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Oleg Deripaska
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Oleg Deripaska

Entrepreneur · Rusal · born January 2, 1968

$4.5Bolder estimate, as of February 2020 · Forbes

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Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is a Russian oligarch and billionaire. Deripaska began his career as a metals trader after the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. ~31Received the Order of Friendship1999
  2. ~32Founded Rusal2000
  3. 46Received the Order of Alexander NevskyMarch 24, 2014

Reported wealth

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As ofEstimateSource
February 2020$4.5BForbes · current

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Politician

1980 · United Kingdom

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor

1968 · United States

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Tia Carrere

Actor

1967 · United States

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Author

1873–1897 · France

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Slobodan Praljak
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Slobodan Praljak

Entrepreneur

1945–2017 · Bosnia and Herzegovina

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