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Don King

1931 - Today

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Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter, known for his involvement in several historic boxing matchups. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle" and the "Thrilla in Manila". King has promoted some of the most prominent names in boxing, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Tomasz Adamek, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Chris Byrd, John Ruiz, Julio César Chávez, Ricardo Mayorga, Andrew Golota, Bernard Hopkins, Félix Trinidad, Roy Jones Jr., Azumah Nelson, Gerald McClellan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Salvador Sanchez, Wilfred Benitez, Wilfredo Gomez and Christy Martin. Many of these boxers sued him for allegedly defrauding them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don King is the 16th most popular celebrity (up from 36th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,357th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Celebrity.

Don King is most famous for being a boxing promoter. He was the promoter for Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, and Lennox Lewis.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Don King ranks 16 out of 265. Before him are Simonetta Vespucci, Robert Wadlow, Millvina Dean, Buffalo Bill, Jon Brower Minnoch, and Blanche Monnier. After him are Geli Raubal, Joseph Merrick, Tollund Man, Roy Sullivan, Empress Michiko, and Monica Lewinsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Don King ranks 26. Before him are Desmond Tutu, Thomas Bernhard, Monica Vitti, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Martinus J. G. Veltman, and Josef Masopust. After him are Sofia Gubaidulina, Anatoly Dyatlov, Burton Richter, Annie Girardot, Johannes Rau, and Alice Munro.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don King ranks 625 out of 20,380. Before him are Leon Cooper (1930), A. L. Kroeber (1876), Edward W. Morley (1838), Mia Farrow (1945), Ernest Borgnine (1917), and George Foreman (1949). After him are Steven Tyler (1948), Paul Walker (1973), Ed Gein (1906), Linda B. Buck (1947), Sydney Pollack (1934), and Larry Ellison (1944).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Don King ranks 8. Before him are Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Margaret Brown (1867), Phineas Gage (1823), Robert Wadlow (1918), Buffalo Bill (1846), and Jon Brower Minnoch (1941). After him are Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), Kim Kardashian (1980), Sarah Knauss (1880), and Rosemary Kennedy (1918).

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