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Chris Gardner

1954 - Today

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Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker. During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Gardner is the 97th most popular businessperson (up from 341st in 2019), the 1,098th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,932nd in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Chris Gardner ranks 97 out of 847. Before him are Li Ka-shing, Calouste Gulbenkian, Charles Koch, Jesse Livermore, Paul Reuter, and Mukesh Ambani. After him are Benjamin Guggenheim, Louis Vuitton, Piero Ferrari, Kris Jenner, Mark Zuckerberg, and Paul Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Chris Gardner ranks 32. Before him are Ray Liotta, Peter J. Ratcliffe, Stieg Larsson, Jeffrey Sachs, Gianna Nannini, and Jorge Jesus. After him are Velupillai Prabhakaran, Dennis Quaid, Annie Lennox, Ang Lee, Carlos Ghosn, and Condoleezza Rice.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Gardner ranks 1,098 out of 20,380. Before him are James Comey (1960), Jimmy Connors (1952), John Archibald Wheeler (1911), Gene Wilder (1933), Lee Radziwill (1933), and Kris Kristofferson (1936). After him are George Whipple (1878), Timothy McVeigh (1968), Robert Crippen (1937), Francis Peyton Rous (1879), Marla Maples (1963), and John Cassavetes (1929).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Chris Gardner ranks 40. Before him are David Koch (1940), Ray Kroc (1902), Andrew Tate (1986), Stan Kroenke (1947), Charles Koch (1935), and Jesse Livermore (1877). After him are Benjamin Guggenheim (1865), Kris Jenner (1955), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), Paul Allen (1953), Vincent J. McMahon (1914), and Charlie Munger (1924).

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