BUSINESSPERSON
Robert Mercer
1946 - Today

Robert Mercer
Robert Leroy Mercer (born July 11, 1946) is an American hedge fund manager, computer scientist, and political donor. Mercer was an early artificial intelligence researcher and developer and is the former co-CEO of the hedge fund company Renaissance Technologies. Mercer played a controversial role in the campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, led by Dominic Cummings, with £3.9 million being spent on his data analytics and machine learning company AggregateIQ. He has also been a major funder of organizations supporting right-wing political causes in the United States, such as Breitbart News, the now-defunct Cambridge Analytica, and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for president. He is the principal benefactor of the Make America Number 1 super PAC. In November 2017, Mercer announced he would step down from Renaissance Technologies and sell his stake in Breitbart News to his daughters. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Mercer is the 395th most popular businessperson (up from 673rd in 2019), the 4,965th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,019th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Robert Mercer ranks 395 out of 847. Before him are Tatsumi Kimishima, Sylvia Beach, Mikhail Fridman, Thomas Blake Glover, Silvio Santos, and Rina Zaripova. After him are Steve Jackson, Ida Straus, Howard Schultz, Peter Lynch, Edwin Drake, and Roy E. Disney.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTatsumi Kimishima
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 389
Sylvia Beach
1887 - 1962
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 390
Mikhail Fridman
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 391
Thomas Blake Glover
1838 - 1911
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 392
Silvio Santos
1930 - 2024
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 393
Rina Zaripova
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 394
Robert Mercer
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 395
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 396
Ida Straus
1849 - 1912
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 397
Howard Schultz
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 398
Peter Lynch
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 399
Edwin Drake
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 400
Roy E. Disney
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 401
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Robert Mercer ranks 366. Before him are Raël, Lyudmila Zhuravleva, Daniel Bensaïd, Lana Wood, Carol Dweck, and Salif Keïta. After him are Robert Gadocha, Gérard Grisey, Bernard Maris, Daouda Malam Wanké, Gordon Murray, and Davorin Popović.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsRaël
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 360
Lyudmila Zhuravleva
ASTRONOMER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 361
Daniel Bensaïd
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 362
Lana Wood
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 363
Carol Dweck
PSYCHOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 364
Salif Keïta
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 365
Robert Mercer
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 366
Robert Gadocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 367
Gérard Grisey
COMPOSER
1946 - 1998
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 368
Bernard Maris
WRITER
1946 - 2015
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 369
Daouda Malam Wanké
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2004
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 370
Gordon Murray
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 371
Davorin Popović
SINGER
1946 - 2001
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 372
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Mercer ranks 4,965 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Nash (1940), Kyle Chandler (1965), Timothée Chalamet (1995), Quinn (null), Jim Davis (1945), and Eugene Stoner (1922). After him are Lawrence Block (1938), John Henry Holland (1929), Ginger Lynn (1962), Genie (1957), Peter Jason (1944), and Michael Berryman (1948).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohnny Nash
SINGER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,959
Kyle Chandler
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,960
Timothée Chalamet
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,961
Quinn
ATHLETE
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,962
Jim Davis
COMIC ARTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,963
Eugene Stoner
ENGINEER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,964
Robert Mercer
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,965
Lawrence Block
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,966
John Henry Holland
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1929 - 2015
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,967
Ginger Lynn
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,968
Genie
CELEBRITY
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,969
Peter Jason
ACTOR
1944 - 2025
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,970
Michael Berryman
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,971
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States
Among businesspeople born in United States, Robert Mercer ranks 123. Before him are Roger Ailes (1940), Timothy Dexter (1747), Erin Brockovich (1960), Arnold Rothstein (1882), Douglas Tompkins (1943), and Sylvia Beach (1887). After him are Howard Schultz (1953), Peter Lynch (1944), Edwin Drake (1819), Roy E. Disney (1930), Allen Klein (1931), and Alan Lomax (1915).
Roger Ailes
1940 - 2017
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 117
Timothy Dexter
1747 - 1806
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 118
Erin Brockovich
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 119
Arnold Rothstein
1882 - 1928
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 120
Douglas Tompkins
1943 - 2015
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 121
Sylvia Beach
1887 - 1962
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 122
Robert Mercer
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 123
Howard Schultz
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 124
Peter Lynch
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 125
Edwin Drake
1819 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 126
Roy E. Disney
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 127
Allen Klein
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 128
Alan Lomax
1915 - 2002
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 129