As per our current Database, Ahmet Ertegun is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Ahmet Ertegun is 101 years, 4 months and 21 days old. Ahmet Ertegun will celebrate 102rd birthday on a Thursday 31st of July 2025. Below we countdown to Ahmet Ertegun upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ahmet Ertegun |
| Occupation | Producers |
| Age | 101 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | July 31, 1923 (United States) |
| Birthday | July 31 |
| Town/City | United States |
| Nationality | United States |
Ahmet Ertegun’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ahmet Ertegun was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Ahmet Ertegun net worth: Ahmet Ertegun was a Turkish American businessman, songwriter, and philanthropist who had a net worth of $300 million at the time of his death in 2006. Ahmet Ertegun was born in Istanbul, Turkey in July 1923 and passed away in December 2006. He was notable for being the co-founder and President of Atlantic Records. Ertegun and his co-founder Jerry Wexler sold Atlantic Records to Warner Bros-Seven Arts for $17 million in 1967. That's the equivalent of $130 million after adjusting for inflation. He invested part of his windfall in what would eventually become an extremely valuable collection of modern art. After he died his collection was housed at a museum in Naples, Florida. Ertegun was known for discovering several rock and rhythm and blues musicians and wrote many pop and blues songs. He served as the chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum and in 2017 he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Ahmet Ertegun was responsible for helping foster ties between the United States and Turkey and was the chairman of the American Turkish Society for 20 years. He was a co-founder of the North American Soccer League team the New York Cosmos. He was honored as a Living Legend in 2000 by the United States Library of Congress. Ahmet Ertegun passed away on December 2006 at 83 years old.
