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Chuck Feeney

1931 - 2023

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Charles Francis Feeney (April 23, 1931 – October 9, 2023) was an Irish-American businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group, the travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong. He was the founder of the Atlantic Philanthropies, one of the largest private charitable foundations in the world. Feeney gave away his fortune in secret for many years, choosing to be anonymous, and donating more than $8 billion in his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chuck Feeney is the 559th most popular businessperson (down from 326th in 2019), the 8,060th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,698th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Chuck Feeney ranks 559 out of 847. Before him are Neil Aspinall, Lev Avnerovich Leviev, Jamie Dimon, Ana Botín, James Smith McDonnell, and Milton S. Hershey. After him are Mark Shuttleworth, Jorma Ollila, Jamie Hyneman, Susan Kare, Marcus Loew, and Johan Anker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Chuck Feeney ranks 441. Before him are Ingrid van Bergen, D. J. Fontana, Michael Fisher, Pál Várhidi, Charlie Logg, and Suchitra Sen. After him are Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, Ursula Donath, Hal Connolly, Leyla Erbil, Gavin MacLeod, and Yevdokiya Mekshilo. Among people deceased in 2023, Chuck Feeney ranks 406. Before him are Jaak Lipso, Miiko Taka, Mikio Aoki, Mudar Badran, Alain Besançon, and Anita Thallaug. After him are Atsushi Sakurai, Mary L. Cleave, Vera Vasilyeva, Lise Nørgaard, Gayle Hunnicutt, and Paolo Portoghesi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chuck Feeney ranks 8,062 out of 20,380. Before him are John Musker (1953), Chester Himes (1909), Edward Burns (1968), Albert Dekker (1905), Bill Walton (1952), and Steve Miller (1943). After him are Dick Van Patten (1928), Marni Nixon (1930), David Hungate (1948), Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Donald H. Peterson (1933), and Norman Foster (1903).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Chuck Feeney ranks 189. Before him are Earl Tupper (1907), Bob Lazar (1959), Jay Gould (1836), Jamie Dimon (1956), James Smith McDonnell (1899), and Milton S. Hershey (1857). After him are Jamie Hyneman (1956), Susan Kare (1954), Marcus Loew (1870), Mary Barra (1961), Adam Silver (1962), and Ron Woodroof (1950).

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