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Bill Ackman

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William Albert Ackman (born May 11, 1966) is an American billionaire hedge fund manager who is the founder and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, an investment management company. He has been described as an activist investor. As of July 2025, Ackman's net worth was estimated at $9.4 billion by Forbes. Ackman is a philanthropist and signatory of The Giving Pledge, committing to give away at least 50 per cent of his wealth by the end of his life to charitable causes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ackman is the 781st most popular businessperson, the 14,413th most popular biography from United States and the 276th most popular American Businessperson.

Bill Ackman is an American hedge fund manager known for founding Pershing Square Capital Management and for his high-profile activist investing strategies. He gained significant attention for his successful short position against Herbalife and his investments in companies like Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Chipotle Mexican Grill.

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Among businesspeople, Bill Ackman ranks 781 out of 847. Before him are Angela Ahrendts, Mukhtar Ablyazov, Bilal Erdoğan, Tory Burch, James M. Beggs, and Marilyn Waring. After him are Julia Koch, Konstantin Malofeev, Dasha Zhukova, Andrea Jung, Bryan Johnson, and Jodie Marsh.

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Among people born in 1966, Bill Ackman ranks 649. Before him are Stefan Rehn, Garry Conille, Michihisa Date, Joshua Malina, Peter DeLuise, and Miloš Tichý. After him are Vladimir Alekno, Ben Miles, Lee Han-sup, Michelle Gomez, Tsutomu Ogura, and Justine Bateman.

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Among businesspeople born in United States, Bill Ackman ranks 276. Before him are Steve Huffman (1983), Mitchell Baker (1957), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Angela Ahrendts (1960), Tory Burch (1966), and James M. Beggs (1926). After him are Bryan Johnson (1977), Lloyd Blankfein (1954), Herb Kohl (1935), Phil Spencer (1968), Mitch Kapor (1950), and Heidi Fleiss (1965).

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