Yukihiro Matsumoto, also known as Matz, is a Japanese software programmer and computer scientist born on April 14, 1965 in Osaka Prefecture in Western Honshi. He is best known all over the world as the father and creator of the Ruby Programming.

According to Japan Inc. He taught himself how to program until he graduated from high school. He took up Information Science from Tsukuba University and earned a degree. During his college days, he associated himself with research that has something to do with programming languages, compilers and the like. Yukihiro Matsumoto is married with four beautiful children and serves as a missionary in the church.