John C. Malone is a billionaire American businessman and philanthropist. He served as chief executive officer of cable and media giant, Tele-Communications Inc., for twenty-four years from 1973?1996. Malone is now chairman of Liberty Media, Liberty Global, and Liberty Interactive. He was the interim CEO of Liberty Media until succeeded by former Oracle CFO Greg Maffei. As of 1 February 2011, Malone surpassed Ted Turner as the largest individual private landowner in the United States, owning 2,100,000 acres of land, most of which is in Maine. His international real estate holdings include Humewood Castle in Ireland. 

March 7th, 1941 in Milford (Age 83)