1938 - Today
Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS. As a philanthropist, he gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ted Turner has received more than 10,234,705 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 51 in 2019). Ted Turner is the 177th most popular businessperson (down from 113th in 2019), the 1,956th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,292nd in 2019) and the 66th 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, Ted Turner ranks 177 out of 601. Before him are Theodor de Bry, Malcolm Glazer, Edsel Ford, Asa Griggs Candler, Jack Daniel, and Thomas J. Watson. After him are Thomas Lipton, Ambroise Vollard, John Langenus, Rebiya Kadeer, Piero Ferrari, and Jack Welch.
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 171
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 172
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 173
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 174
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 175
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 176
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 177
1848 - 1931
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 178
1866 - 1939
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 179
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 180
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 181
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 182
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 183
Among people born in 1938, Ted Turner ranks 106. Before him are Phil Knight, Bill Withers, Larry Scott, Ed Lauter, Jean-Claude Mézières, and Tereza Kesovija. After him are Cabu, Ryōji Noyori, Guy Roux, Keith O'Brien, Girish Karnad, and Morihiro Hosokawa.
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 100
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 101
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 102
1938 - 2013
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 103
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 104
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 105
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 106
1938 - 2015
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 107
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 108
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 109
1938 - 2018
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 110
1938 - 2019
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 111
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 112
Among people born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 1,956 out of 18,182. Before him are Thomas J. Watson (1874), Richard Brooks (1912), Hubert Humphrey (1911), Burt Bacharach (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), and Chris Evert (1954). After him are Carol Gilligan (1936), Alfred Vail (1807), Matthew Ridgway (1895), Chris Kyle (1974), Robert Lefkowitz (1943), and Bill Paxton (1955).
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,950
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,951
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,952
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,953
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,954
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,955
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,956
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,957
1807 - 1859
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,958
1895 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,959
1974 - 2013
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,960
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,961
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,962
Among businesspeople born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 66. Before him are Phil Knight (1938), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Edsel Ford (1893), Asa Griggs Candler (1851), Jack Daniel (1850), and Thomas J. Watson (1874). After him are Jack Welch (1935), Jesse Livermore (1877), Sheldon Adelson (1933), George Gallup (1901), Maxwell Perkins (1884), and Henry J. Heinz (1844).
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 60
1928 - 2014
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 61
1893 - 1943
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 62
1851 - 1929
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 63
1850 - 1911
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 64
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 65
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 66
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 67
1877 - 1940
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 68
1933 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 69
1901 - 1984
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 70
1884 - 1947
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 71
1844 - 1919
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 72