Philip Anschutz is without a doubt one of the richest people in America. Philip Frederick Anschutz is an influential American billionaire businessman with business firms invested in oil and gas, real estate, railroads, theatres, movies, arenas, music and sports.
Philip Frederick Anschutz was born on December 28, 1939, in Russell, Kansas, United States. He was born to Fred Anschutz, and Marian Pfister Anschutz. His father Fred was an oil tycoon and land investor.
Philip Anschutz has a sister named Sue Anschutz-Rogers. He is of German ethnicity. He grew up in Russell, Wichita, and Hays, Kansas. He is a 1957 graduate of Wichita High School East who earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Kansas in 1961.
Philip Anschutz is a private man who stays away from media engagements. He has granted only three formal interviews from 1979 until 2015. He has made his wealth in oil, railroads, telecom, real estate and entertainment He owns the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, a third of the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Staples Center.
Philip Anschutz is the owner of Anschutz Entertainment Group which oversees over 100 arenas and concert venues globally. He is bent on building one of the world’s biggest wind farms with his 300,000 acres of land in Wyoming.
Philip Anschutz was inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame in 2000 and later into the U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2002. He and his wife Nancy are proud parents of three children Christian Anschutz, Sarah Anschutz, and Elizabeth Anschutz.
How much of the Lakers does Philip Anschutz own?
Philip Anschutz owned a 27% stake in the Lakers. Philip Anschutz has reportedly sold his 27% minority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly.