I take issue with assuming that based on his name alone. Is there a wealthy von Ahn family I’m not aware of? If there is, having that name doesn’t mean you are part of that family.
It wasn’t on the name alone. As another pointed out his name is a German noble name. A quick Google search revealed that he went to private school, had a C64 as a child, and his parents owned a candy factory. Not what I would call a standard middle class background.
