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Sam Bankman-Fried

1992 - Today

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Samuel Benjamin Bankman-Fried (born March 5, 1992), commonly known as SBF, is an American entrepreneur who was convicted of fraud and related crimes in November 2023. Bankman-Fried founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and was celebrated as a "poster boy" for crypto, with FTX having a global reach with more than 130 international affiliates. At the peak of his net worth, he was ranked the 41st-richest American in the Forbes 400. In November 2022, as evidence of potential fraud began to surface, depositors quickly withdrew their assets from FTX, forcing the company into bankruptcy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Bankman-Fried is the 823rd most popular businessperson (down from 799th in 2019), the 17,451st most popular biography from United States (down from 15,995th in 2019) and the 299th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sam Bankman-Fried ranks 822 out of 847. Before him are Indu Jain, Sunil Mittal, Samantha Cameron, Randi Zuckerberg, and Parag Agrawal. After him are Sara Blakely, Leyla Hussein, Tom Steyer, Dick Costolo, Katherine Maher, Chanda Kochhar, and Tony Hsieh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Sam Bankman-Fried ranks 565. Before him are Jonas Knudsen, Wang Qiang, Mia Dimšić, Dauren Kurugliev, Ángel Romero, and Jesper Nelin. After him are Yago Pikachu, Florian Kainz, Louis Meintjes, Sergio Araujo, Lasse Norman Hansen, and Tsubasa Honda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Bankman-Fried ranks 17,458 out of 20,380. Before him are Carter Bays (1975), Darren Barnet (1991), Jamie Hector (1975), Mo Brooks (1954), Jadakiss (1975), and Rob Barrett (1969). After him are Reggie Theus (1957), Elizabeth Edwards (1949), Kim Graham (1971), Mary Roach (1959), Josh Cooley (1979), and Mike Reiss (1959).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Sam Bankman-Fried ranks 298. Before him are Alexis Ohanian (1983), Joel Spolsky (1965), Ursula Burns (1958), Tom Hicks (1946), and Randi Zuckerberg (1982). After him are Sara Blakely (1971), Tom Steyer (1957), Dick Costolo (1963), Katherine Maher (1983), Tony Hsieh (1973), Martin Shkreli (1983), and Matt Mullenweg (1984).

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