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Bernard Arnault

Also known as Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault

French entrepreneur

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Bernard Arnault is a French businessman who built one of the world's largest luxury goods empires. His success in the fashion and luxury industry has made him one of the wealthiest people globally, shaping how high-end brands operate internationally.

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Roubaix, France

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French business magnate, investor, and art collector. He is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's largest luxury goods company. Arnault has an estimated net worth of US$213 billion as of January 2023, according to Forbes, making him the wealthiest person in the world.

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Cash Investigation - Bernard Arnault, ombre et lumière d’un empire — Self2025
Her Dior — Himself2025
Artisans de Toutes les Victoires — Lui-Même2024
High & Low – John Galliano — Self2024
McQueen — Self2018
Thanks Boss! — Self2016
Fashion Scandals — self2016
Dior and I — Self - Owner of LVMH2015
Cash Investigation — Self2012

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Roubaix
Occupation: entrepreneur
Position held: président-directeur général
Languages spoken: French
Award: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Field of work: entrepreneur
Official website: www.lvmh.com/comfi/pg_strategie.asp?rub=1
Image: Bernard Arnault (3) - 2017 (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 5
Work location: Paris
Residence: The Bahamas

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date of birth: 1949-03-05
Commons category: Bernard Arnault
name in native language: Bernard Arnault
net worth: 207800000000
name in kana: ベルナール・アルノー
birth name: Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault

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Encyclopedic overview

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault (born 5 March 1949) is a French businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company. Arnault is one of the richest individuals in the world; as of December 2025, he has an estimated net worth of US$190.4 billion according to Forbes and US$203 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Born in Roubaix, Arnault was raised in a devoutly Catholic household. He studied civil engineering and mathematics at École Polytechnique, graduating in 1971. He began his career in his father's company, Ferret-Savinel, shifting its focus to real estate, which laid the groundwork for his future career in the luxury goods market.

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