Self-Made Score
8
Philanthropy Score
5
Residence
Omaha, Nebraska
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Widowed, Remarried
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln; Master of Science, Columbia University
Did you know
Buffett still lives in the same Omaha, Nebraska home he purchased in 1958 for $31,500.
Buffett was rejected from Harvard Business School; he got a master's in economics from Columbia University instead.
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Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.

Warren Buffett
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