The World's Billionaires, According to Forbes Magazine, Listed by Country

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The World's Billionaires, According to Forbes Magazine, Listed by Country

Feb. 26, 2004

The Associated Press

The ranking of American billionaires as estimated by Forbes magazine, listed by state. Listings include rank, name, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money. A number of billionaires share the same rank because Forbes reported their wealth as being identical with each other.

The list includes U.S. billionaires living overseas.

514. Marguerite Harbert, Alabama, 80, $1.1, inheritance

310. John Sperling, Arizona, 83, $1.8, Apollo Group

310. Peter Sperling, Arizona, 44, $1.8, Apollo Group

377. Bennett Dorrance, Arizona, 55, $1.5, inheritance

6. Helen Walton, Arkansas, 84, $20, Wal-Mart

6. Jim Walton, Arkansas, 56, $20, Wal-Mart

6. John Walton, Arkansas, 58, $20, Wal-Mart

6. S. Robson Walton, Arkansas, 60, $20, Wal-Mart

377. Jackson Stephens, Arkansas, 80, $1.5, investment banking

472. Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas, 55, $1.2, inheritance

12. Lawrence Ellison, California, 59, $18.7, Oracle

35. Sumner Redstone, California, 80, $8.9, Viacom

65. Kirk Kerkorian, California, 86, $6, investments

70. Eli Broad, California, 70, $5.8, home building, financial services

75. Gordon Moore, California, 75, $5.5, Intel

85. Marvin Davis, California, 78, $4.9, investments

116. Donald Bren, California, 71, $4, real estate

116. David Geffen, California, 61, $4, music

132. Charles Schwab, California, 66, $3.6, Schwab

147. Riley Bechtel, California, 51, $3.2, engineering, construction

147. Stephen Bechtel Jr., California, 78, $3.2, engineering, construction

153. Susan Thompson Buffett, California, 71, $3.1, marriage

159. George Lucas, California, 59, $3, Star Wars

186. A. Perenchio, California, 73, $2.7, television

198. Charles Johnson, California, 71, $2.6, finance

205. Steven Spielberg, California, 57, $2.5, movies

216. Steven Udvar-Hazy, California, 58, $2.4, leasing

231. Bradley Hughes, California, 70, $2.3, storage

231. Ronald Burkle, California, 51, $2.3, supermarkets, investments

247. David Filo, California, 37, $2.2, Yahoo!

247. Rupert Johnson Jr., California, 63, $2.2, finance

262. Donald Fisher, California, 75, $2.1, Gap

262. Doris Feigenbaum Fisher, California, 73, $2.1, Gap

262. Gordon Getty, California, 69, $2.1, inheritance

262. Steven Jobs, California, 49, $2.1, Apple Computer

277. John Morgridge, California, 70, $2, Cisco Systems

277. Henry Nicholas III, California, 45, $2, Broadcom

293. Louis Gonda, California, 55, $1.9, leasing

293. Jerry Yang, California, 35, $1.9, Yahoo!

310. Franklin Booth Jr., California, 81, $1.8, investments

310. Jess Jackson, California, 74, $1.8, wine

310. Henry Samueli, California, 49, $1.8, Broadcom

342. David Murdock, California, 80, $1.7, real estate, finance

342. Haim Saban, California, 59, $1.7, television

356. Alec Gores, California, 51, $1.6, leveraged buyouts

356. Tom Gores, California, 39, $1.6, leveraged buyouts

356. Charles Munger, California, 79, $1.6, investments

377. Margaret Cargill, California, 84, $1.5, inheritance

377. Leslie Gonda, California, 84, $1.5, leasing

406. Irwin Jacobs, California, 70, $1.4, Qualcomm

406. Robert Naify, California, 82, $1.4, United Artists Theaters

406. Patrick Soon-Shiong, California, 52, $1.4, generic drugs

437. Carl Berg, California, 66, $1.3, real estate, venture capital

437. William Hearst III, California, 54, $1.3, inheritance

437. George Roberts, California, 59, $1.3, leveraged buyouts

437. Thomas Siebel, California, 51, $1.3, software

437. John Sobrato, California, 64, $1.3, real estate

437. Theodore Waitt, California, 41, $1.3, Gateway

437. Margaret Whitman, California, 47, $1.3, Ebay

472. Phoebe Hearst Cooke, California, 77, $1.2, inheritance

472. Archie Aldis "Red" Emmerson, California, 74, $1.2, timber, lumber mills

472. Frederick Field, California, 51, $1.2, media

472. David Hearst Jr., California, 58, $1.2, inheritance

472. George Hearst Jr., California, 77, $1.2, inheritance

472. Elizabeth Wiskemann, California, $1.2, mutual funds

514. John Arrillaga, California, 66, $1.1, real estate

514. Scott Cook, California, 51, $1.1, Intuit

514. Richard Peery, California, 63, $1.1, real estate

514. Arthur Rock, California, 77, $1.1, venture capital

552. John Anderson, California, 86, $1, beverage distribution, real estate

552. George Argyros, California, 67, $1, investments

552. Sergey Brin, California, 31, $1, Google

552. Roy Disney, California, 74, $1, Walt Disney

552. Alfred Mann, California, 78, $1, inventor, investments

552. Larry Page, California, 31, $1, Google

34. Charles Ergen, Colorado, 51, $9.1, EchoStar

80. Philip Anschutz, Colorado, 64, $5.2, Qwest Communications

310. John Malone, Colorado, 63, $1.8, cable TV

377. Pat Stryker, Colorado, 47, $1.5, inheritance

437. Charles Gates Jr., Colorado, 82, $1.3, automotive products

514. Gary Magness, Colorado, 50, $1.1, inheritance

377. Edward Lampert, Connecticut, 41, $1.5, investments

552. Steven Cohen, Connecticut, 48, $1, hedge funds

277. Steven Rales, District of Columbia, 51, $2, manufacturing

293. Mitchell Rales, District of Columbia, 47, $1.9, manufacturing

26. John Kluge, Florida, 89, $10.5, Metromedia

68. Micky Arison, Florida, 54, $5.9, Inheritance, cruise ships

216. Robert E. "Ted" Turner, Florida, 65, $2.4, cable TV

293. Robert Rich Sr., Florida, 90, $1.9, food service

310. S. Daniel Abraham, Florida, 79, $1.8, Slim-Fast

310. H. Wayne Huizenga, Florida, 66, $1.8, entrepreneur

377. Arthur Williams Jr., Florida, 61, $1.5, insurance

406. James Moran, Florida, 85, $1.4, auto sales

437. William Morean, Florida, 48, $1.3, Jabil Circuit

472. Edward Debartolo Jr., Florida, 57, $1.2, shopping centers

472. James France, Florida, 59, $1.2, auto racing

472. William France Jr., Florida, 71, $1.2, auto racing

472. George Lindemann and family, Florida, 67, $1.2, natural gas, media

514. Malcolm Glazer, Florida, 76, $1.1, conglomerate

514. Charlotte Colket Weber, Florida, 59, $1.1, inheritance

23. Anne Cox Chambers, Georgia, 84, $11.2, Cox Communications

247. Bernard Marcus, Georgia, 74, $2.2, Home Depot

472. Arthur Blank, Georgia, 61, $1.2, Home Depot

23. Barbara Cox Anthony, Hawaii, 80, $11.2, Cox Communications

205. John Simplot and family, Idaho, 95, $2.5, potatoes, microchips

47. Robert Pritzker, Illinois, 77, $7.6, hotels, investments

47. Thomas Pritzker, Illinois, 53, $7.6, hotels, investments

65. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 60, $6, Beanie Babies

132. Lester Crown and family, Illinois, 78, $3.6, investments

132. William Wrigley Jr., Illinois, 40, $3.6, chewing gum

247. Samuel Zell, Illinois, 62, $2.2, real estate

293. Michael Krasny, Illinois, 50, $1.9, retail

514. Marvin Herb, Illinois, 67, $1.1, soft drink bottling

514. John Krehbiel Jr., Illinois, 66, $1.1, Molex

514. Oprah Winfrey, Illinois, 50, $1.1, television

552. Neil Bluhm, Illinois, 66, $1, real estate

147. William Cook, Indiana, 72, $3.2, medical devices

472. Melvin Simon, Indiana, 77, $1.2, real estate

552. Dean White, Indiana, 80, $1, billboards, hotels

116. Charles Koch, Kansas, 68, $4, oil

293. Donald Hall, Kansas, 75, $1.9, Hallmark

437. Min Kao, Kansas, 46, $1.3, navigation equipment

552. Gary Burrell, Kansas, 66, $1, navigation equipment

437. Richard Marriott, Maryland, 65, $1.3, hotels

472. John Marriott Jr., Maryland, 71, $1.2, hotels

31. Abigail Johnson, Massachusetts, 42, $9.8, mutual funds

76. John Abele, Massachusetts, 63, $5.4, medical devices

85. Edward Johnson III, Massachusetts, 73, $4.9, Fidelity Investments

91. Peter Nicholas, Massachusetts, 63, $4700, medical devices

247. Amos Hostetter Jr., Massachusetts, 67, $2.2, cable TV

277. Patrick McGovern, Massachusetts, 66, $2, publishing

437. Richard Egan, Massachusetts, 68, $1.3, EMC Corp.

472. Thomas Flatley, Massachusetts, 71, $1.2, real estate

216. Richard DeVos, Michigan, 78, $2.4, Alticor

231. Jay Van Andel, Michigan, 79, $2.3, Alticor

293. William Davidson, Michigan, 81, $1.9, glassmaking

310. Jon Stryker, Michigan, 45, $1.8, inheritance

310. Ronda Stryker, Michigan, 49, $1.8, inheritance

552. William Ford Sr., Michigan, 79, $1, Ford Motor Co.

552. A. Alfred Taubman, Michigan, 79, $1, real estate

176. Richard Schulze, Minnesota, 63, $2.8, Best Buy

247. Carl Pohlad, Minnesota, 88, $2.2, banking

293. Glen Taylor, Minnesota, 62, $1.9, printing

377. James Cargill, Minnesota, 79, $1.5, inheritance

406. Barbara Carlson Gage and family, Minnesota, 62, $1.4, inheritance

406. Marilyn Carlson Nelson and family, Minnesota, 65, $1.4, inheritance

437. Stanley Stub Hubbard, Minnesota, 70, $1.3, satellite TV

143. Ann Walton Kroenke, Missouri, 54, $3.3, Wal-Mart

159. Jack Taylor, Missouri, 81, $3, Enterprise Rent-a Car

176. Nancy Walton Laurie, Missouri, 52, $2.8, inheritance

406. E. Kroenke, Missouri, 56, $1.4, real estate

310. Dennis Washington, Montana, 69, $1.8, tug boats

2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 73, $42.9, Berkshire Hathaway

262. J. Ricketts and family, Nebraska, 62, $2.1, Ameritrade

437. Walter Scott Jr., Nebraska, 72, $1.3, construction, telecom

38. Pierre Omidyar, Nevada, 36, $8.5, Ebay

310. Sheldon Adelson, Nevada, 70, $1.8, casinos, hotels

406. David Duffield, Nevada, 63, $1.4, PeopleSoft

514. Stephen Wynn, Nevada, 62, $1.1, casinos, art

27. Jacqueline Mars, New Jersey, 65, $10.4, Mars, Inc.

44. Donald Newhouse, New Jersey, 74, $7.7, publishing

216. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, New Jersey, also lives in Monaco, 67, $2.4, inheritance

231. Peter Kellogg, New Jersey, 61, $2.3, finance

43. Keith Murdoch, New York, 73, $7.8, News Corp.

44. Samuel Newhouse Jr., New York, 76, $7.7, publishing

47. Carl Icahn, New York, 68, $7.6, investments

54. George Soros, New York, 73, $7, hedge funds

85. Michael Bloomberg, New York, 61, $4.9, Bloomberg L.P.

116. David Koch, New York, 63, $4, oil

124. Ronald Perelman, New York, 61, $3.8, investments

132. Maurice Greenberg, New York, 78, $3.6, American International Group

153. Leonard Lauder, New York, 70, $3.1, Estee Lauder

186. Preston Tisch, New York, 77, $2.7, Loews

186. Edgar Bronfman Sr., New York, 75, $2.7, liquor

205. David Rockefeller Sr., New York, 88, $2.5, inheritance

205. Donald Trump, New York, 58, $2.5, real estate

231. Ralph Lauren, New York, 65, $2.3, fashion

247. Leona Helmsley, New York, 84, $2.2, inheritance

247. Leonard Stern, New York, 65, $2.2, real estate

277. Ronald Lauder, New York, 59, $2, Estee Lauder

293. Leonard Blavatnik, New York, 46, $1.9, oil

293. Evgeny "Eugene" Shvidler, lives in New York and Russia, 39, $1.9, oil

310. Herbert Allen Jr., New York, 64, $1.8, finance

310. Charles Dolan, New York, 77, $1.8, cable TV

310. Bruce Kovner, New York, 58, $1.8, hedge funds

356. Stanley Druckenmiller, New York, 50, $1.6, investments

356. Blase Golisano, New York, 62, $1.6, Paychex

377. Laurance Rockefeller, New York, 93, $1.5, inheritance

377. Sanford Weill, New York, 71, $1.5, Citigroup

406. Barry Diller, New York, 62, $1.4, media

437. Henry Kravis, New York, 60, $1.3, leveraged buyouts

437. Mortimer Zuckerman, New York, 66, $1.3, real estate, media

472. Austin Hearst, New York, 51, $1.2, inheritance

472. Daniel Ziff, New York, 32, $1.2, inheritance

472. Dirk Ziff, New York, 39, $1.2, inheritance

472. Robert Ziff, New York, 37, $1.2, inheritance

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California, New York and Texas being the big winners.

[keithtoo]

DANG! I only missed it this year by $999,999,990.32.

Gotta get started on next year.

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One word : coupons

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I already applied for the "inheritance" jobs.
Sorry.

[keithtoo]

coup ons is one word?

[mystery-ak]

Gonna re-check the list again...I have to be related to someone!

[Weimdog]

yuz gotta git one of dem inheramatance degrees after you git yur GED.

[beckett]

I saw Ellison of Oracle the other night on 60 Minutes II. Quite honestly, if it meant I had to inhabit his fevered, petty, extremely egotistical brain, I'd rather not have the $18.7 billion. There is something not quite human about the guy. To me he comes across as a very unhappy, very conflicted man.

[The Raven]

Who's Number one (Bill Gates?)

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1. William Gates III, Washington, 48, $46.6, Microsoft

Yessiree.

[spodefly]

65. H. Ty Warner, Illinois, 60, $6, Beanie Babies

Someone made 6 BILLION dollars on Beanie Babies???

[Jammz]

1. William Gates III, Washington, 48, $46.6, Microsoft

Imagine that...

Come on Bill, fess up a bit of that dosh!!

[Doctor Stochastic]

I notice that there are none here in Richardson Country.

[The Raven]

Why don't we take all their money and give it to the poor?

[azcap]

Inheritant pays pretty well!
What sorta schoolin' ya need for that gig?

If you missed out on the inheritance gig it's never too late to ask John Kerry for some dating tips.

 

 

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2. Warren Buffett, Nebraska, 73, $42.9, Berkshire Hathaway

Didn't see 3 and 4

5. Paul Allen, Washington, 51, $21000, Microsoft, investments

[Prodigal Son]

Very bizarre list. I couldn't make hide nor hair of it? How is it ordered?

[The Raven]

>....ask John Kerry for some dating tips.

Or Monica