Carl Icahn is known as an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is most famous for being the founder and controlling shareholder of Icahn Enterprises which is a diversified conglomerate holding company based in New York City.
Background
Carl Celian Icahn was born on February 16, 1936 in Queens, New York City. Carl was the only child of his mother, Bella. She worked as a public school teacher. Carl's father, Michael worked as a cantor at a local synagogue. Carl had a rough childhood because he grew up with little money. He was able to take care of himself in his rough neighborhood as he attended Far Rockaway High School.
In high school, he earned strong enough grades to be accepted into the prestigious Princeton University. Even though he came from a bad environment, he was destined for greatness.
Career
Carl started his money fueled career in 1961. Beginning with his fight at Tappan in the late 1970s, he manufactured a strong sense notoriety for being one of Wall Street's driving "corporate marauders" amid the next decade. Icahn turned out to be extremely affluent through his generous stakes in companies like RJR Nabisco, Texaco, Phillips Petroleum and Viacom, overcoming failures with TWA and Time Warner to remain a very powerful investor.
| Birth Date: | 16 Feb, 1936 |
| Age: | 84 yrs |
| Occupations: | Stockbroker Financier Businessperson |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Far Rockaway |
| Education: | Princeton University New York University School of Medicine |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American businessman |
| Net Worth 2021: | 15.6 million |
