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T. Boone Pickens

American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management (1928-2019)

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Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. Later in life, he was a prominent conservative activist and philanthropist. At the time of Pickens' death in 2019, his net worth stood at $500 million, after he had given away more than $1 billion to various philanthropic causes.

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Born
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Place of birth
Holdenville wd
Died
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Place of death
Dallas wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
entrepreneur, financier, rancher wd
Political party
Republican Party wd
Education
Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University, Amarillo High School, Spears School of Business wd
Spouse
Madeleine A. Pickens, Toni Chapman wd
Official website
boonepickens.com wd
Social media
X (Twitter) wd

Awards wd

  • Horatio Alger Award

Questions

When was T. Boone Pickens born?
T. Boone Pickens was born on 22 May 1928 in Holdenville.
Where did T. Boone Pickens study?
T. Boone Pickens was educated at Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University, Amarillo High School, Spears School of Business.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): T. Boone Pickens · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q370092 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: T. Boone Pickens discusses the impact of shale natural gas on the American economy at the Hudson Institute on 6 April 2016 - 25 (cropped).jpg by Hudson Institute (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 13 November 2026

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