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Tom Hicks

1946 - 2025

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Thomas Ollis Hicks Sr. (February 7, 1946 – December 6, 2025) was an American private equity investor and sports team owner who was based in Dallas, Texas. Forbes magazine estimated Hicks's wealth at $1 billion in 2009, but it dropped to $700 million in 2010. Hicks co-founded the investment firm, Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, previously owned 50% of the English football club Liverpool F.C., and was chairman of Hicks Holdings LLC, which owns and operates Hicks Sports Group, the company that formerly owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League, and the Mesquite Championship Rodeo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Hicks is the 873rd most popular businessperson (down from 809th in 2024), the 17,265th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,438th in 2019) and the 312th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Tom Hicks ranks 873 out of 847. Before him are Linda Pétursdóttir, Liang Wenfeng, Alexis Ohanian, Joel Spolsky, Ursula Burns, and Chris Anderson. After him are Indu Jain, Ben Horowitz, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Sunil Mittal, Shantanu Narayen, and Samantha Cameron.

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Among people born in 1946, Tom Hicks ranks 825. Before him are Christine Todd Whitman, Nalini Malani, David Sadler, Ron Boone, William Frederick Fisher, and Don Siegelman. After him are Brian Jacks, and Tony Greig. Among people deceased in 2025, Tom Hicks ranks 504. Before him are Ricky Hatton, Rebecca Heineman, Mia Love, Simon Fisher-Becker, Mukul Dev, and Shefali Jariwala. After him are Razak Omotoyossi, Sulakshana Pandit, Radiša Ilić, Rachael Carpani, Ludovic Assemoassa, and Hitomi Obara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tom Hicks ranks 17,272 out of 20,380. Before him are Becca Fitzpatrick (1979), Mike Simpson (1950), Santigold (1976), Terry Butler (1967), Janay DeLoach Soukup (1985), and Sloane Stephens (1993). After him are Kendra Sunderland (1995), Mark T. Vande Hei (1966), Christina Moore (1973), Jim Gaffigan (1966), Rick Gonzalez (1979), and Jeff Cronenweth (1962).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Tom Hicks ranks 312. Before him are Brian Krzanich (1960), Chris Wright (1965), Olivia Palermo (1986), Alexis Ohanian (1983), Joel Spolsky (1965), and Ursula Burns (1958). After him are Whitney Wolfe Herd (1989), Randi Zuckerberg (1982), Julie Sweet (null), Abby Lee Miller (1965), Sam Bankman-Fried (1992), and Sara Blakely (1971).

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