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Paul Gascoigne

Athlete · born May 27, 1967

About

Paul John Gascoigne, nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Milestones, by age

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~18Joined Newcastle United F.C.1985
~21Joined England men's national association football team1988
~21Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1988
~25Joined SS Lazio1992
~28Joined Rangers F.C.1995
~33Joined Everton F.C.2000

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Dmitry Bukhman

Entrepreneur

1985 · Israel

$13.6Breported estimate as of March 2026 · Forbes

Dmitri Bukhman is a Russian-born British billionaire entrepreneur. Together with his brother Igor Bukhman, they founded Irish online gaming company Playrix, best known for its mobile-app games such as Township, Homescapes and Fishdom.

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Dmitry Bukhman — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2026

billionaire

Sumner Redstone

Entrepreneur · Viacom · media

1923–2020 · United States

$5.2Bolder estimate, as of June 2016 · Forbes

Sumner Murray Redstone was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation, and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain.

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Sumner Redstone — Forbes net worth (via Wikidata) · Forbes · 2016

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Bruce Halle

Executive

1930–2018 · United States

$5.2Bolder estimate, as of January 2018 · Forbes

Bruce Thomas Halle was an American businessman, and the founder and chairman of Discount Tire. He was the wealthiest person in Arizona, with an estimated net worth of $5.2 billion at the time of his death.

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Bruce Halle (Q16091464) · Wikidata
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Bruce Halle — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2018

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Michel Leclercq

Entrepreneur · Decathlon

1939 · France

$5.1Bolder estimate, as of December 2017 · Forbes

Michel Leclercq is a French businessman best known as the founder of Decathlon, one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers.

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Michel Leclercq (Q23682658) · Wikidata
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Michel Leclercq — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2017

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Lin Rong-San

Politician

1939–2015 · Taiwan

$2.7Bolder estimate, as of June 2008 · Forbes

Lin Rong-san was a Taiwanese politician, publisher, real estate developer and businessman. He was the founder of Union Bank of Taiwan, and the publisher of Liberty Times group that also includes its English-language version Taipei Times.

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Lin Rong-San — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2008

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Susan Carol Holland

Italian-British billionaire businesswoman

1956

$2.3Bolder estimate, as of August 2018 · Bloomberg

Susan Carol Holland is an Italian-British billionaire businesswoman, and the chairman of Amplifon, an Italian hearing aid retailer founded by in Milan in 1950 by her father Algernon Charles Holland.

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Susan Carol Holland — Bloomberg net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Bloomberg · 2018