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Guy Laliberté

1959 - Today

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Guy Laliberté, (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil, which was founded in 1984. The Canadian circus company's shows have since been seen by more than 90 million people worldwide. Before founding the company, he had busked, performing as an accordion player, stiltwalker, and fire-eater. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guy Laliberté is the 453rd most popular businessperson (down from 426th in 2019), the 310th most popular biography from Canada (down from 263rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Guy Laliberté ranks 453 out of 847. Before him are B. C. Forbes, Paul Rusesabagina, John D. Rockefeller III, Angus Ogilvy, Victor Pinchuk, and Maxwell Perkins. After him are Tim Sweeney, Arvind Krishna, Albert Ballin, Stephen A. Schwarzman, William Henry Conley, and Ken Aston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Guy Laliberté ranks 213. Before him are Daniel Sturla, Michel Onfray, Akhmed Zakayev, Maria Guleghina, Blaž Slišković, and Ezzaki Badou. After him are Stephen Wolfram, Sérgio da Rocha, Ferzan Özpetek, Fyodor Yurchikhin, Aleksei Balabanov, and Leila de Lima.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Guy Laliberté ranks 310 out of 1,622. Before him are Barry Pepper (1970), Edward Routh (1831), Lawrence Lambe (1863), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Tommy Chong (1938), and David Card (1956). After him are Marc Singer (1948), Alexandra Stewart (1939), R. Murray Schafer (1933), Bobby Orr (1948), Yassine Bounou (1991), and Ann Rutherford (1917).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Canada

Among businesspeople born in Canada, Guy Laliberté ranks 5. Before him are Elizabeth Arden (1878), Joe Weider (1919), Lawrence Stroll (1959), and David Baszucki (1963). After him are Samuel Cunard (1787), Stephen Elop (1963), Andrea Jung (1959), and Jade Raymond (1975).

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