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Silvio Santos

1930 - 2024

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Senor Abravanel (Hebrew: סניור אברבנאל; 12 December 1930 – 17 August 2024), known professionally as Silvio Santos, was a Brazilian television presenter and business magnate. Widely regarded as the greatest personality in Brazilian television, he was the founder of the television network Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) and the conglomerate Grupo Silvio Santos, which holds interests in media and real estate among other assets. Throughout his life, he was also involved in other areas such as music and politics. His net worth was estimated at $1.3 billion in 2013, making him the only Brazilian celebrity on Forbes' billionaires list. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvio Santos is the 393rd most popular businessperson (down from 296th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Silvio Santos ranks 393 out of 847. Before him are Tanaka Hisashige, Oleg Deripaska, Tatsumi Kimishima, Sylvia Beach, Mikhail Fridman, and Thomas Blake Glover. After him are Rina Zaripova, Robert Mercer, Steve Jackson, Ida Straus, Howard Schultz, and Peter Lynch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Silvio Santos ranks 283. Before him are Jim Hall, Mervyn Rose, Suzanne Morrow Francis, Yoshinori Shigematsu, Mordechai Gur, and Elaine Stewart. After him are Braulio Musso, Orvar Bergmark, Odetta, Shahabuddin Ahmed, Gregory Corso, and Al Lawrence. Among people deceased in 2024, Silvio Santos ranks 241. Before him are Frans Janssens, Galina Zybina, Michel Blanc, Paul Josef Cordes, Alan Rees, and Willie Mays. After him are Rachid Mekhloufi, Léon Semmeling, Robert Paul, Percy Adlon, Moacir Rodrigues Santos, and Christian Oliver.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Silvio Santos ranks 338 out of 2,236. Before him are Jair Marinho (1936), Zé Sérgio (1957), José Alencar (1931), Joel Camargo (1946), Augusto da Costa (1920), and Dorival Caymmi (1914). After him are Edmundo (1971), Paulinho (1988), Rafinha (1993), Afonsinho (1914), Raymundo Damasceno Assis (1937), and Carvalho Leite (1912).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Brazil

Among businesspeople born in Brazil, Silvio Santos ranks 4. Before him are João Havelange (1916), Carlos Ghosn (1954), and Jorge Paulo Lemann (1939). After him are Eduardo Saverin (1982), Eike Batista (1956), Mike Krieger (1986), and Ivan Monteiro (null).

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