Engelbart wuxuu ku dhashay Portland, Oregon, Janaayo 30, 1925, waxaana dhalay Carl Louis Engelbart iyo Gladys Charlotte Amelia Munson Engelbart. Waalidiintiisa waxay ka soo jeedeen Jarmal, Iswiidhish iyo Noorwiijiyaan. Wuxuu ka mid ahaa saddex carruur ah, oo ay walaalo yihiin Dorianne (saddex sano ka weyn), iyo walaalkiis David (14 bilood ka yar). Qoyska wuxuu ku noolaa Portland, Oregon, sanadihii hore, wuxuuna u guuray baadiyaha ku xeeran Johnson Creek markii uu ahaa 8. Aabihiis wuxuu dhintay hal sano ka dib. Wuxuu ka qalin jabiyay Dugsiga Sare ee Franklin ee Portland 1942.
Carl Louis Engelbart iyo Gladys Charlotte Amelia Munson Engelbart