Posted on 02/26/2004 3:37:29 PM PST by nuconvert
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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Yep..invented em. Why didn't I think of that?
Now there's a guy whom I wouldn't mind trading places with. Sells his MS shares right when they hit it big, now, while Gates gets the headaches, Allen rolls in the dough and does whatever he wants, whenever he wants. I hear he even has his own rock band in Seattle.
205 John Simplot and family Idaho 95 $2.5 potatoes microchips
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