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Rupert Murdoch

News Corp / Fox Corp founder-chairman (stepped down Sep 2023)
Tracked because Dynasty-pack import. Source of modern conservative-media empire; current succession to son Lachlan.
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Inherited News Limited from his father Keith Murdoch on Keith's 1952 death, age 21. Expanded into News Corporation (WSJ, Times of London, NY Post, HarperCollins) and Fox Corporation (Fox News, Fox Sports). Stepped down September 2023, naming son Lachlan sole successor. No element of the empire existed without the initial News Limited inheritance.

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← Lachlan Murdoch person
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Lachlan Murdoch is the son of Rupert Murdoch, based on widely known biographical information consistent with the provided entity lists.
← James Murdoch person
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James Murdoch is the son of Rupert Murdoch, founder of News Corp.
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← James Murdoch person
familial primary since 1972
James Murdoch is the son of Rupert Murdoch, founder of News Corp.
← Lachlan Murdoch person
family_relation primary since 1970
Lachlan Murdoch is the son of Rupert Murdoch, based on widely known biographical information consistent with the provided entity lists.
Sources (17)
2015-02-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2015-02-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2009-02-17 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2009-02-17) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2006-12-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2006-12-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2013-07-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2013-07-08) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-04-27 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2005-04-27) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-12-09 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2021-12-09) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-11-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Rupert Murdoch (2004-11-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2014-12-05 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2014-12-05) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-12-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2003-12-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-11-12 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2004-11-12) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-12-24 ↗ SEC EDGAR: SC 13D — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2003-12-24) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2007-12-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: 4 — MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT (2007-12-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rupert Murdoch — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rupert Murdoch — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rupert Murdoch — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Rupert Murdoch — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-25 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Rupert Murdoch not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt