# Sam Tarascio

_Italian-born Australian billionaire businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Salvatore "Sam" Tarascio (born 22 June 1944) is an Italian-born Australian billionaire businessman. Tarascio owns a portfolio of commercial and industrial real estate across Melbourne, including a business park, two distribution sites, a large shopping mall and a market.  In 1972 Tarascio founded Salta Properties, a privately owned company, after buying swampland and constructing a warehouse for Hoechst. Prior to entering the property market, Tarascio worked in pharmaceutical sales.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50356392#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Vizzini ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50356392#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Australia ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50356392#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50356392#P106))

## About

Salta Properties is managed by Tarascio's eldest son, also called Sam.

## Questions

**When was Sam Tarascio born?**  
Sam Tarascio was born on 1945 in Vizzini.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sam Tarascio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Tarascio) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q50356392](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50356392) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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