Shawn Fanning was born in Brockton, MA on November 22, 1980. Internet entrepreneur who brought the mp3 into wide use with Napster, one of the earliest peer-to-peer or P2P file-sharing platforms. He was hated by Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, so of course, Fanning had to show up to an MTV award show wearing a Metallica T-shirt. He created his file-sharing program Napster while studying at Northeastern University. Napster’s popularity earned him the cover of the October 2, 2000, issue of Time magazine.
On Popular Bio, He is one of the successful Entrepreneur. He has ranked on the list of those famous people who were born on November 22, 1980. He is one of the Richest Entrepreneur who was born in MA. He also has a position among the list of Most popular Entrepreneurs. Shawn Fanning is 1 of the famous people in our database with the age of 38 years old.
| Short Profile | |
|---|---|
| First Name | Shawn |
| Last Name | Fanning |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
| Age | 38 years old |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Birth Date | November 22, 1980 |
| Birth Place | Brockton, MA |
| Country | MA |
