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  Warren Buffett | Biography, Books, Net Worth, & Facts Warren Buffett , in full   Warren Edward Buffett , (born August 30, 1930, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.), American businessman and philanthropist, widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th and early 21st centuries, having   defied   prevailing investment trends to amass a personal fortune of more than $100 billion. Known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” Buffett was the son of U.S. Rep. Howard Homan Buffett from  Nebraska . After graduating from the  University of Nebraska  (B.S., 1950), he studied with Benjamin Graham at the Columbia University School of Business (M.S., 1951). In 1956 Buffett returned to  Omaha  and in 1965 took majority control of the  textile  manufacturer  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , turning it into his primary  investment  vehicle. From the 1960s through the ’90s the major stock averages rose by roughly 11 percent annually, but Berkshire ...

  Elon Musk | Biography, SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter, X, & Facts Introduction: (born June 28, 1971,  Pretoria , South Africa),  South African -born American  entrepreneur  who cofounded the electronic-payment firm  PayPal  and formed  SpaceX , maker of launch vehicles and  spacecraft . He was also one of the first significant investors in, as well as  chief executive officer  of, the  electric car  manufacturer  Tesla.  In addition, Musk  acquired   Twitter (later X)  in 2022. Early life Musk was born to a South African father and a Canadian mother. He displayed an early talent for  computers  and entrepreneurship. At age 12 he created a  video game  and sold it to a computer magazine. In 1988, after obtaining a Canadian passport, Musk left South Africa because he was unwilling to support  apartheid  through  compulsory military service  and because he sought ...