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Ronald Lauder
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American businessman, art collector, philanthropist, political activist
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
- President
- Ronald Reagan
- Succeeded by
- Henry Anatole Grunwald
- Born
- Ronald Steven Lauder , ( 1944-02-26 ) February 26, 1944 (age 82) , New York City , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Jo Carole Knopf
- Children
- Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer , Jane Lauder Warsh
- Parent
- Estée Lauder (mother)
- Relatives
- Leonard Lauder (brother), William P. Lauder (nephew)
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania ( BS ), University of Paris , University of Brussels
- Occupation
- Chairman Emeritus of Estée Lauder Companies
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Child
- Jane Lauder
- Mother
- Estée Lauder
- Sibling
- Leonard Lauder
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Educated at
- Free University of Brussels
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- Neue Galerie
- Field of work
- philanthropy
- Image
- Ronald S Lauder - Rally against anti-Semitism - Berlin 14 September 2014 - 1 - c MichaelThaidigsmann (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ronald Lauder
- date of birth
- 1944-02-26
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- affiliation
- World Jewish Congress
- name in native language
- Ronald Lauder
- birth name
- Ronald Steven Lauder
- start of work period
- 1958-01-01
- end of work period
- 2012-01-01
- P10632
- Ronald Lauder
- net worth
- 4900000000
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Encyclopedic overview
Ronald Steven Lauder (born February 26, 1944) is an American businessman. He is the sole heir to The Estée Lauder Companies, founded by his parents Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder in 1946, following the death of his brother Leonard Lauder in 2025.
According to Forbes, Lauder had a net worth of $4.7 billion as of May 2025 (number 796 on Forbes' list of billionaires). Lauder is a longtime Republican Party donor and supporter of Donald Trump. He ran in the Republican primary for mayor of New York City in 1989.
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