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Sheldon Adelson

1933 - 2021

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Sheldon Gary Adelson (August 4, 1933 – January 11, 2021) was an American businessman, investor, and political donor. He was the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which founded the Marina Bay Sands luxury resort in Singapore, and the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited, which operated The Venetian Las Vegas and the Sands Expo and Convention Center before selling the properties in early 2022. He owned the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom, the Israeli weekly newspaper Makor Rishon, and the American daily newspaper the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Adelson created the Adelson Foundation in 2007, a private charity focusing on healthcare and support of Israel and the Jewish people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sheldon Adelson is the 179th most popular businessperson (up from 225th in 2019), the 2,120th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,507th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Sheldon Adelson ranks 179 out of 847. Before him are Owen D. Young, Phil Knight, Karl Albrecht, Bernard Baruch, Alisher Usmanov, and Amschel Mayer Rothschild. After him are Walter Chrysler, Ambroise Vollard, Ajay Banga, Paul Elvstrøm, James Mayer de Rothschild, and Sung Jae-gi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Sheldon Adelson ranks 110. Before him are Ko Un, Cees Nooteboom, Lubomyr Husar, The Singing Nun, Isao Iwabuchi, and Henry Hartsfield. After him are Philippe de Broca, Elizabeth Montgomery, Lea Massari, Cissy Houston, Elem Klimov, and Najah al-Attar. Among people deceased in 2021, Sheldon Adelson ranks 108. Before him are Cloris Leachman, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Jehan Sadat, Norodom Ranariddh, Tamara Press, and Hannu Mikkola. After him are Dündar Ali Osman, Libuše Šafránková, Shirley Fry, El Risitas, Didier Ratsiraka, and Franco Battiato.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheldon Adelson ranks 2,120 out of 20,380. Before him are Bernard Baruch (1870), Adam Driver (1983), W. Eugene Smith (1918), Diane Lane (1965), Jack Jones (1938), and Roger B. Chaffee (1935). After him are Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), George Floyd (1973), Greg Bell (1930), Walter Chrysler (1875), Martin Kove (1946), and Christine Baranski (1952).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Sheldon Adelson ranks 65. Before him are Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ethan Allen (1738), Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Owen D. Young (1874), Phil Knight (1938), and Bernard Baruch (1870). After him are Walter Chrysler (1875), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Henry Ford II (1917), Hetty Green (1834), Ben Bradlee (1921), and Thomas J. Watson (1874).

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