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Michael Burry

1971 - Today

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Michael James Burry (; born June 19, 1971) is an American investor and hedge fund manager. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which later went by the name Scion Asset Management. In 2025, Burry announced he was shutting down Scion Asset Management. He is best known for being among the first investors to predict and profit from the subprime mortgage crisis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Michael Burry is the 686th most popular businessperson (up from 689th in 2024), the 11,206th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,477th in 2019) and the 238th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Michael Burry ranks 686 out of 847. Before him are Peter Hill-Wood, Yelena Baturina, Chai Ling, Henry Tate, Michael Milken, and Steve Shirley. After him are Micky Arison, Shuhei Yoshida, Amy Pascal, Gina Rinehart, Michael O'Leary, and Hamdi Ulukaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Michael Burry ranks 341. Before him are Hiroyuki Imaishi, Sean Dyche, Big Pun, Athena Chu, Jens Voigt, and Jussi Halla-aho. After him are Andre Matos, Eyal Golan, Yoichi Kajiyama, Ahmed Al Safi, Christina Chang, and Chen Guangcheng.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Burry ranks 11,208 out of 20,380. Before him are Chino Moreno (1973), Don Williams (1939), Donna Douglas (1932), Janine Lindemulder (1968), Mort Walker (1923), and Eddie Money (1949). After him are Joey Belladonna (1960), Enrique Peñalosa (1954), Chyler Leigh (1982), George Murphy (1902), Dwight Yoakam (1956), and Debbi Peterson (1961).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Michael Burry ranks 238. Before him are Eliphalet Remington (1793), Trip Hawkins (1953), Andy Jassy (1968), Avram Glazer (1960), George Steinbrenner (1930), and Michael Milken (1946). After him are Amy Pascal (1958), Barry Diller (1942), Alan Eustace (1957), Irwin M. Jacobs (1933), Lamar Hunt (1932), and Lynn Hill (1961).

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