# Dan Gilbert

_American businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Daniel Bruce Gilbert is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, majority owner, and chairman of Rocket Mortgage, and founder of Rock Ventures. He is also well-known as the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League, and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. As of May 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$19.9 billion, making him the 88th richest person in the world.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 17 January 1962 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Detroit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P106))
- **Education:** Michigan State University; Wayne State University Law School; Southfield-Lathrup High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P69))
- **X (Twitter):** cavsdan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675#P2002))

## Questions

**When was Dan Gilbert born?**  
Dan Gilbert was born on 17 January 1962 in Detroit.

**Where did Dan Gilbert study?**  
Dan Gilbert was educated at Michigan State University, Wayne State University Law School, Southfield-Lathrup High School.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Dan Gilbert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilbert) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3290675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3290675) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dan Gilbert Chairman of Quicken Loans and Majority Owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers.jpg by Cleveland Cavaliers (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Gilbert_Chairman_of_Quicken_Loans_and_Majority_Owner_of_the_Cleveland_Cavaliers.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Dan Gilbert". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/dan-gilbert. Retrieved 5 November 2026.