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Ted Turner

1938 - Today

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Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, as well as television networks TBS and TNT. As a philanthropist, he gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the United Nations. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Turner is the 209th most popular businessperson (down from 177th in 2019), the 2,447th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,933rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Businessperson.

Ted Turner is most famous for being the founder of CNN, which was the first 24-hour news network.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ted Turner ranks 209 out of 847. Before him are Ludvig Nobel, Theodor de Bry, Roy Raymond, Iwasaki Yatarō, Adriano Galliani, and Robert Trump. After him are Tom Wolf, Melitta Bentz, Morris Chang, John Langenus, Franz Josef Popp, and Rebiya Kadeer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ted Turner ranks 129. Before him are Morihiro Hosokawa, Tereza Kesovija, Tom Regan, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Fred Stolle, and Eddie Cochran. After him are Nayef Hawatmeh, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Marien Ngouabi, Sergei Novikov, Cabu, and John Connelly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 2,447 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Treat Williams (1951), Holly Hunter (1958), John O. Brennan (1955), Christopher Jones (1941), and Robert Trump (1948). After him are Jessica Chastain (1977), Dan Reynolds (1987), John Cusack (1966), Thomas Eakins (1844), Vera Wang (1949), and Jeff Kinney (1971).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Ted Turner ranks 75. Before him are Hetty Green (1834), Ben Bradlee (1921), Thomas J. Watson (1874), Lee Iacocca (1924), Roy Raymond (1947), and Robert Trump (1948). After him are Tom Wolf (1948), Stockton Rush (1962), Arthur D. Levinson (1950), Rex Tillerson (1952), Lawrence Roberts (1937), and Malcolm Glazer (1928).

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