Full Name=Warren Edward Buffett; Profession=American investor, business magnate, philanthropist, chairman and former CEO of Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate; Nationality=American; Born=1930-08-30; Birthplace=Omaha, Nebraska, United States; Generation=Silent Generation; Chinese Zodiac=Metal Horse (Year of the Gold/Metal Horse); Zodiac Sign=Virgo; Age in 2026= 96; Marital Status=Married, second marriage to Astrid Menks (Astrid Buffett), widower of first wife Susan Thompson Buffett; Children=Susan Alice Buffett, Howard Graham Buffett, Peter Andrew Buffett. Description=Warren Edward Buffett, universally known as the “Oracle of Omaha,” is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who, born in Omaha in 1930, developed a lifelong passion for business and the stock market that led him to apply Benjamin Graham–style value investing and his own strict discipline to transform Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile mill into one of the world’s most valuable and diversified conglomerates, making him for decades one of the richest individuals on the planet and a central figure in global finance; he is celebrated for his clear, didactic annual letters to shareholders, his emphasis on buying high-quality companies at fair prices, his preference for long-term holdings and hands-off but principled management of subsidiaries, and his modest, frugal lifestyle in Omaha; through massive pledged donations and co-founding The Giving Pledge with Bill and Melinda Gates he has committed the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy in health, education, and poverty alleviation, embodying Metal Horse and Virgo traits of industriousness, practicality, analytical thinking, and ethical responsibility, and he remains in 2026 a towering Silent Generation figure whose ideas about rationality, integrity, and patient capital have influenced investors, executives, policymakers, and ordinary savers worldwide. Cause of Death= Not applicable, still living as of 2026