Arthur Blank
Chairman, Atlanta Falcons
$7.94B
as of 07/05/24
About Arthur Blank
Arthur Blank and Bernie Marcus cofounded Home Depot in 1978 after being fired from their jobs at a regional hardware store.
Blank retired as Home Depot's co-chairman in 2001 and bought the NFL's Atlanta Falcons for $545 million in 2002 (his stake's now worth $2.2 billion).
He brought pro soccer to Atlanta with his Major League Soccer team Atlanta United FC, which started playing in March 2017.
In August 2017, both of Blanks' teams moved into their new $1.5 billion home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which hosted the 2019 Super Bowl.
In 2012, he signed the Giving Pledge and committed to give more than half of his wealth away.
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Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Home DepotResidence
Atlanta, GeorgiaMarital status
DivorcedBirth date
09/27/42 (age 81)Number of children
6Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Babson CollegeSelf-made
self-madeArthur Blank’s fortune is worth
132K
troy ounces of gold
122K
median U.S. household
79K
median U.S. income
0.159%
U.S. credit card volume
0.032%
GDP of the United States
0.023%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In 2019, Blank paid more than $180 million for his new 240- foot yacht, DreAMBoat (AMB are his initials).
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