T. Boone Pickens

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T. Boone Pickens
Pickens in 2016
Born	Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. (1928-05-22)May 22, 1928 Holdenville, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	September 11, 2019(2019-09-11) (aged 91) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Oklahoma State University (BS)
Occupation	Chairman of BP Capital Management
Spouses	Lynn O'Brien ​ ​ (m. 1949; div. 1971)​ Beatrice Carr ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1998)​ Nelda Cain ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2004)​ Madeleine Paulson ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2012)​ Toni Brinker ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2017)​
Children	5
Website	www.boonepickens.com

Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. (May 22, 1928 – September 11, 2019) was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. As of November 2016, Pickens had a net worth of $500 million.^[1]