Errol Musk.

Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, is an engineer from South Africa.

Elon Musk’s parents divorced when he was a child.

According to Errol Musk, Elon is quite an introvert, but has shown a genius personality since childhood.

Elon Musk’s father-son relationship gradually deteriorated over time.

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Mrs. Maye Musk.

Maye Musk, Elon Musk’s mother, is a nutritionist and former model.

According to the New York Post, Mrs. Maye Musk is very smart and always tries her best at work.

Mrs. Maye divorced her husband in 1979, after 9 years of marriage.

Currently, Maye Musk is a spokesperson for CoverGirl cosmetics company, as well as a nutrition expert and speaker.

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Kimbal Musk.

Kimbal Musk is Elon Musk’s younger brother.

In 1995, brothers Elon and Kimbal founded a company called Zip2, specializing in providing and licensing software.

Kimbal then moved into the food industry.

Kimbal Musk was married twice and had three children with his first wife.

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Tosca Musk.

Unlike her brother who is passionate about technology, Tosca Musk’s younger sister works in the film industry.

Besides, Tosca Musk is also the co-founder and CEO of Passionflix, a streaming service for movies adapted from romance novels.

Tosca Musk is not married, has two children named Isabeau and Grayson.

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Lyndon Rive.

Lyndon Rive is Elon Musk’s cousin.

Before founding SolarCity, Lyndon Rive also founded a software company called Everdream with his brothers in 1999. Eight years later, the Rives sold it to Dell for $120 million.

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Peter Rive.

Peter Rive is Lyndon Rive’s biological brother and also Elon Musk’s cousin.

Russ Rive.

Elon Musk also has another cousin, Russ Rive, the younger brother of Peter Rive and Lyndon Rive.