“No man is rich enough to buy back his past” Oscar Wilde.
In the reality now, rich man even gets richer and richer. This article shows you the richest people in America based on Forbes.com. Bill Gates ranked no 1 as the richest American and followed by Warrant Buffett. Young guy – Mark Zuckeberg also listed No. 14 in The Forbes 1oo – The Richest People In America.
BROWSE THE LIST
Net Worth Calculated September 2011
| Rank | Name | Net Worth |
Age |
Residence |
Source |
| 1 | Bill Gates | $59 B | 55 | Medina, Washington | Microsoft |
| 2 | Warren Buffett | $39 B | 81 | Omaha, Nebraska | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 3 | Larry Ellison | $33 B | 67 | Woodside, California | Oracle |
| 4 | Charles Koch | $25 B | 75 | Wichita, Kansas | diversified |
| 5 | David Koch | $25 B | 71 | New York, New York | diversified |
| 6 | Christy Walton | $24.5 B | 56 | Jackson, Wyoming | Wal-Mart |
| 7 | George Soros | $22 B | 81 | Katonah, New York | hedge funds |
| 8 | Sheldon Adelson | $21.5 B | 78 | Las Vegas, Nevada | casinos |
| 9 | Jim Walton | $21.1 B | 63 | Bentonville, Arkansas | Wal-Mart |
| 10 | Alice Walton | $20.9 B | 61 | Fort Worth, Texas | Wal-Mart |
| 11 | S. Robson Walton | $20.5 B | 67 | Bentonville, Arkansas | Wal-Mart |
| 12 | Michael Bloomberg | $19.5 B | 69 | New York, New York | Bloomberg LP |
| 13 | Jeff Bezos | $19.1 B | 47 | Seattle, Washington | Amazon.com |
| 14 | Mark Zuckerberg | $17.5 B | 27 | Palo Alto, California | |
| 15 | Sergey Brin | $16.7 B | 38 | Los Altos, California | |
| 16 | Larry Page | $16.7 B | 38 | Palo Alto, California | |
| 17 | John Paulson | $15.5 B | 55 | New York, New York | hedge funds |
| 18 | Michael Dell | $15 B | 46 | Austin, Texas | Dell |
| 19 | Steve Ballmer | $13.9 B | 55 | Hunts Point, Washington | Microsoft |
| 20 | Forrest Mars | $13.8 B | 80 | Big Horn, Wyoming | candy |
| 21 | Jacqueline Mars | $13.8 B | 71 | The Plains, Virginia | candy |
| 22 | John Mars | $13.8 B | 75 | Jackson, Wyoming | candy, pet food |
| 23 | Paul Allen | $13.2 B | 58 | Mercer Island, Washington | Microsoft, investments |
| 24 | Phil Knight | $13.1 B | 73 | Hillsboro, Oregon | Nike |
| 25 | Carl Icahn | $13 B | 75 | New York, New York | leveraged buyouts |
| 26 | Donald Bren | $12 B | 79 | Newport Beach, California | real estate |
| 27 | Anne Cox Chambers | $12 B | 91 | Atlanta, Georgia | media |
| 28 | Ronald Perelman | $12 B | 68 | New York, New York | leveraged buyouts |
| 29 | Abigail Johnson | $11.7 B | 49 | Milton, Massachusetts | Fidelity |
| 30 | James Simons | $10.6 B | 73 | East Setauket, New York | hedge funds |
| 31 | George Kaiser | $10 B | 69 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | oil & gas, banking |
| 32 | Len Blavatnik | $9.5 B | 54 | London, N/A | diversified |
| 33 | Harold Simmons | $9.3 B | 80 | Dallas, Texas | investments |
| 34 | Jack Taylor | $9 B | 89 | St. Louis, Missouri | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| 35 | Steve Cohen | $8.3 B | 55 | Greenwich, Connecticut | hedge funds |
| 36 | Harold Hamm | $7.5 B | 65 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | oil & natural gas |
| 37 | Rupert Murdoch | $7.4 B | 80 | New York, New York | News Corp |
| 38 | James Goodnight | $7.1 B | 68 | Cary, North Carolina | SAS Institute |
| 39 | Philip Anschutz | $7 B | 71 | Denver, Colorado | investments |
| 40 | Andrew Beal | $7 B | 58 | Dallas, Texas | banks, real estate |
| 41 | Steve Jobs | $7 B | 56 | Palo Alto, California | Apple, Pixar |
| 42 | Patrick Soon-Shiong | $7 B | 59 | Los Angeles, California | generic drugs |
| 43 | Samuel Newhouse | $6.6 B | 83 | New York, New York | Conde Nast |
| 44 | Ray Dalio | $6.5 B | 62 | Greenwich, Connecticut | hedge funds |
| 44 | Edward Johnson | $6.5 B | 81 | Boston, Massachusetts | Fidelity |
| 45 | Charles Ergen | $6.4 B | 58 | Denver, Colorado | EchoStar |
| 46 | Richard Kinder | $6.4 B | 66 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
| 47 | Eli Broad | $6.3 B | 78 | Los Angeles, California | investments |
| 48 | Leonard Lauder | $6.3 B | 78 | New York, New York | Estee Lauder |
| 49 | Pierre Omidyar | $6.2 B | 44 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Ebay |
| 50 | Eric Schmidt | $6.2 B | 56 | Atherton, California | |
| 51 | Ralph Lauren | $6.1 B | 71 | New York, New York | Ralph Lauren |
| 52 | Jim Kennedy | $6 B | 63 | Atlanta, Georgia | media |
| 53 | Blair Parry-Okeden | $6 B | 60 | Scone, N/A | media |
| 54 | Donald Newhouse | $5.9 B | 81 | Somerset County, New Jersey | Conde Nast |
| 55 | Ira Rennert | $5.9 B | 77 | Sagaponack, New York | investments |
| 56 | Charles Butt | $5.7 B | 73 | San Antonio, Texas | supermarkets |
| 57 | David Geffen | $5.5 B | 68 | Malibu, California | movies, music |
| 58 | Jeffrey Hildebrand | $5.3 B | 52 | Houston, Texas | Oil |
| 59 | Richard DeVos | $5 B | 85 | Holland, Michigan | Amway |
| 60 | Richard LeFrak | $5 B | 66 | New York, New York | real estate |
| 61 | Frederik G.H. Meijer | $5 B | 91 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | supermarkets |
| 62 | Thomas Peterffy | $5 B | 67 | Greenwich, Connecticut | discount brokerage |
| 63 | David Tepper | $5 B | 54 | Livingston, New Jersey | hedge funds |
| 64 | Dennis Washington | $5 B | 77 | Missoula, Montana | construction, mining |
| 65 | Robert Rowling | $4.7 B | 57 | Dallas, Texas | investments |
| 66 | Stephen Schwarzman | $4.7 B | 64 | New York, New York | investments |
| 67 | Sam Zell | $4.7 B | 69 | Chicago, Illinois | real estate, private equity |
| 68 | Rupert Johnson | $4.5 B | 70 | Burlingame, California | Franklin Resources |
| 69 | John Malone | $4.5 B | 70 | Elizabeth, Colorado | cable television |
| 70 | John Menard | $4.5 B | 71 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | Retail |
| 71 | Charles Johnson | $4.4 B | 78 | Hillsborough, California | financial services |
| 72 | Ray Lee Hunt | $4.3 B | 68 | Dallas, Texas | oil, real estate |
| 73 | Bruce Kovner | $4.3 B | 66 | New York, New York | hedge funds |
| 74 | Micky Arison | $4.2 B | 62 | Bal Harbour, Florida | Carnival Cruises |
| 75 | Leonard Stern | $4.2 B | 73 | New York, New York | real estate |
| 76 | Daniel Ziff | $4.2 B | 39 | New York, New York | investments |
| 77 | Dirk Ziff | $4.2 B | 47 | North Palm Beach, Florida | investments |
| 78 | Robert Ziff | $4.2 B | 45 | New York, New York | investments |
| 79 | Sumner Redstone | $4.1 B | 88 | Beverly Hills, California | Viacom |
| 80 | John Paul DeJoria | $4 B | 67 | Austin, Texas | hair products, tequila |
| 81 | David Green | $4 B | 69 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Hobby Lobby |
| 82 | William Koch | $4 B | 71 | Palm Beach, Florida | oil, investments |
| 83 | Roger Wang | $4 B | 62 | Nanjing, Jiangsu | retail |
| 84 | Leslie Wexner | $3.8 B | 74 | New Albany, Ohio | retail |
| 85 | Henry Kravis | $3.7 B | 67 | New York, New York | leveraged buyouts |
| 86 | Gordon Moore | $3.7 B | 82 | Woodside, California | Intel |
| 87 | Robert Bass | $3.6 B | 63 | Fort Worth, Texas | oil, investments |
| 88 | Jin Sook & Do Won Chang | $3.6 B | 56 | Beverly Hills, California | retail |
| 89 | Trevor Rees-Jones | $3.6 B | 60 | Dallas, Texas | Oil & Gas |
| 90 | John Arnold | $3.5 B | 37 | Houston, Texas | hedge funds |
| 91 | Dustin Moskovitz | $3.5 B | 27 | San Francisco, California | |
| 92 | Henry Ross Perot | $3.5 B | 81 | Dallas, Texas | computer services, real estate |
| 93 | John Sall | $3.5 B | 63 | Cary, North Carolina | SAS Institute |
| 94 | Charles Schwab | $3.5 B | 74 | Atherton, California | discount brokerage |
| 95 | Dannine Avara | $3.4 B | 47 | Houston, Texas | pipelines |
| 96 | Gayle Cook | $3.4 B | 77 | Bloomington, Indiana | medical devices |
| 97 | Scott Duncan | $3.4 B | 28 | Houston, Texas | Pipelines |
| 98 | Milane Frantz | $3.4 B | 42 | Houston, Texas | Pipelines |
| 99 | Bruce Halle | $3.4 B | 81 | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Discount Tire |
| 100 | George Roberts | $3.4 B | 68 | Atherton, California | leveraged buyouts |
Source : Forbes.com
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