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Lamar Hunt

1932 - 2006

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Lamar Hunt Sr. (August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of football, soccer, and tennis in the United States. With his brothers, he also attempted to corner the silver market. He was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS), as well as MLS's predecessor, the North American Soccer League (NASL), and co-founder of World Championship Tennis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Lamar Hunt is the 702nd most popular businessperson (down from 614th in 2024), the 11,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,233rd in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Lamar Hunt ranks 702 out of 847. Before him are Maurice Podoloff, Andrey Melnichenko, Alan Eustace, Meng Wanzhou, Hiroshi Mikitani, and Irwin M. Jacobs. After him are Lynn Hill, Christy Walton, Leonard Chess, Cindy McCain, Paul Stoddart, and Chris Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Lamar Hunt ranks 529. Before him are Angela Mortimer, Nigel Lawson, Mae Faggs, Robert L. Forward, Robert Reed, and Gay Talese. After him are Malcolm Bradbury, Andrew Young, Susan Oliver, Enrique Múgica, Howard Hodgkin, and Danny Hodge. Among people deceased in 2006, Lamar Hunt ranks 370. Before him are Óscar González, Bernie Geoffrion, Surinder Kaur, Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, and Mihály Fülöp. After him are Soraya, Geir Ivarsøy, Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, Jack Wild, and Val Guest.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Lamar Hunt ranks 244. Before him are Michael Milken (1946), Michael Burry (1971), Amy Pascal (1958), Barry Diller (1942), Alan Eustace (1957), and Irwin M. Jacobs (1933). After him are Lynn Hill (1961), Christy Walton (1949), Cindy McCain (1954), Chris Hughes (1983), Samuel Brannan (1819), and Michael Durant (1961).

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