BUSINESSPERSON
Tony Fernandes
1964 - Today
Tony Fernandes
Tan Sri Dato' Sri Anthony Francis Fernandes (born 30 April 1964) is a Malaysian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Tune Air Sdn. Bhd., which took over the first Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia. Fernandes turned AirAsia, a failing government-linked commercial airline, into a highly successful budget airline public-listed company. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Fernandes is the 669th most popular businessperson (up from 700th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Tony Fernandes ranks 669 out of 847. Before him are Avram Glazer, George Steinbrenner, Acun Ilıcalı, Martin Whitmarsh, Selçuk Bayraktar, and Eugene Roshal. After him are Peter Hill-Wood, Yelena Baturina, Chai Ling, Henry Tate, Michael Milken, and Steve Shirley.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
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Avram Glazer
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 663
George Steinbrenner
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 664
Acun Ilıcalı
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 665
Martin Whitmarsh
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 666
Selçuk Bayraktar
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 667
Eugene Roshal
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 668
Tony Fernandes
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 669
Peter Hill-Wood
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 670
Yelena Baturina
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 671
Chai Ling
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 672
Henry Tate
1819 - 1899
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 673
Michael Milken
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 674
Steve Shirley
1933 - 2025
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 675
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Tony Fernandes ranks 429. Before him are Silvia Neid, Richard Brake, Chokri Belaid, Fatemeh Rahbar, Andy Rourke, and Philippe Montanier. After him are Jordi Arrese, Todd Field, Carlos Aguilera, Rui Maria de Araújo, Rithy Panh, and Maria Doyle Kennedy.
Others Born in 1964
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Silvia Neid
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 423
Richard Brake
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 424
Chokri Belaid
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2013
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 425
Fatemeh Rahbar
POLITICIAN
1964 - 2020
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 426
Andy Rourke
MUSICIAN
1964 - 2023
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 427
Philippe Montanier
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 428
Tony Fernandes
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 429
Jordi Arrese
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 430
Todd Field
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 431
Carlos Aguilera
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 432
Rui Maria de Araújo
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 433
Rithy Panh
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 434
Maria Doyle Kennedy
SINGER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 435
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Tony Fernandes ranks 52 out of 90. Before him are Ismail Petra of Kelantan (1949), Anthony Soter Fernandez (1930), Francisco Mendes (1939), Lee Chong Wei (1982), Irene Fernandez (1946), and Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (1966). After him are Simon Russell Beale (1961), Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (1972), Mazlan Othman (1951), Joe Simpson (1960), Ambiga Sreenevasan (1956), and Michael Wong (1970).
Others born in Malaysia
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Ismail Petra of Kelantan
NOBLEMAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 46
Anthony Soter Fernandez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 47
Francisco Mendes
POLITICIAN
1939 - 1978
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 48
Lee Chong Wei
BADMINTON PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 49
Irene Fernandez
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1946 - 2014
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 50
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
REFEREE
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 51
Tony Fernandes
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 52
Simon Russell Beale
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 53
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
ASTRONAUT
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 54
Mazlan Othman
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 55
Joe Simpson
MOUNTAINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 56
Ambiga Sreenevasan
LAWYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 57
Michael Wong
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 58
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Malaysia
Among businesspeople born in Malaysia, Tony Fernandes ranks 1.
