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Stefan Persson

1947 - Today

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Carl Stefan Erling Persson (Swedish: [ˈstěːfan ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn]; born 4 October 1947) is a Swedish billionaire businessman. In 2022, Forbes reported Persson's net worth as $17 billion making him the richest of Sweden's 45 billionaires and the 98th richest person in the world. Persson was the chairman of fashion company H&M until May 2020, when he was succeeded by his son. He remains the company's largest shareholder, owning a 36% stake. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stefan Persson is the 320th most popular businessperson (down from 308th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 389th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Stefan Persson ranks 320 out of 847. Before him are Maryana Iskander, Eric Schmidt, Hans Riegel, Edoardo Agnelli, Guy de Rothschild, and Johnny Kitagawa. After him are Jorge Paulo Lemann, Isabella Beeton, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Clyde Cessna, Julius Maggi, and James Gordon Bennett Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Stefan Persson ranks 268. Before him are Mitch Mitchell, Peter Strauss, Harry Redknapp, Alan Dale, Ray Wise, and António Marto. After him are Hugh Keays-Byrne, Ron Rivest, Kailash Purryag, Deborah Lipstadt, Viktor Klima, and Robert Kerman.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Stefan Persson ranks 402 out of 1,879. Before him are Noomi Rapace (1979), Monica Zetterlund (1937), Artur Lundkvist (1906), Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629), Princess Elizabeth of Sweden (1549), and Kurt Atterberg (1887). After him are Johan David Åkerblad (1763), Sven Rydell (1905), Wilhelm Hisinger (1766), William Petersson (1895), Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom (1790), and Conny Andersson (1939).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Sweden

Among businesspeople born in Sweden, Stefan Persson ranks 4. Before him are Ingvar Kamprad (1926), Ludvig Nobel (1831), and Ivar Kreuger (1880). After him are Anders Frisk (1963), Niklas Zennström (1966), Daniel Ek (1983), and Christian von Koenigsegg (1972).

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