Famous Real Estate Entrepreneurs - List of Famous Real Estate Entrepreneurs

Real estate entrepreneurs invest in real estate and sell the properties for profit on a later date. Real estate is a very attractive avenue for potential entrepreneurs because of capital appreciation in the value of real estate with time coupled with tax benefits allowed by the government. Business people choosing this field can invest either actively or passively. Active entrepreneurs purchase properties, make improvements and sell it for a profit. On the other hand, entrepreneurs not confident enough to take this path may hire a firm to manage real estate business on their behalf. Many enter into this field solely attracted by the profits; but this business is not for the faint-hearted. It involves hours of hard work, tactful judgment of the profit earning potential of the properties and frequent traveling to see various properties for investing in. The popularity of real estate business is rising by the day due to the potentially large returns and the ever-increasing prices of properties. Real estate improvement is a speciality of real estate business which involves renovation and re-lease of existing buildings and land. Read on to browse through a list of world famous real estate entrepreneurs and read their biographies and timelines.

The Most Famous Real Estate Entrepreneurs

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Al-Waleed bin TalalMarch 7, 1955Saudi ArabianAl Waleed Bin Talal is the owner of ‘Kingdom Holding Company’ and is one of the richest individuals in the world
Edoardo Mapelli MozziJanuary 1, 1983BritishEdoardo Mapelli Mozzi is a British property developer
Stan KroenkeJuly 29, 1947AmericanStan Kroenke is an American tycoon who owns Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
Zachary BogueDecember 5, 1975AmericanZachary Bogue is an American entrepreneur, lawyer, and real estate investor
Tony Toutouni1973Iranian, AmericanInfamous for his extravagantly luxurious lifestyle, Tony Toutouni is an American billionaire, and self-proclaimed ‘king of Instagram.’
Fred TrumpOctober 11, 1905AmericanFrederick Christ Trump Sr., better known as Fred Trump, was an American real-estate developer and the father of the 45th president of the US, Donald Trump
Oleg DeripaskaJanuary 2, 1968RussianOleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is a well-known Russian business tycoon and philanthropist
Li Ka-shingJuly 29, 1928CanadianLi Ka-shing, a Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist, one of the wealthiest persons in Asia
John Jacob Astor IVJuly 13, 1864AmericanJohn Jacob Astor IV was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.
Carlos SlimJanuary 28, 1940MexicanA multi-billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Carlos Slim is known for his self-made fortune
Ted Lerner

Ted Lerner

Ted Lerner is a prominent American real estate developer

AmericanOctober 15, 1925112 views

John Jacob Astor IV

John Jacob Astor IV was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.

AmericanJuly 13, 1864194 views

Al-Waleed bin Talal

Al Waleed Bin Talal is the owner of ‘Kingdom Holding Company’ and is one of the richest individuals in the world

Li Ka-shing

Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong entrepreneur and philanthropist, one of the wealthiest persons in Asia

CanadianJuly 29, 1928274 views

Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault is a French business magnate and investor, currently the richest person in France

FrenchMarch 5, 1949171 views

Carlos Slim

A multi-billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Carlos Slim is known for his self-made fortune

MexicanJanuary 28, 1940182 views

A. Alfred Taubman

Adolf Alfred Taubman was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist known for conceptualizing the modern shopping malls

AmericanJanuary 31, 1924135 views

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is a British property developer

BritishJanuary 1, 1983498 views

Tony Toutouni

Infamous for his extravagantly luxurious lifestyle, Tony Toutouni is an American billionaire, and self-proclaimed ‘king of Instagram.’

Iranian1973318 views

Ashley Thompson

Ashley Thompson is the wife of former American football player Peyton Manning

American1974155 views