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Two figures side by side: what each has won, where they met, and how much of their record ChronoCite holds.
Warren Buffett
vsbusiness · American investor and philanthropist (born 1930) · investor
Thomas Edison
business · American inventor and businessman (1847–1931) · engineer
Business comparison
These two have nothing scoreable in common yet, so the rows below are context rather than a contest.
Business record
- $117.2BNet worth—
- 1 yrYears leadingOverlapping roles counted once—
- 1Leadership rolesChief executive, chair and board seats—
- 1Prizes and honours16
Profile
- 95Age84
- 30 August 1930Born11 February 1847
- OmahaBirthplaceMilan
- United StatesNationalityUnited States
- investor, entrepreneur, shareholderKnown asengineer, inventor, entrepreneur
- 64 yrsCareer span—
Coverage on ChronoCite
How much we have collected so far, not a measure of the figure.
- 125Entries96
- 17Quotes11
- 96Records81
- 12Reported claimsThird-party claims, shown with their rating4
- 2026Newest entry2026
Career counts come from each figure’s Wikipedia honours section and Wikidata claims. A dash means the source is silent; a zero means the source lists none.