. She is a former journalist and current philanthropist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |last2=Melas |first2=Chloe |date=2023-05-22 |title=Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/entertainment/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-engaged/index.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Sánchez is Mexican-American.<ref name="E2019">{{cite web |date=2019-01-18 |title=Inside Lauren Sanchez's Life Before Jeff Bezos |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1006233/multiple-engagements-a-controversial-pregnancy-and-a-list-friends-inside-lauren-sanchez-s-life-before-jeff-bezos |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=E! Online}}</ref> |
* [[Lauren Sánchez]] (born 1969) It was reported by the tabloid Page Six that she got engaged to Bezos in May 2023 after she was photographed wearing a ring on that finger. The rumored engagement was reported May 22, 2023. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Blackwood |first=Marissa |date=2023-05-27 |title=Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, has purchased a $175 million estate in Beverly Hills, which includes a three-story main home, a guest |url=https://www.bollyinside.com/news/business-news/the-175m-mansion-of-jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez/ |access-date=2023-06-17 |website=Bollyinside - Breaking & latest News worldwide |language=en-US}}</ref> She is a former journalist and current philanthropist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |last2=Melas |first2=Chloe |date=2023-05-22 |title=Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/entertainment/jeff-bezos-lauren-sanchez-engaged/index.html |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> Sánchez is Mexican-American.<ref name="E2019">{{cite web |date=2019-01-18 |title=Inside Lauren Sanchez's Life Before Jeff Bezos |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1006233/multiple-engagements-a-controversial-pregnancy-and-a-list-friends-inside-lauren-sanchez-s-life-before-jeff-bezos |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=E! Online}}</ref> Jeff and Anne contend that Jeff is not engaged to Lauren, Lauren is just a friend and colleague. |
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* [[MacKenzie Scott]] (born 1970) is the former wife of Bezos, marrying him in 1993 and divorcing him in 2019.<ref name="Snider2019">{{Cite web |last=Snider |first=Mike |date=January 9, 2019 |title=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/09/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-wife-mackenzie-divorce-after-25-years/2523544002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109190914/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/09/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-wife-mackenzie-divorce-after-25-years/2523544002/ |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |access-date=January 9, 2019 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Scott is a writer,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2020 |title=7 Things To Know About MacKenzie Scott, The Woman Who Donated $6 Billion In 2020 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/mackenzie-scott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808080943/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/mackenzie-scott |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref> philanthropist,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schleifer |first=Theodore |date=May 28, 2019 |title=MacKenzie Bezos signed the philanthropic commitment her ex-husband spurned |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/28/18641623/mackenzie-bezos-giving-pledge-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-divorce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527201045/https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/28/18641623/mackenzie-bezos-giving-pledge-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-divorce |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |website=Vox}}</ref> and co-founder of Amazon.com.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last1=Bromwich |first1=Jonah Engel |last2=Alter |first2=Alexandra |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Who Is MacKenzie Scott? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/style/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-divorce.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613163748/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/style/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-divorce.html |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
* [[MacKenzie Scott]] (born 1970) is the former wife of Bezos, marrying him in 1993 and divorcing him in 2019.<ref name="Snider2019">{{Cite web |last=Snider |first=Mike |date=January 9, 2019 |title=Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/09/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-wife-mackenzie-divorce-after-25-years/2523544002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109190914/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2019/01/09/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos-wife-mackenzie-divorce-after-25-years/2523544002/ |archive-date=January 9, 2019 |access-date=January 9, 2019 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Scott is a writer,<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 22, 2020 |title=7 Things To Know About MacKenzie Scott, The Woman Who Donated $6 Billion In 2020 |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/mackenzie-scott |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808080943/https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/mackenzie-scott |archive-date=August 8, 2022 |access-date=December 24, 2020 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref> philanthropist,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schleifer |first=Theodore |date=May 28, 2019 |title=MacKenzie Bezos signed the philanthropic commitment her ex-husband spurned |url=https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/28/18641623/mackenzie-bezos-giving-pledge-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-divorce |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527201045/https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/5/28/18641623/mackenzie-bezos-giving-pledge-philanthropy-jeff-bezos-divorce |archive-date=May 27, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2020 |website=Vox}}</ref> and co-founder of Amazon.com.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last1=Bromwich |first1=Jonah Engel |last2=Alter |first2=Alexandra |date=January 12, 2019 |title=Who Is MacKenzie Scott? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/style/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-divorce.html |url-status=live |url-access=limited |access-date=December 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613163748/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/12/style/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-divorce.html |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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The family of Jeff Bezos, the business magnate and founder of Amazon.com, is a prominent American family active in business and philanthropy. Bezos and his former wife, were the co-founders of Amazon.com.
Family members have Danish-American, Mexican American and Cuban heritage as well as Jeff Bezos' current wife Anne Tierney being American, Native American, Caucasian, Asian, Black, Jewish, Scottish, Irish, Balkan Penninsulan, and Hispanic.
Notable family members
- Anne Tierney (current wife, married 1-31-2020) is a current entrepreneur, author, photographer, ordained Minister for Christ, philanthropist, photographer, sign language interpreter, Mom and Jeff Bezos' wife. She is fluent in 19 languages, and is the founder of King of Glory Industries. Jeff is a partner in the venture and gave Anne 144 Billion to fund the missions to pioneer space, preserve Earth, and solve homelessness for the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ. [1][2]Ted Jorgensen (1944–2015) is the Danish-American biological father of Bezos.[3] Jorgensen was a unicycle hockey player as a youth, and a bicycle shop owner as an adult.[4][3] He left Bezos mother and Bezos when Bezos was an infant.[3]
- Mark Bezos (born 1967) is the half brother of Jeff Bezos.[5] He is a space tourist, volunteer fire fighter, and former advertising executive.[6][7]
- Lauren Sánchez (born 1969) It was reported by the tabloid Page Six that she got engaged to Bezos in May 2023 after she was photographed wearing a ring on that finger. The rumored engagement was reported May 22, 2023. [8] She is a former journalist and current philanthropist.[9] Sánchez is Mexican-American.[10] Jeff and Anne contend that Jeff is not engaged to Lauren, Lauren is just a friend and colleague.
- MacKenzie Scott (born 1970) is the former wife of Bezos, marrying him in 1993 and divorcing him in 2019.[11] Scott is a writer,[12] philanthropist,[13] and co-founder of Amazon.com.[14]
Other immediate family members
Bezos and MacKenzie are the parents of four children: three sons and one daughter adopted from China.[15][16][17] Jackie Gise is Bezos' mother and was married to Jorgensen from 1963 to 1965.[3] Miguel Bezos, is the adoptive father of Jeff Bezos[18] and the vice-president and the co-founder of the Bezos Family Foundation.[19] Miguel Bezos was born in Cuba[19] and moved to the US in 1962.[20]
In popular culture
The family features Brad Stone's 2013 book The Everything Store[18] and in the Bezos: The Beginning a 2022 biographical film.[21] The film was based on the 2021 book Zero to Hero, Bezos: The Beginning (ISBN 979-8709873797).[22]
See also
References
- ^ Bezos, Jeff (6-16-23). "Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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- ^ a b c d Brad Stone, (2013). The Everything Store. United States: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-21926-6
- ^ Steven Ellis (13 March 2021) The Weird, Wild and Wacky World Of Unicycle Hockey Archived 2022-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Hockey News
- ^ Bayers, Chip (March 1, 1999). "The Inner Jeff Bezos". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ Lacy, Lisa (June 7, 2021). "Former Ad Exec to Join Billionaire Brother in Space". AdWeek.
- ^ Hall, Louise (20 July 2021). "Who is Mark Bezos? Meet the younger brother of Jeff Bezos who will accompany him to space". Independent. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Blackwood, Marissa (2023-05-27). "Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, has purchased a $175 million estate in Beverly Hills, which includes a three-story main home, a guest". Bollyinside - Breaking & latest News worldwide. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ Rosenbloom, Alli; Melas, Chloe (2023-05-22). "Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are engaged". CNN. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Inside Lauren Sanchez's Life Before Jeff Bezos". E! Online. 2019-01-18. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Snider, Mike (January 9, 2019). "Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie to divorce after 25 years of marriage". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "7 Things To Know About MacKenzie Scott, The Woman Who Donated $6 Billion In 2020". British Vogue. December 22, 2020. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Schleifer, Theodore (May 28, 2019). "MacKenzie Bezos signed the philanthropic commitment her ex-husband spurned". Vox. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ Bromwich, Jonah Engel; Alter, Alexandra (January 12, 2019). "Who Is MacKenzie Scott?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Whoriskey, Peter (August 12, 2013). "For Jeff Bezos, a new frontier". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Jeff Bezos Fast Facts". CNN. March 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Sindhu Sundar, Britney Nguyen, Sarah. "Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are reportedly engaged — here's a look inside their family". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Barr, Alistair (10 October 2013). "Bike shop owner discovers he's father of Amazon founder". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ a b "Miguel Bezos". National Museum of American History. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Robinson, Circles (2023-01-15). "One Brave Cuban Boy and Amazon". Havana Times. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (2022-11-04). "AFM: 'Bezos The Beginning' Delves into the Business Brain Before the Billions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ Miraanda, Alex (2023-01-23). "Bezos the Beginning". 7 News Miami. Retrieved 2023-05-26.