Donald Trump Biography

Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American businessman, investor, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner, and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have made him a well-known celebrity who was No. 17 on the 2011 Forbes Celebrity 100 list.

Considered one of the best known real estate entrepreneurs in the United States, Trump is the son of Fred Trump, a wealthy New York City real-estate developer. He worked for his father's firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son, while attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1968 officially joined the company. He was given control of the company in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization. After his third bankruptcy in 2009, the property of Trump Entertainment Resorts was sold to various buyers.

In 2010, Trump expressed an interest in becoming a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 election, though in May 2011, he announced he would not be a candidate. Trump was a featured speaker at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference. Source: Wikipedia

Biography Snapshot
Name:
Donald Trump
Full Name:
Donald John Trump
Nationality:
United States of America
Profession:
Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Writer, Investor, TV Personality, Television producer, Film Producer, Actor, Economist, Real estate entrepreneur
Religion:
Reformed Church in America, Catholicism, Presbyteria
Date of Birth:
June 14, 1946 (76)
Astrological Sign:
Gemini
Marriages
  • 1993-12-20
    Business magnate Donald Trump (47) weds former model Marla Maples (30) at Trump Plaza Hotel
  • 2005-01-22
    Business magnate and "The Apprentice" host Donald Trump (56) weds former model Melania Knauss (34) at the Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida
  • 2005-11-12
    Businessman Donald Trump Jr. (27) weds model Vanessa Haydon at the Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida
Donald Trump Timeline
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