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Jerry Jones

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Jerral Wayne Jones Sr. (born October 13, 1942) is an American billionaire businessman who is the owner, president, and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He bought the team from Bum Bright in 1989. Jones was born in Los Angeles, California, and moved to North Little Rock, Arkansas, as a child. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Jones is the 639th most popular businessperson (down from 587th in 2024), the 10,144th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,754th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jerry Jones ranks 639 out of 847. Before him are Erik Prince, Joanna Hoffman, Sam Altman, Benito Archundia, Jerry Sanders, and David Filo. After him are Li Shufu, Niklas Zennström, Ravil Maganov, Abigail Johnson, Benjamin Vulliamy, and John Henry Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jerry Jones ranks 607. Before him are Mike Summerbee, Norman Greenbaum, Reinhold Durnthaler, Ivan Koloff, František Ševčík, and Bob Hayes. After him are Meave Leakey, Lesley Turner Bowrey, Antonio Munguía, Fredi, Bob Foster, and Honorino Landa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Jones ranks 10,144 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Stevens (1923), Ellen S. Baker (1953), W. S. Merwin (1927), and Gary Fisher (1950). After him are Frank Buckles (1901), Minta Durfee (1889), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), Chuck McKinley (1941), Al Unser (1939), Janis Ian (1951), Colton Ford (1962), and Norman Thagard (1943).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Jerry Jones ranks 223. Before him are Billy Beane (1962), Richard DeVos (1926), Erik Prince (1969), Sam Altman (1985), Jerry Sanders (1936), and David Filo (1966). After him are Abigail Johnson (1961), Irene Rosenfeld (1953), Joel Glazer (1970), John C. Malone (1941), Steve Wynn (1942), and Shari Arison (1957).

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