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Barron Hilton

バロン・ヒルトン　/　ばろん・ひるとん

American entrepreneur

October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019　・　Dallas, Texas, United States

Texas
entrepreneur
financier
socialite

My Take

Barron Hilton is my favorite kind of second-generation story. Inheriting an empire is easy; not being crushed or corrupted by it is hard. He took over Hilton Hotels from his father Conrad, ran it capably for decades, dabbled in sports ownership for the sheer fun of it, and then, the part that genuinely moves me, pledged the overwhelming bulk of his fortune to the family foundation rather than to dynastic luxury. In an era when his surname is better known for tabloid celebrity, his quieter ledger of philanthropy feels almost radical. How a person disposes of money reveals who they were, and by that measure Hilton finished remarkably well.

Overview

William Barron Hilton (October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019) was an American business magnate, philanthropist and sportsman. The second son and successor of hotelier Conrad Hilton, he was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Hotels Corporation and chairman emeritus of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Barron Hilton
Name (Japanese): バロン・ヒルトン
Reading: ばろん・ひるとん
Born: October 23, 1927 – September 19, 2019
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Rabbit
Origin: Dallas, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: entrepreneur / financier / socialite

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Southern California

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron%20Hilton

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