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American businesspeople in the real estate industry

  • Donald TrumpDonald Trump was a millionaire in inflation-adjusted terms by age eight.
  • Jay-ZNo major label would sign Jay-Z, so he sold burned CDs out of his car.
  • Clint EastwoodPresident Reagan quoted Clint Eastwood's line "Go ahead, make my day" to Congress.
  • Magic JohnsonMagic Johnson told the world he had HIV from the free throw line in 1991. He was 32 and a five-time NBA champion.
  • Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'Neal twice broke steel backboard supports with his dunks. The NBA then redesigned its equipment.
  • Arnold SchwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger broke into a locked gym on weekends as a teenager. He later became California's governor.
  • Ray KrocRay Kroc took the public address microphone in San Diego on the 9th of April 1974 and criticized his own baseball team. The Padres were about to lose their season opener to the Houston Astros, 9-5, and 39,083 fans were watching. Kroc told…
  • Donald Trump Jr.Donald John Trump Jr. was born on the 31st of December 1977 in Manhattan. He is the eldest child of Ivana and Donald Trump, who would later serve as the 45th and 47th president of the United States. When he was twelve, his parents divorced…
  • Donald SterlingThe NBA banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life in 2014 after a private recording of him became public.
  • Stephen M. RossStephen M. Ross is an American real estate developer, philanthropist and sports team owner, born on the 10th of May 1940. In March 2017, NFL owners gathered to decide whether the Oakland Raiders could move to Las Vegas. The result was 31-1…
  • Robert DurstOn the 30th of November 2001, Robert Durst was caught inside a Wegmans supermarket in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was trying to steal Band-Aids, a newspaper and a chicken salad sandwich. In his pocket he had $500 in cash. Durst, an…
  • Ted TurnerTed Turner, born Robert Edward Turner III, once ordered a recording of a military marching band playing the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee." He intended it for the final broadcast on Earth. Before his news channel ever went on the air,…

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