# Cameron Winklevoss

_American businessman and rower_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Cameron Howard Winklevoss is an American cryptocurrency investor, former Olympic rower, and cofounder of Winklevoss Capital Management and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. He competed in the men's pair rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics with his rowing partner and identical twin brother, Tyler Winklevoss. Winklevoss and his brother are known for co-founding HarvardConnection along with Harvard classmate Divya Narendra. In 2004, the Winklevoss twins sued Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their ConnectU idea to create the social networking site Facebook. In addition to ConnectU, Winklevoss also co-founded the social media website Guest of a Guest with Rachelle Hruska.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 August 1981 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Southampton ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; rower; computer scientist; executive producer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P106))
- **Education:** Christ Church; Harvard University; Harvard College; Brunswick School; Saïd Business School; Greenwich Country Day School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** winklevoss ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P2002))
- **LinkedIn:** winklevoss ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455#P6634))

## Questions

**When was Cameron Winklevoss born?**  
Cameron Winklevoss was born on 21 August 1981 in Southampton.

**Where did Cameron Winklevoss study?**  
Cameron Winklevoss was educated at Christ Church, Harvard University, Harvard College, Brunswick School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Cameron Winklevoss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameron_Winklevoss) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3066455](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3066455) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Cameron Winklevoss at the 2008 Beijing Olympics - 20080817.jpg by Johnnyroee . (CC BY 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cameron_Winklevoss_at_the_2008_Beijing_Olympics_-_20080817.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Cameron Winklevoss". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/cameron-winklevoss. Retrieved 10 November 2026.