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My Take
Dan Gilbert interests me most as a man who bet both his money and his heart on his hometown. A Detroit native and Michigan State graduate, he built Rocket Mortgage into a giant, but it's where the money went that earns my respect: into the Cleveland Cavaliers, into hockey and minor-league teams, and into urban revitalization. Plenty of billionaires hoard; fewer plant deep roots in a place. I have a real soft spot for the self-made figure who circles back to lift up the region that shaped him, and Gilbert's story has exactly that texture.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dan Gilbert
- Name (Japanese)
- ダン・ギルバート (企業家)
- Reading
- だん・ぎるばーと (企業家)
- Born
- January 17, 1962 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- businessperson
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Southfield-Lathrup High School
- University
- Michigan State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/cavsdan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Gilbert
Frequently asked questions
When was Dan Gilbert born?
Born January 17, 1962 (age 64).
Where is Dan Gilbert from?
Dan Gilbert is from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What does Dan Gilbert do?
Dan Gilbert works as businessperson.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.