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Warren Buffett

Also known as Warren Edward Buffett

Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.

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Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor, entrepreneur, shareholder, and financier. Born in Omaha in 1930, he resides in the same city. He holds citizenship in the United States and speaks English. His professional career began in 1951. He serves as the chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway, which he owns.

Buffett was educated at Jackson-Reed High School, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Columbia Business School, and The Wharton School. He was a student of Benjamin Graham. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He is married to Susan Buffett and has a child named Howard Graham Buffett. His father was Howard Homan Buffett.

He is recognized as an author with twenty works, including The essays of Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett speaks, and The Intelligent Investor. His name appears in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection. He is referenced by 1,018 other encyclopedia articles.

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Born: 1930
Works: 20

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The essays of Warren Buffett
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Instance of: human
Given name: Edward
Family name: Buffett
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Omaha
Father: Howard Homan Buffett
Occupation: economist
Position held: chief executive officer
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Student of: Benjamin Graham
Image: Warren Buffett at the 2015 SelectUSA Investment Summit.jpg
Residence: Omaha

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Commons category: Warren Buffett
date of birth: 1930-08-30
member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
name in native language: Warren Buffett
owner of: Berkshire Hathaway
start of work period: 1951-00-00
social media followers: 1685782
net worth: 102000000000
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nickname: The Oracle of Omaha

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Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfɪt/ BUFF-it; born August 30, 1930) is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.

Buffett was born in Omaha, Nebraska. The son of U.S. congressman and businessman Howard Buffett, he developed an interest in business and investing during his youth. He entered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1947 before graduating from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln at 20. He went on to graduate from Columbia Business School, where he molded his investment approach around the concept of value investing pioneered by Benjamin Graham. He attended New York Institute of Finance to focus on his economics background and soon pursued a business career.

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