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Meg Whitman

1956 - Today

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Margaret Cushing Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is an American business executive, diplomat, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, she ran for governor of California in the 2010 California gubernatorial election and lost to former California Governor Jerry Brown, 54% to 41%. The fifth-wealthiest woman in California with a net worth of $1.3 billion in 2010, she spent, at the time, more of her own money on a single election than any other political candidate in American history. The $144 million of her own fortune she used for the race (the campaign spent $178.5 million in total, including money from donors) was surpassed only by Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meg Whitman is the 597th most popular businessperson (up from 628th in 2019), the 9,228th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,627th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Meg Whitman ranks 597 out of 847. Before her are Henry Clay Frick, Carly Fiorina, Shane McMahon, Katerina Tikhonova, Leo Burnett, and Josef Ackermann. After her are Sean Parker, Rick Scott, Jacqueline Mars, Dustin Moskovitz, Sheryl Sandberg, and Dwarkanath Tagore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Meg Whitman ranks 423. Before her are Chris Ellis, Max Hardcore, Habiba Sarābi, Bernie Shaw, Tony Kushner, and Salvatore Cordileone. After her are Dianne Reeves, Carlos Roberto Gallo, Ha Jin, Lee Ranaldo, Chloe Webb, and Rashid Nurgaliyev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meg Whitman ranks 9,230 out of 20,380. Before her are Erykah Badu (1971), Bob Menendez (1954), Bill Haywood (1869), Booth Tarkington (1869), Betty Bronson (1906), and Larry Van Kriedt (1954). After her are Robert Brandom (1950), Michael Hayden (1945), Don Patinkin (1922), Jimmy Hart (1943), William Hopper (1915), and Gil Gerard (1943).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Meg Whitman ranks 206. Before her are Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), Samuel P. Bush (1863), Henry Clay Frick (1849), Carly Fiorina (1954), Shane McMahon (1970), and Leo Burnett (1891). After her are Sean Parker (1979), Rick Scott (1952), Jacqueline Mars (1939), Dustin Moskovitz (1984), Sheryl Sandberg (1969), and Irving Kristol (1920).

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