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Donald Trump 2016: 8 Facts About Personal Life of GOP Presidential Hopeful

Donald Trump 2016: 8 Facts About Personal Life of GOP Presidential Hopeful
Donald Trump and his wife Melania Knauss. (Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images, file)

By    |   Monday, 12 January 2015 07:20 AM EST

Real estate tycoon Donald Trump could be a contender for president in 2016. Here are eight facts about his personal life that might interest voters.

1. Trump was born on June 14, 1946, to Fred and Mary Anne Trump, in Queens, New York. He shares the birthday with singer Boy George, writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, and revolutionary Che Guevara.

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2.
Trump graduated with an economics degree from the famed Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.

3.  He’s been married three times, first to Ivana in 1977, then to Marla Maples in 1993, and now to Slovenian supermodel Melania Knauss, whom he wed in 2005.

4. Trump has five children, including the youngest, 8-year-old Barron. His daughter Ivanka, who’s appeared on his television show “The Apprentice,” is married to real estate heir Jared Kushner.

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5.
Trump owns multiple homes but spends most of his time at Trump Tower in Manhattan, a place in Bedford, New York, and the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, he told The Real Deal.

6. Forbes has assessed Trump's net worth to be $4 billion, with a $60 million salary per year.

7. In a 2011 interview, Trump said he’s a Presbyterian and a member of New York City’s Marble Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church.

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Real estate tycoon Donald Trump is a likely contender for president in 2016. But Trump, more recently known for his outspoken criticism of President Barack Obama, has a colorful personal life that translates well on "The Apprentice" but might affect him on the campaign trail.
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