Phil Knight
American billionaire business magnate (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire business magnate who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO.[1] In April 2023, Knight along with his family was ranked by Forbes as the 24th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $47.7 billion.[2][3] He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a graduate of the University of Oregon and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He was part of the track and field club under coach Bill Bowerman at the University of Oregon with whom he would later co-found Nike.
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| Born | Philip Hampson Knight (1938-02-24) February 24, 1938 (age 85) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Businessman |
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Penny Parks (m. 1968) |
| Children | 2, including Travis Knight |
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Knight has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to each of his alma maters, as well as Oregon Health & Science University. He has donated over $2 billion to these three institutions.[4]