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Carl Icahn Fast Facts
Personal
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
Birth name: Carl Celian Icahn
Father: Michael Icahn, cantor and teacher
Mother: Bella (Schnall) Icahn, teacher
Marriages: Gail Golden (1999-present); Liba Trejbal (1979-1999, divorced)
Children: with Liba Trejbal: Michelle and Brett
Education: Princeton University, Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1957; Attended New York University Medical School, 1957-1960
Military Service: US Army
Did a brief stint in the Army after dropping out of medical school.
Was close to his uncle M. Elliot Schnall, who loaned him $400,000 to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
Has been sued and investigated numerous times for issues ranging from corporate debt payment to possible federal securities violations.