Q: Who is Tim O’Reilly?

A: Tim O’Reilly is an Irish-American author and publisher. The provided sources also list him as a computer scientist, programmer, and engineer.

Q: When and where was Tim O’Reilly born?

A: He was born on 1954-06-06 in Cork. This birth information is explicitly listed in the provided structured properties.

Q: What is Tim O’Reilly known for?

A: He is known as an author and publisher and is associated (per a provided image caption) with the concept of “Web 2.0.” The sources also document his participation in the World Government Summit 2016.

Q: Did Tim O’Reilly receive any awards?

A: Yes. The sources list the White Camel award, with a point-in-time of 2007.

Q: Who are Tim O’Reilly’s family members mentioned in the sources?

A: The sources list spouses Jennifer Pahlka (start time 2015-04-11) and Christina O’Reilly, and children Arwen O’Reilly and Meara O’Reilly.

Tim O'Reilly

Irish-American author and publisher

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Sex or gender: male^[17]
Date of birth: June 6, 1954
Place of birth: Cork
Country of citizenship: United States^[12]
Occupation: publisher, writer, computer scientist, engineer, businessperson, programmer^[13]
Field of work: programmer^[14]
Educated at: Harvard College^[15]
Award received: White Camel award^[16]
Spouse: Jennifer Pahlka, Christina O'Reilly^[8]^[9]
Child: Arwen O'Reilly, Meara O'Reilly^[10]^[11]
Official website: tim.oreilly.com^[20]
Family name: O'Reilly^[18]
Given name: Tim^[19]
Name in kana: ティム・オライリー^[23]
Name in native language: Tim O'Reilly^[22]
Participant in: World Government Summit 2016^[21]
Social media followers: 1.7M (1.7M–1.8M, n=4)^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]

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X (Twitter) username: timoreilly
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Occupation 7

writer, engineer, programmer, businessperson, computer scientist, software engineer, publisher

Founded entities 2

open source, O’Reilly Media

Award received 1

White Camel award

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Educated at 1

Harvard College

Field of work 1

programmer

Given name 1

Tim

Instance of 1

human

Named after 1

O’Reilly Media

Place of birth 1

Cork

Sex or gender 1

male

← Cast member 1

The Truth According to Wikipedia

← Discoverer or inventor 1

Web 2.0

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Summary

Tim O'Reilly was born on June 6, 1954^[1], in Cork^[2]. He has worked as a publisher^[3], writer^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and businessperson^[7].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Tim O'Reilly include O’Reilly Media^[28], a publishing house^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1978^[31], headquartered in Sebastopol^[32].

Why It Matters

Tim O'Reilly is credited with the discovery of Web 2.0^[33], a trend^[34]. Entities named for him include O’Reilly Media^[28], a publishing house^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1978^[31], headquartered in Sebastopol^[32].

FAQs

Where was Tim O'Reilly born?

Tim O'Reilly's place of birth was Cork^[2].

Who was Tim O'Reilly married to?

Tim O'Reilly's spouses include Jennifer Pahlka^[8] and Christina O'Reilly^[9].

What did Tim O'Reilly do for work?

Tim O'Reilly worked as a publisher^[3], writer^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and businessperson^[7].

Where did Tim O'Reilly go to school?

Tim O'Reilly was educated at Harvard College^[15].

What awards did Tim O'Reilly receive?

Honors received include White Camel award^[16].

What did Tim O'Reilly discover?

Tim O'Reilly is credited as discoverer of Web 2.0^[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — place of birth (P19): Cork. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-11-07. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — spouse (P26): Jennifer Pahlka. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — spouse (P26): Christina O'Reilly. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — child (P40): Arwen O'Reilly. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — child (P40): Meara O'Reilly. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — educated at (P69): Harvard College. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — field of work (P101): programmer. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): publisher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): computer scientist. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): engineer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): businessperson. Retrieved 2019-06-14. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — occupation (P106): programmer. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — award received (P166): White Camel award. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — date of birth (P569): June 6, 1954. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — family name (P734): O'Reilly. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — given name (P735): Tim. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — official website (P856): http://tim.oreilly.com/. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — participant in (P1344): World Government Summit 2016. WGS 2016 speaker list. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — name in native language (P1559): Tim O'Reilly. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — name in kana (P1814): ティム・オライリー. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — social media followers (P8687): 1,759,880. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — social media followers (P8687): 1,782,244. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — social media followers (P8687): 1,699,404. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Tim O'Reilly — social media followers (P8687): 1,677,403. wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

[34] ↑ Web 2.0 — P31: trend. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[29] ↑ O’Reilly Media — P31: publishing house. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[30] ↑ O’Reilly Media — P17: United States. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[31] ↑ O’Reilly Media — P571: 1978. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[32] ↑ O’Reilly Media — P159: Sebastopol. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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