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Stanley Ho

1921 - 2020

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Stanley Ho Hung-sun (Chinese: 何鴻燊; 25 November 1921 – 26 May 2020) was a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa. Ho was nicknamed variously Godfather and King of Gambling, reflecting the government-granted monopoly he held on the Macau gambling industry for 40 years. His wealth was divided among his daughter, Pansy Ho ($5.3 billion) who owns MGM Macau, fourth wife Angela Leong ($4.1 billion) who is managing director of SJM Holdings, and son Lawrence Ho ($2.6 billion) who owns City of Dreams. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Ho is the 161st most popular businessperson (up from 169th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Businessperson.

Stanley Ho is most famous for being the first person to introduce casinos to Macau.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Stanley Ho ranks 161 out of 847. Before him are François Pinault, Larry Flynt, Lorenzo Sanz, Armand Peugeot, Cyrus West Field, and Ratan Tata. After him are John McAfee, Chaleo Yoovidhya, Harvey S. Firestone, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Ethan Allen, and Chandrashekhar Agashe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Stanley Ho ranks 90. Before him are James Clavell, Iris Apfel, Thomas Schelling, Seretse Khama, Giovanni Benelli, and Louis Jourdan. After him are Philippe de Gaulle, Herschel Grynszpan, Mario Lanza, Chris Marker, Yuri Nikulin, and Paul Schäfer. Among people deceased in 2020, Stanley Ho ranks 86. Before him are Mirella Freni, Ernesto Cardenal, Pranab Mukherjee, Eddie Van Halen, Kobe Bryant, and Lorenzo Sanz. After him are Michael Jeffery, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Terry Jones, Conchata Ferrell, Paul H. O'Neill, and Ken Robinson.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Stanley Ho ranks 8 out of 115. Before him are William Anders (1933), Sammo Hung (1952), Chow Yun-fat (1955), Ma Ying-jeou (1950), Leslie Cheung (1956), and Stephen Chow (1962). After him are Margaret Chan (1947), John Lone (1952), Andy Lau (1961), Katrina Kaif (1983), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), and Nora Miao (1952).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Hong Kong

Among businesspeople born in Hong Kong, Stanley Ho ranks 1. 

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