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Mikhail Prokhorov

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Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov (Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Прохоров; born 3 May 1965) is a Russian-Israeli oligarch and politician. He formally owned the Brooklyn Nets. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Prokhorov obtained Russian state-owned metals assets at prices far below market value in Russia's controversial loans-for-shares privatization program. His company, Norilsk Nickel, became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikhail Prokhorov is the 404th most popular businessperson (down from 377th in 2019), the 1,243rd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,278th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Mikhail Prokhorov ranks 404 out of 847. Before him are Howard Schultz, Peter Lynch, Edwin Drake, Roy E. Disney, John Cockerill, and Elisabeth Abegg. After him are Gerard Philips, Christophe de Margerie, Allen Klein, Alan Lomax, Robert Monroe, and Nino Cerruti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Mikhail Prokhorov ranks 145. Before him are Manuel Uribe, Stefano Domenicali, Kyle Chandler, Ed Davey, Dougray Scott, and E-Type. After him are Embeth Davidtz, Joely Richardson, Helena Suková, L. J. Smith, Rob Zombie, and Mark Pellegrino.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Mikhail Prokhorov ranks 1,243 out of 3,761. Before him are Sandra Kalniete (1952), Stanislav Cherchesov (1963), William Fermor (1702), Irina Skobtseva (1927), Alexey Venetsianov (1780), and Fyodor Rostopchin (1763). After him are Yevhen Rudakov (1942), Ludvig Faddeev (1934), Ivan Mosjoukine (1889), Boris Polevoy (1908), Alexander Kemurdzhian (1921), and Ekaterina Maximova (1939).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Russia

Among businesspeople born in Russia, Mikhail Prokhorov ranks 11. Before him are Pavel Tretyakov (1832), Pavel Durov (1984), Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919), Arkady Rotenberg (1951), Sergei Shchukin (1854), and Oleg Deripaska (1968). After him are Savva Mamontov (1841), Dmitry Rybolovlev (1966), Alexey Miller (1962), Vladimir Lisin (1956), Vladimir Gusinsky (1952), and Lila Tretikov (1978).

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