# 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 22 May 1928 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Holdenville ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P19))
- **Died:** 11 September 2019 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P570))
- **Place of death:** Dallas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P20))
- **Citizenship:** United States ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; financier; rancher ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P106))
- **Political party:** Republican Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P102))
- **Education:** Oklahoma State University; Texas A&M University; Amarillo High School; Spears School of Business ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P69))
- **Spouse:** Madeleine A. Pickens; Toni Chapman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P26))
- **Official website:** boonepickens.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P856))
- **Awards:** Horatio Alger Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** Boonepickens ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092#P2002))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): T. Boone Pickens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boone_Pickens) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q370092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370092) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [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)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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)

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