# Larry Sanger

_American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects (born 1968)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-06

> Lawrence Mark Sanger is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia and provided initial drafts for many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies. Prior to Wikipedia, he was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, an online encyclopedia which was the predecessor of Wikipedia. He later worked on other encyclopedic projects, including the Encyclopedia of Earth, Citizendium, Everipedia, and Ballotpedia. Sanger's other interests include theology and philosophy such as epistemology, early modern philosophy, and ethics. He taught philosophy at Ohio State University.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 16 July 1968 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Bellevue ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P27))
- **Occupation:** philosopher; blogger; computer scientist; businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P106))
- **Education:** Reed College; Ohio State University; Service High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P69))
- **Official website:** larrysanger.org ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P856))
- **X (Twitter):** lsanger ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P2002))
- **YouTube:** UCO1wYfKnzdZ57ytz3C9zLlw ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185#P2397))

## Questions

**When was Larry Sanger born?**  
Larry Sanger was born on 16 July 1968 in Bellevue.

**Where did Larry Sanger study?**  
Larry Sanger was educated at Reed College, Ohio State University, Service High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Larry Sanger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Sanger) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): ल्यारी स्याङगर](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%99%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q185](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Larry-Sanger-headshot-768x1024 (cropped).jpg by Larry Sanger (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Larry-Sanger-headshot-768x1024_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Larry Sanger, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Larry-Sanger-headshot-768x1024 (cropped).jpg — Larry Sanger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Larry Sanger". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/larry-sanger. Retrieved 7 November 2026.