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John Paulson

1955 - Today

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John Alfred Paulson (born December 14, 1955) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager. He leads Paulson & Co., a New York-based investment management firm he founded in 1994. He has been called "one of the most prominent names in high finance". He acquired much of his fortune in 2007 when he earned almost $4 billion and was transformed "from an obscure money manager into a financial legend" by using credit default swaps to effectively bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage lending market. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paulson is the 732nd most popular social activist (down from 729th in 2024), the 14,641st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,011th in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, John Paulson ranks 732 out of 840. Before him are Andrea James, Jacqueline Moudeina, Salwan Momika, Ahed Tamimi, Valery Levaneuski, and Laxmi Agarwal. After him are Wendell Phillips, Bill Ayers, Ruthie Tompson, Vida Goldstein, María Galindo, and David Kato.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, John Paulson ranks 659. Before him are Ben Wijnstekers, Janina Ochojska, Steve Roach, Linda Martín Alcoff, Carol Ann Duffy, and Nikolay Solodukhin. After him are Ann Bancroft, Rohini Hattangadi, Butch Johnson, Mike Parson, David Dhawan, and Prakash Padukone.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Paulson ranks 14,645 out of 20,380. Before him are Geoffrey Blake (1962), Amanda Palmer (1976), Jodi Rell (1946), Matt Letscher (1970), Bryan Johnson (1977), and Teena Marie (1956). After him are Nan Grey (1918), Tony Gwynn (1960), Daniel Clowes (1961), John Paxson (1960), Jerry Coyne (1949), and Jay Arnette (1938).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United States

Among social activists born in United States, John Paulson ranks 129. Before him are Gloria Allred (1941), Derek Chauvin (1976), Crystal Eastman (1881), Dorothy Height (1912), Matthew Shepard (1976), and Andrea James (1967). After him are Wendell Phillips (1811), Bill Ayers (1944), Ruthie Tompson (1910), Dick Gregory (1932), Edith Windsor (1929), and David Vetter (1971).

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