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Business & Entrepreneurship
Lee Iacocca
1924–2019Allentown, PAItalian American descendantHistoric
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Why Included
Auto executive who helped create the Ford Mustang and led Chrysler's historic comeback, becoming one of the most recognized Italian American business leaders.
Notable For
- Created the Ford Mustang (1964)
- CEO of Chrysler 1978–1992; led government loan-backed turnaround
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Years
- 1924–2019
- Birth Place
- Allentown, PA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Ancestry Verification
- Confirmed
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