- Source of Wealth: Business and Sports (Basketball)
- Age: 56
- Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Height: 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- Weight: 216 lbs (98 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Yvette Prieto)
- Full Name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: February 17, 1963
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Retired Basketball Player and Businessman
- Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Children: 5 (Jeffrey Michael, Marcus, Jasmine Mickael, Victoria and Isabel)
Former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Jordan has an estimated net worth of $1.9 billion. The former Chicago Bulls wonder earned $93 million in salary during his playing career. Most of his fortune now comes from endorsement deals with his biggest sponsor, Nike. He raised his stake in the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats to 80% in 2010. Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, could also be seen as the most entrepreneurial sports star of his day.
Jordan became really famous because of his hugely lucrative endorsement deal with Nike that led to the creation of the iconic Air Jordan trainers. According to Forbes magazine, the brand Jordan still provides $1 billion in sales for the sports manufacturer. He’s also negotiated big sponsorship deals with the likes of Gatorade, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s. Michael also starred alongside Bugs Bunny in his own Looney Tunes film, Space Jam. Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York.
Throughout his entire professional career, Jordan has been a six-time NBA Finals MVP, a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and a six-time NBA champion.