Torvalds

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Torvalds denotes:

  • Linus Torvalds (* 1969), software developer, initiator of the free operating system kernel Linux, son of Nils Torvalds
  • Meta Torvalds (1922–2012, full name Elin Margareta Torvalds), Finnish-Swedish journalist and wife of Ole Torvalds
  • Nils Torvalds (* 1945), Finnish-Swedish politician and member of the European Parliament, son of Ole Torvalds and father of Linus Torvalds
  • Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), Finnish-Swedish poet, journalist and translator, father of Nils Torvalds
  • Tove Torvalds (née Monni) six-time Finnish karate master, married to Linus Torvalds
  • an asteroid named after Linus Torvalds, see (9793) Torvalds