Soros, George
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Hungarian-born Soros, one of the world's most successful investors, is most famous for making over $1 billion in a day by betting on the British pound- German Deutschmark exchange rate. He is also a renowned philanthropist, donating many millions to promote democracy and capitalism around the world.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1997
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Kerkorian, Kirk
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Kirk Kerkorian is one of the most successful financiers in the world who built his billion-dollar empire through a series of highly profitable business ventures. He began his entrepreneurship with the opening of a flight school in 1944 and parlayed that business into a successful airline.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 1996
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