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Ted Turner

American media mogul, entrepreneur, and philanthropist

1938 - today

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His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Ted Turner is the 210th most popular businessperson (down from 177th in 2024), the 2,449th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,933rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular American Businessperson.

Ted Turner is most famous for being the founder of CNN, which was the first 24-hour news network.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Ted Turner ranks 210 out of 847Before him are Ludvig Nobel, Theodor de Bry, Roy Raymond, Iwasaki Yatarō, Adriano Galliani, and Robert Trump. After him are Tom Wolf, Melitta Bentz, James Roosevelt I, Morris Chang, John Langenus, and Franz Josef Popp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ted Turner ranks 131Before him are Morihiro Hosokawa, Tereza Kesovija, Tom Regan, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Fred Stolle, and Eddie Cochran. After him are Nayef Hawatmeh, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Marien Ngouabi, Sergei Novikov, Cabu, and John Connelly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 2,449 out of NaNBefore him are Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Treat Williams (1951), Holly Hunter (1958), John O. Brennan (1955), Christopher Jones (1941), and Robert Trump (1948). After him are Jessica Chastain (1977), Dan Reynolds (1987), John Cusack (1966), Thomas Eakins (1844), Vera Wang (1949), and Jeff Kinney (1971).

Among Businesspeople In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 76Before him are Hetty Green (1834), Ben Bradlee (1921), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Lee Iacocca (1924), Roy Raymond (1947), and Robert Trump (1948). After him are Tom Wolf (1948), James Roosevelt I (1828), Stockton Rush (1962), Arthur D. Levinson (1950), Rex Tillerson (1952), and Lawrence Roberts (1937).

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