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Ted Turner
American media mogul (1938–2026).
The record
Ted Turner was an American media mogul. Born on 19 November 1938 in Cincinnati, Turner died on 6 May 2026 in Lamont at the age of 87.
Turner studied at Brown University and The McCallie School. Honours include Humanist of the Year, International Emmy Directorate Award and Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting, among 15 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 74 languages, Ted Turner is No. 1,776 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 19 November 1938, Cincinnati
- Died
- 6 May 2026, Lamont (aged 87)
- Country
- United States
- Known as
- Media proprietor, philanthropist, environmentalist
- Field
- Business
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Education
- Brown University, The McCallie School
- Languages
- English
- Children
- 5
- Wikipedia editions
- 74
Did you know
87
Lived to 87.
19 Nov
Shares a birthday with Indira Gandhi and James A. Garfield.
89
One of 89 people in the Index born in Cincinnati, with Steven Spielberg.
74
Has a Wikipedia article in 74 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
Ted Turner
- FatherRobert Edward Turner II
- MotherFlorence Rooney
- SpouseJudith Nye
- SpouseJane Shirley Smith
- SpouseJane Fonda
- ChildLaura Lee Turner
- ChildRobert Edward Turner IV
- ChildRhett Turner
- ChildBeauregard Turner
- ChildJennie Turner
One has a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Humanist of the Year1990
- International Emmy Directorate Award1990
- Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting1990
- Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism1990
- Audubon Medal1991
- Time Person of the Year1991
- Peabody Awards1998
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award1999
- Honorary doctorate of Haifa University2000
- Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award2000
- Emperor Has No Clothes Award2001
- Delta Prize for Global Understanding2006
- Bower Award for Business Leadership2006
- Sports Lifetime Achievement Award2014
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- Wikidata Q193368 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)