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Sumner Redstone

1923 - 2020

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Sumner Murray Redstone (né Rothstein; May 27, 1923 – August 11, 2020) was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation (both companies merged in 2019, a year before Redstone's death), and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain. Until his death, Redstone was a majority voting shareholder of the media conglomerate ViacomCBS, the parent company of the Paramount Pictures film studio, the CBS television network, and various cable networks. According to Forbes, as of April 2020, he was worth US$2.6 billion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sumner Redstone is the 719th most popular businessperson (down from 641st in 2024), the 12,155th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,966th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sumner Redstone ranks 719 out of 847. Before him are Kaz Hirai, Ian Livingstone, Wendi Deng Murdoch, A. H. Albut, Michael Durant, and Horace Elgin Dodge. After him are Charles Saatchi, Daniel Levy, John Wanamaker, Peter Ueberroth, Ellen Stewart, and Cameron Mackintosh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Sumner Redstone ranks 459. Before him are Horace Ashenfelter, Theo Fitzau, Dolores Fuller, Arthur Jensen, Bonita Granville, and Denise Levertov. After him are Dale Robertson, Slim Whitman, Sergey Mikaelyan, Trevor Ford, Eugene Wright, and Viktor Shuvalov. Among people deceased in 2020, Sumner Redstone ranks 741. Before him are Michael McClure, Naya Rivera, J. I. Packer, Ivan Utrobin, Bhanu Athaiya, and Dawn Wells. After him are Mridula Sinha, Shirley Ann Grau, Tony Waiters, Annie Ross, Vadão, and Kapila Vatsyayan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sumner Redstone ranks 12,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Rory Cochrane (1972), Alan Reed (1907), Melissa Hill (1970), George Santos (1988), Dawn Wells (1938), and Rob Estes (1963). After him are Dave Chappelle (1973), George Henry Williams (1823), Gaylen Ross (1950), Arthur Wesley Dow (1857), Shawn Kemp (1969), and Mackenzie Phillips (1959).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Sumner Redstone ranks 252. Before him are Christy Walton (1949), Cindy McCain (1954), Chris Hughes (1983), Samuel Brannan (1819), Michael Durant (1961), and Horace Elgin Dodge (1868). After him are John Wanamaker (1838), Peter Ueberroth (1937), Ellen Stewart (1919), Jimmy Iovine (1953), Ashley Biden (1981), and Marissa Mayer (1975).

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