Charles William Ergen is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on March 1, 1953 in Tennessee, United States. Another famous person of Austrian origins can be Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He founded EchoStar together with his wife Cantey McAdam and their partner Jim DeFranco by selling satellite’s from their trucks. He had five kids with Cantey.
He was a basketball player during his time at Knoxville, Tennessee. He played basketball at University of Tennessee at Knoxville and received the M.B.A. from Wake Forest University and went on to become a professional poker player and 21-year-old player.
