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Lamar Hunt

1932 - 2006

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Lamar Hunt (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS's predecessor, the North American Soccer League (NASL), and co-founder of World Championship Tennis. He was also the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL), the Kansas City Wizards of MLS, and at the time of his death owned two other MLS teams, Columbus Crew and FC Dallas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lamar Hunt has received more than 3,136,358 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lamar Hunt is the 582nd most popular businessperson, the 9,997th most popular biography from United States and the 214th most popular American Businessperson.

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  • 15

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  • 1.52

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  • 3.29

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Lamar Hunt ranks 582 out of 601Before him are Anil Ambani, Tim Sweeney, Marissa Mayer, Athina Onassis, Andy Jassy, and Bernard Knubel. After him are Gwynne Shotwell, Katherine Maher, Eben Moglen, Rick Scott, Éric Boullier, and Chandrashekhar Agashe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lamar Hunt ranks 437Before him are Amleto Frignani, Gösta Sandberg, Robert Reed, Mikhail Ogonkov, Gaston Mercier, and Voitto Hellsten. After him are Gennadiy Shatkov, Susan Oliver, Stan Vickers, Ann Bannon, Padmini, and Donna Douglas. Among people deceased in 2006, Lamar Hunt ranks 317Before him are Joseph Vissers, Ron Greenwood, Soraya, Bertha Brouwer, Gösta Sandberg, and G. William Miller. After him are Rubén Marcos, Jon Nödtveidt, Edward Albert, Padmini, Marian Marsh, and Suzanne Morrow Francis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lamar Hunt ranks 9,997 out of 18,182Before him are Steve Jablonsky (1970), Jasika Nicole (1980), Arnie Oliver (1907), George Bonhag (1882), Robert Wuhl (1951), and Jamie Clayton (1978). After him are Big Pun (1971), Tony Meola (1969), Omar Hakim (1959), Madge Kennedy (1891), Micky Ward (1965), and Paul Burke (1926).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Lamar Hunt ranks 214Before him are Billy Beane (1962), Robert Mercer (1946), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Tim Sweeney (1970), Marissa Mayer (1975), and Andy Jassy (1968). After him are Gwynne Shotwell (1963), Katherine Maher (1983), Eben Moglen (1959), Rick Scott (1952), Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908), and Marillyn Hewson (1953).