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America's 50 Richest Men
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| Sergey Brin and Larry Page were tied for number 26 last year on the list of the World's Richest Men at $16.6B. It takes 17 billion dollars to make the top ten wealthiest men list this year. This
list ranks the top 50 of America's Billionaires by net worth.
The three richest women are Wal-Mart heirs Christy and Alice
Walton at $16.3 billion and $16.1 billion respectively with Abigail
Johnson from Fidelity at $15.0 billion. It takes 17 billion dollars to make the top ten list this year.
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The very top 10 richest men for 2007 are
1 William Gates III $59.0B 51 Medina, WA
2 Warren Buffett $52.0B 77 Omaha, NE
3 Sheldon Adelson $28.0B 74 Las Vegas,NV
4 Lawrence Ellison $26.0B 63 Redwood City,CA
5 Sergey Brin $18.5B 34 Palo Alto, CA
5 Larry Page $18.5B 34 San Francisco,CA
7 Kirk Kerkorian $18.0B 90 Los Angeles, CA
8 Michael Dell $17.2B 42 Austin, TX
9 Charles Koch $17.0B 71 Wichita, KS
9 David Koch $17.0B 67 New York, NY
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Sergey Brin and Larry Page were tied for number 26 last year at $16.6B.
The three richest women are Wal-Mart heirs Christy and Alice
Walton at $16.3 billion and $16.1 billion respectively wtih Abigail
Johnson from Fidelity at $15.0 billion.
The list was complied by Forbes Magazine, one of my favorite magazines
to read. Below is the list of the top 50 richest men and women according to Forbes.
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1
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William Gates III
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59.0
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51
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Medina, WA
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Microsoft
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2
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Warren Buffett
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52.0
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77
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Omaha, NE
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Berkshire Hathaway
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3
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Sheldon Adelson
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28.0
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74
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Las Vegas, NV
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casinos, hotels
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4
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Lawrence Ellison
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26.0
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63
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Redwood City, CA
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Oracle
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5
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Sergey Brin
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18.5
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34
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Palo Alto, CA
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Google
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5
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Larry Page
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18.5
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34
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San Francisco, CA
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Google
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7
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Kirk Kerkorian
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18.0
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90
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Los Angeles, CA
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investments, casinos
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8
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Michael Dell
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17.2
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42
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Austin, TX
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Dell
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9
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Charles Koch
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17.0
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71
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Wichita, KS
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oil, commodities
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9
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David Koch
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17.0
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67
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New York, NY
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oil, commodities
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11
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Paul Allen
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16.8
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54
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Mercer Island, WA
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Microsoft, investments
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12
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Christy Walton & family
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16.3
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52
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Jackson, WY
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Wal-Mart inheritance
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12
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S Robson Walton
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16.3
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63
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Bentonville, AR
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Wal-Mart
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12
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Jim Walton
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16.3
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59
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Bentonville, AR
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Wal-Mart
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15
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Alice Walton
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16.1
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58
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Fort Worth, TX
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Wal-Mart
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16
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Steven Ballmer
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15.2
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51
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Hunts Point, WA
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Microsoft
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17
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Abigail Johnson
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15.0
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45
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Boston, MA
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Fidelity
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18
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Carl Icahn
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14.5
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71
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New York, NY
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leveraged buyouts
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19
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Forrest Mars Jr
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14.0
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76
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McLean, VA
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candy, pet food
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19
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John Mars
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14.0
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71
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Arlington, VA
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candy, pet food
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Jack Taylor & family
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14.0
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85
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St Louis, MO
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
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Jacqueline Mars
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14.0
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67
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Bedminster, NJ
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candy, pet food
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23
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Donald Bren
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13.0
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75
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Newport Beach, CA
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real estate
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24
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Anne Cox Chambers
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12.6
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87
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Atlanta, GA
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Cox Enterprises
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Michael Bloomberg
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11.5
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65
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New York, NY
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Bloomberg
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26
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George Kaiser
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11.0
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65
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Tulsa, OK
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oil & gas, banking
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Charles Ergen
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10.2
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54
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Denver, CO
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EchoStar
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28
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Edward Johnson III
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10.0
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77
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Boston, MA
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Fidelity
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Ronald Perelman
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10.0
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64
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New York, NY
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leveraged buyouts
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Philip Knight
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9.8
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69
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Beaverton, OR
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Nike
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31
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John Kluge
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9.5
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93
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Palm Beach, FL
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Metromedia
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32
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Pierre Omidyar
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8.9
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40
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Henderson, NV
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Ebay
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33
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Rupert Murdoch
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8.8
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76
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New York, NY
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News Corp
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George Soros
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8.8
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77
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Westchester, NY
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hedge funds
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35
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Jeffrey Bezos
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8.7
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43
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Seattle, WA
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Amazon
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35
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James Goodnight
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8.7
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64
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Cary, NC
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SAS Institute
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37
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Donald Newhouse
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8.5
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77
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Somerset County, NJ
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publishing
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37
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Samuel Newhouse Jr
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8.5
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79
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New York, NY
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publishing
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39
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Dan Duncan
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8.2
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74
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Houston, TX
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energy
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40
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Stephen Schwarzman
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7.8
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60
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New York, NY
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investments
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41
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Philip Anschutz
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7.6
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67
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Denver, CO
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investments
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Sumner Redstone
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7.6
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84
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Beverly Hills, CA
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Viacom
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43
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Harold Simmons
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7.4
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76
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Dallas, TX
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investments
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44
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John Menard Jr
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7.3
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67
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Eau Claire, WI
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home improvement stores
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45
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Leonard Blavatnik
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7.2
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50
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New York, NY
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Access Industries
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46
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Eli Broad
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7.0
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74
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Los Angeles, CA
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investments
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47
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Steven Cohen
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6.8
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51
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Greenwich, CT
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hedge funds
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48
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Eric Schmidt
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6.5
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52
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Atherton, CA
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Google
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49
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Robert Rowling
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6.4
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54
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Dallas, TX
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oil & gas, investments
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James Kennedy
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6.3
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59
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Atlanta, GA
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Cox Enterprises
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