Rank, Name, Age

Worth

Residence

Source

1. Gates, William Henry III, 47

$46 billion

Seattle

Microsoft

2. Buffett, Warren Edward, 73

$36 billion

Omaha, Neb.

Berkshire Hathaway

3. Allen, Paul Gardner, 50

$22 billion

Mercer Island, Wash.,

Microsoft, investments

4. Walton, Alice L., 54

$20.5 billion

Fort Worth, Texas,

Wal-Mart

4. Walton, Helen R., 84

$20.5 billion

Bentonville, Ark.

Wal-Mart

4. Walton, Jim C., 55

$20.5 billion

Bentonville, Ark.

Wal-Mart

4. Walton, John T., 57

$20.5 billion

Bentonville, Ark.

Wal-Mart

4. Walton, S. Robson, 59

$20.5 billion

Bentonville, Ark.

Wal-Mart

9. Ellison, Lawrence Joseph, 59

$18 billion

Redwood Shores, Calif.

Oracle

10. Dell, Michael, 38

$13 billion

Round Rock, Texas

Dell

11. Ballmer, Steven Anthony, 47

$12.2 billion

Redmond, Wash.

Microsoft

12. Anthony, Barbara Cox, 80

$11 billion

Honolulu

Cox Communications

12. Chambers, Anne Cox, 83

$11 billion

Atlanta

Cox Communications

14. Kluge, John Werner, 89

$10.5 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.

Metromedia

15. Mars, Forrest Edward Jr., 72

$10.4 billion

McLean, Va.

Mars

15. Mars, Jacqueline, 64

$10.4 billion

Bedminster, N.J.

Mars

15. Mars, John Franklyn, 67

$10.4 billion

Arlington, Va.,

Mars

18. Johnson, Abigail, 41

$9.8 billion

Boston

mutual funds

19. Redstone, Sumner M., 80

$9.7 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

Viacom

20. Ergen, Charles, 50

$8.9 billion

Denver

EchoStar

21. Newhouse, Donald Edward, 73

$7.7 billion

Somerset County, N.J.

publishing

21. Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr., 75

$7.7 billion

New York

publishing

23. Pritzker, Robert Alan, 77

$7.6 billion

Chicago

hotels, investments

23. Pritzker, Thomas J., 54

$7.6 billion

Chicago

hotels, investments

25. Johnson, Samuel Curtis, 75

$7.4 billion

Racine, Wis., S.C.

Johnson & Son

26. Icahn, Carl, 67

$7.3 billion

New York

investments

27. Murdoch, Keith Rupert, 72

$7.2 billion

New York

News Corp.

28. Soros, George, 73

$7 billion

Bedford, N.Y.

hedge funds

29. Omidyar, Pierre M., 36

$6.9 billion

Henderson, Nev.

Ebay

30. Warner, H. Ty, 59

$6 billion

Chicago

Beanie Babies

31. Knight, Philip H., 65

$5.8 billion

Beaverton, Ore.

Nike

32. Bezos, Jeffrey P., 39

$5.1 billion

Seattle

Amazon.com

33. Anschutz, Philip F., 63

$5 billion

Denver

Qwest Communications

33. Kerkorian, Kirk, 86

$5 billion

Los Angeles

investments

33. Moore, Gordon Earle, 74

$5 billion

Woodside, Calif.

Intel

36. Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, 61

$4.9 billion

New York

Bloomberg L.P.

36. Johnson, Edward Crosby III, 73

$4.9 billion

Boston

Fidelity Investments

38. Davis, Marvin H., 78

$4.7 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

investments

39. Arison, Micky, 54

$4.4 billion

Bal Harbour, Fla.

inheritance, cruise ships

40. Bren, Donald L., 71

$4 billion

Newport Beach, Calif.

real estate

40. Geffen, David, 60

$4 billion

Malibu, Calif.

music

40. Koch, Charles De Ganahl, 67

$4 billion

Wichita, Kan.

oil

40. Koch, David Hamilton, 63

$4 billion

New York

oil

44. Abele, John E., 62

$3.9 billion

Boston

medical devices

45. Broad, Eli, 70

$3.8 billion

Brentwood, Calif.

home building, financial services

46. Perot, Henry Ross, 73

$3.7 billion

Dallas

computer services, real estate

47. Menard, John R. Jr., 63

$3.5 billion

Eau Claire, Wis.

home improvement stores

47. Perelman, Ronald Owen, 60

$3.5 billion

New York

investments

49. Nicholas, Peter M., 62

$3.3 billion

Boston

medical devices

49. Wrigley, William Jr., 39

$3.3 billion

Lake Forest, Ill.

chewing gum

51. Bechtel, Riley P., 51

$3.2 billion

San Francisco

engineering, construction

51. Bechtel, Stephen Davison Jr., 78

$3.2 billion

San Francisco

engineering, construction

51. Crown, Lester and family, 78

$3.2 billion

Wilmette, Ill.

investments

51. Schwab, Charles R., 66

$3.2 billion

Atherton, Calif.

Schwab

55. Cook, William Alfred, 72

$3.1 billion

Bloomington, Ind.

medical devices

56. Greenberg, Maurice Raymond, 78

$3 billion

New York

American International Group

56. Kaiser, George B., 61

$3 billion

Tulsa, Okla.

oil & gas, banking, real estate

56. Kroenke, Ann Walton, 53

$3 billion

Columbia, Mo.

Wal-Mart

56. Lucas, George, 59

$3 billion

Marin County, Calif.

Star Wars

56. Taylor, Jack Crawford, 81

$3 billion

St. Louis

Enterprise Rent-a Car

61. Laurie, Nancy Walton, 52

$2.9 billion

Columbia, Mo.

inheritance

62. Goodnight, James, 60

$2.8 billion

Cary, N.C.

SAS Institute

62. Hillman, Henry Lea, 84

$2.8 billion

Pittsburgh

industrialist, venture capitalist

62. Perenchio, A. Jerrold, 72

$2.8 billion

Bel Air, Calif.

television

62. Schulze, Richard M., 62

$2.8 billion

Edina, Minn.

Best Buy

66. Sorenson, James L., 82

$2.7 billion

Salt Lake City

medical devices, real estate

66. Wexner, Leslie Herbert, 68

$2.7 billion

New Albany, Ohio

Limited Brands

68. Bass, Robert Muse, 55

$2.6 billion

Fort Worth, Texas

oil, investments

68. Buffett, Susan Thompson, 71

$2.6 billion

San Francisco

marriage

68. Lauder, Leonard Alan, 70

$2.6 billion

New York

Estee Lauder

71. Huntsman, Jon Meade, 66

$2.5 billion

Salt Lake City

chemicals

71. Rockefeller, David Sr., 88

$2.5 billion

New York

inheritance

71. Rowling, Robert, 50

$2.5 billion

Dallas

oil and gas, hotels, investments

71. Spielberg, Steven Allen, 56

$2.5 billion

Pacific Palisades, Calif.

movies

71. Trump, Donald John, 57

$2.5 billion

New York

real estate

76. Bronfman, Edgar M. Sr., 74

$2.4 billion

New York

liquor

76. Simplot, John Richard and family, 94

$2.4 billion

Boise, Idaho

potatoes, microchips

78. Butt, Charles C, 65

$2.3 billion

San Antonio

supermarkets

78. Hunt, Ray Lee, 60

$2.3 billion

Dallas

inheritance, oil, real estate

78. Ingram, Martha R and family, 68

$2.3 billion

Nashville, Tenn.

inheritance

78. Jobs, Steven Paul, 48

$2.3 billion

Palo Alto, Calif.

Apple Computer

78. Lauren, Ralph, 64

$2.3 billion

New York

fashion

78. Tisch, Preston Robert, 77

$2.3 billion

Harrison, N.Y.

Loews

78. Turner, Ted, 64

$2.3 billion

Lamont, Fla.

cable TV

85. Helmsley, Leona, 83

$2.2 billion

New York

inheritance

85. Johnson, Barbara Piasecka, 66

$2.2 billion

Monte Carlo, Monaco

inheritance

85. Stern, Leonard Norman, 65

$2.2 billion

New York

real estate

88. Fisher, Donald George, 75

$2.1 billion

San Francisco

Gap

88. Fisher, Doris Feigenbaum, 72

$2.1 billion

San Francisco

Gap

88. Getty, Gordon Peter, 68

$2.1 billion

San Francisco

inheritance

88. Hostetter, Amos Barr Jr., 66

$2.1 billion

Boston

cable TV

88. Pohlad, Carl, 88

$2.1 billion

Minneapolis

banking

88. Spangler, Clemmie Dixon Jr., 71

$2.1 billion

Charlotte, N.C.

investments

88. Zell, Samuel, 62

$2.1 billion

Chicago

real estate

95. Annenberg, Leonore, 85

$2 billion

Wynnewood, Pa.

inheritance

95. Johnson, Charles Bartlett, 70

$2 billion

San Mateo, Calif.

finance

95. Kellogg, Peter R., 60

$2 billion

Short Hills, N.J.

finance

95. Marcus, Bernard, 74

$2 billion

Atlanta

Home Depot

95. McCaw, Craig O., 54

$2 billion

Seattle

telecom

95. McGovern, Patrick Joseph, 66

$2 billion

Boston

publishing

95. Rainwater, Richard Edward, 59

$2 billion

Fort Worth, Texas

investments

95. Tisch, Laurence Alan, 80

$2 billion

New York

Loews

95. Udvar-Hazy, Steven, 57

$2 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

leasing

104. Davidson, William Morse, 80

$1.9 billion

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

glassmaking

104. Hall, Donald Joyce, 75

$1.9 billion

Mission Hills, Kan.

Hallmark

104. Kim, James and family, 67

$1.9 billion

Bryn Mawr, Pa.

microchips

104. Lerner, Randolph D., 40

$1.9 billion

Cleveland

inheritance

104. Malone, John C, 62

$1.9 billion

Parker, Colo.

cable TV

104. Rich, Robert Edward Sr., 90

$1.9 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.

food service

104. Taylor, Glen, 62

$1.9 billion

Mankato, Minn.

printing

111. Abraham, S. Daniel, 79

$1.8 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.

Slim-Fast

111. Adelson, Sheldon, 70

$1.8 billion

Las Vegas

casinos, hotels

111. Allen, Herbert Anthony Jr., 63

$1.8 billion

New York

finance

111. Burkle, Ronald, 50

$1.8 billion

Los Angeles

supermarkets, investments

111. Hughes, Bradley Wayne, 70

$1.8 billion

Bel Air, Calif.

storage

111. Huizenga, H. Wayne, 65

$1.8 billion

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

entrepreneur

111. Jackson, Jess Stonestreet, 73

$1.8 billion

Healdsburg, Calif.

wine

111. Kovner, Bruce, 58

$1.8 billion

New York

hedge funds

111. Lauder, Ronald Steven, 58

$1.8 billion

New York

Estee Lauder

111. Washington, Dennis, 69

$1.8 billion

Missoula, Mont.

tug boats

121. DeVos, Richard M., 77

$1.7 billion

Ada, Mich.

Alticor

121. Kroc, Joan Beverly, 75

$1.7 billion

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

inheritance

121. Mathile, Clayton Lee, 62

$1.7 billion

Dayton, Ohio

pet food

121. Rales, Steven, 51

$1.7 billion

Washington, D.C.

manufacturing

121. Saban, Haim, 58

$1.7 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

television

126. Diller, Barry, 61

$1.6 billion

New York

media

126. Druckenmiller, Stanley, 50

$1.6 billion

New York

investments

126. Filo, David, 37

$1.6 billion

Mountain View, Calif.

Yahoo!

126. Golisano, Blase Thomas, 61

$1.6 billion

Rochester, N.Y.

Paychex

126. Gonda, Louis L., 55

$1.6 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

leasing

126. Gores, Alec, 50

$1.6 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

leveraged buyouts

126. Gores, Tom T., 39

$1.6 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

leveraged buyouts

126. Johnson, Rupert Harris Jr., 63

$1.6 billion

San Mateo, Calif.

finance

126. Marshall, E. Pierce, 64

$1.6 billion

Dallas

inheritance

126. Mitchell, George Phydias, 84

$1.6 billion

Houston

oil and gas

126. Morgridge, John P., 70

$1.6 billion

San Jose, Calif.

Cisco Systems

126. Nicholas, Henry T. III, 44

$1.6 billion

Laguna Hills, Calif.

Broadcom

126. Rales, Mitchell, 46

$1.6 billion

Washington, D.C.

manufacturing

126. Stempel, Ernest E., 87

$1.6 billion

Hamilton Beach, Bermuda

American International Group

140. Batten, Frank Sr., 76

$1.5 billion

Virginia Beach, Va.

media

140. Booth, Franklin Otis Jr., 80

$1.5 billion

Los Angeles

investments

140. Cargill, James R., 79

$1.5 billion

Minneapolis

inheritance

140. Cargill, Margaret Anne, 83

$1.5 billion

La Jolla, Calif.

inheritance

140. Farmer, Richard T, 68

$1.5 billion

Cincinnati

Cintas

140. Frist, Thomas F. Jr. and family, 65

$1.5 billion

Nashville, Tenn.

health care

140. Kohler, Herbert and family, 64

$1.5 billion

Kohler, Wis.

plumbing fixtures

140. Krasny, Michael, 50

$1.5 billion

Vernon Hills, Ill.

retail

140. Kroenke, E. Stanley, 56

$1.5 billion

Columbia, Mo.

real estate

140. Lampert, Edward S., 41

$1.5 billion

Greenwich, Conn.

investments

140. Malone, Mary Alice Dorrance, 53

$1.5 billion

Coatesville, Pa.

inheritance

140. Mays, L. Lowry, 68

$1.5 billion

San Antonio

Clear Channel

140. Murdock, David Howard, 80

$1.5 billion

Los Angeles

real estate, finance

140. Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman, 93

$1.5 billion

New York

inheritance

140. Sarofim, Fayez Shalaby, 74

$1.5 billion

Houston

finance

140. Smith, Frederick Wallace, 59

$1.5 billion

Memphis, Tenn.

FedEx

140. Sperling, John G., 82

$1.5 billion

Phoenix

Apollo Group

140. Sperling, Peter, 43

$1.5 billion

Phoenix

Apollo Group

140. Stephens, Jackson Thomas, 80

$1.5 billion

Little Rock, Ark.

investment banking

140. Stryker, Jon Lloyd, 45

$1.5 billion

Kalamazoo, Mich.,

inheritance

140. Stryker, Ronda E., 49

$1.5 billion

Portage, Mich.

inheritance

140. Van Andel, Jay, 79

$1.5 billion

Ada, Mich.

Alticor

162. Bass, Lee Marshall, 47

$1.4 billion

Fort Worth, Texas

oil, investments

162. Dolan, Charles Francis, 76

$1.4 billion

Oyster Bay, N.Y.

cable TV

162. Dorrance, Bennett, 54

$1.4 billion

Paradise Valley, Ariz.

inheritance

162. Gage, Barbara Carlson, 61

$1.4 billion

Minneapolis

inheritance

162. Kinder, Richard, 59

$1.4 billion

Houston

pipelines

162. Moran, James Martin, 85

$1.4 billion

Deerfield Beach, Fla.

auto sales

162. Munger, Charles T., 79

$1.4 billion

Los Angeles

investments

162. Naify, Robert Allen, 81

$1.4 billion

San Francisco

United Artists Theaters

162. Nelson, Marilyn Carlson, 64

$1.4 billion

Minneapolis

inheritance

162. Ricketts, J. Joe and family, 62

$1.4 billion

Omaha, Neb.

Ameritrade

162. Sall, John, 54

$1.4 billion

Cary, N.C.

SAS Institute

162. Samueli, Henry, 49

$1.4 billion

Newport Beach, Calif.

Broadcom

162. Simmons, Harold Clark, 72

$1.4 billion

Dallas

investments

162. Waitt, Theodore W., 40

$1.4 billion

San Diego

Gateway

162. Weill, Sanford, 70

$1.4 billion

New York

Citigroup

162. Williams, Arthur L. Jr., 61

$1.4 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.,

insurance

162. Yang, Jerry, 34

$1.4 billion

Los Altos, Calif.

Yahoo!

179. Beck, Nancy Lerner, 42

$1.3 billion

Cleveland

inheritance

179. Cuban, Mark, 45

$1.3 billion

Dallas

Broadcast.com

179. Egan, Richard J., 67

$1.3 billion

Hopkinton, Mass.

EMC Corp.

179. Ford, Gerald J., 59

$1.3 billion

Dallas

banking

179. Gonda, Leslie L., 84

$1.3 billion

Beverly Hills, Calif.

leasing

179. Hearst, William Randolph III, 54

$1.3 billion

San Francisco

inheritance

179. Johnson, Robert L., 57

$1.3 billion

Washington, D.C.

Black Entertainment Television

179. Kellogg, William S., 60

$1.3 billion

Oconomowoc, Wis.,

Kohl's

179. Kravis, Henry R., 59

$1.3 billion

New York

leveraged buyouts

179. Lerner, Norma, 67

$1.3 billion

Cleveland

inheritance

179. Lewis, Peter Benjamin, 69

$1.3 billion

Beachwood, Ohio

insurance

179. Lindner, Carl Henry Jr., 84

$1.3 billion

Cincinnati, insurance

investments

179. McNair, Robert C, 65

$1.3 billion

Houston

energy

179. Roberts, George R., 59

$1.3 billion

San Francisco

leveraged buyouts

179. Sobrato, John Albert, 64

$1.3 billion

Atherton, Calif.

real estate

179. Stryker, Pat A., 47

$1.3 billion

Fort Collins, Colo.

inheritance

195. Berg, Carl Edwin, 66

$1.2 billion

Atherton, Calif.

real estate, venture capital

195. Cooke, Phoebe Hearst, 76

$1.2 billion

San Francisco

inheritance

195. Duffield, David A., 63

$1.2 billion

Lake Tahoe, Nev.

PeopleSoft

195. Emmerson, Archie Aldis "Red", 74

$1.2 billion

Redding, Calif.

timber, lumber mills

195. Field, Frederick Woodruff, 51

$1.2 billion

West Hollywood, Calif.

media

195. Flatley, Thomas John, 71

$1.2 billion

Milton, Mass.

real estate

195. France, James C., 58

$1.2 billion

Daytona Beach, Fla.

auto racing

195. France, William C Jr., 70

$1.2 billion

Daytona Beach, Fla.

auto racing

195. Fung, Victor, 58

$1.2 billion

Hong Kong

distribution

195. Gates, Charles Cassius Jr., 82

$1.2 billion

Denver

automotive products

195. Goldsbury, Christopher, 60

$1.2 billion

San Antonio

salsa

195. Hearst, Austin, 51

$1.2 billion

New York

inheritance

195. Hearst, David Whitmire Jr., 58

$1.2 billion

Los Angeles

inheritance

195. Hearst, George Randolph Jr., 76

$1.2 billion

Los Angeles

inheritance

195. Holding, Robert Earl, 76

$1.2 billion

Salt Lake City

oil refining, resorts

195. Hubbard, Stanley Stub, 70

$1.2 billion

St. Mary's Point, Minn.

satellite TV

195. Jamail, Joseph Dahr Jr., 77

$1.2 billion

Houston

lawsuits

195. Levine, Leon and family, 66

$1.2 billion

Charlotte, N.C.

Family Dollar Stores

195. Marriott, Richard Edwin, 64

$1.2 billion

Potomac, Md.

hotels

195. McLane, Robert Drayton Jr., 67

$1.2 billion

Temple, Texas

Wal-Mart, Houston Astros

195. Morean, William, 48

$1.2 billion

St. Petersburg, Fla.

Jabil Circuit

195. Rockefeller, Winthrop Paul, 55

$1.2 billion

Morrilton, Ark.

inheritance

195. Siebel, Thomas M., 50

$1.2 billion

San Mateo, Calif.

software

195. Soon-Shiong, Patrick, 51

$1.2 billion

Los Angeles

generic drugs

195. Ueltschi, Albert Lee, 86

$1.2 billion

Irving, Texas

flight schools

195. Ziff, Daniel Morton, 31

$1.2 billion

New York

inheritance

195. Ziff, Dirk Edward, 39

$1.2 billion

New York

inheritance

195. Ziff, Robert David, 37

$1.2 billion

New York

inheritance

195. Zuckerman, Mortimer Benjamin, 66

$1.2 billion

New York

real estate

224. Arrillaga, John, 66

$1.1 billion

Palo Alto, Calif.

real estate

224. Bass, Sid Richardson, 60

$1.1 billion

Fort Worth, Texas

oil, investments

224. Blank, Arthur M., 61

$1.1 billion

Atlanta

Home Depot

224. Gerry, Alan, 74

$1.1 billion

Liberty, N.Y.

cable TV

224. Green, David, 62

$1.1 billion

Oklahoma City

retail

224. Green, Pincus, 68

$1.1 billion

Meggan, Switzerland

commodities

224. Jannard, James, 54

$1.1 billion

San Juan Islands, Wash.

Oakley

224. Lindemann, George L.

$1.1 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.

natural gas, media

224. Magness, Gary, 49

$1.1 billion

Cherry Hills, Colo.

inheritance

224. McCaw, John Elroy Jr., 52

$1.1 billion

Seattle

telecom

224. McCombs, Billy Joe "Red", 75

$1.1 billion

San Antonio

cars, radio

224. Peery, Richard Taylor, 63

$1.1 billion

Palo Alto, Calif.

real estate

224. Rich, Marc David, 68

$1.1 billion

Meggan, Switzerland

commodities

224. Scaife, Richard Mellon, 70

$1.1 billion

Pittsburgh

inheritance

224. Smith, Ollen Bruton, 76

$1.1 billion

Charlotte, N.C.

racetracks

224. Troutt, Kenny A., 55

$1.1 billion

Dallas

telecom

224. Weber, Charlotte Colket, 58

$1.1 billion

Ocala, Fla.

inheritance

224. Whitman, Margaret, 47

$1.1 billion

Palo Alto, Calif.

Ebay

224. Winfrey, Oprah, 49

$1.1 billion

Chicago

television

224. Zachry, Henry Bartell Jr., 69

$1.1 billion

San Antonio

construction

244. Anderson, John Edward, 86

$1 billion

Bel Air, Calif.

beverage distribution, real estate

244. Bluhm, Neil Gary, 65

$1 billion

Chicago

real estate

244. Cohen, Steven A., 47

$1 billion

Greenwich, Conn.

hedge funds

244. Comer, Gary Campbell, 75

$1 billion

Dodgeville, Wis.

Lands' End

244. Cook, Scott D., 51

$1 billion

Woodside, Calif.

Intuit

244. Glazer, Malcolm, 75

$1 billion

Palm Beach, Fla.

conglomerate

244. Jacobs, Irwin Mark, 69

$1 billion

San Diego

Qualcomm

244. Kohlberg, Jerome Spiegel Jr., 78

$1 billion

Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

leveraged buyouts

244. Mann, Alfred, 77

$1 billion

Los Angeles

inventor, investments

244. Marriott, John Willard Jr., 71

$1 billion

Potomac, Md.

hotels

244. McCaw, Bruce R., 56

$1 billion

Seattle

telecom

244. Milliken, Roger, 87

$1 billion

Spartanburg, S.C.

textiles

244. Moreno, Arturo, 57

$1 billion

Phoenix

billboards

244. Rock, Arthur J., 77

$1 billion

San Francisco

venture capital

244. Scott, Walter Jr., 72

$1 billion

Omaha, Neb.

construction, telecom

244. Siegel, Herbert, 75

$1 billion

New York

television

244. Simon, Melvin, 76

$1 billion

Indianapolis

real estate

244. Simonyi, Charles, 55

$1 billion

Medina, Wash.

Microsoft

244. White, Dean V., 80

$1 billion

Crown Point, Ind.

billboards, hotels

263. Debartolo, Edward John Jr., 56

$990 million

Tampa, Fla.

shopping centers

263. Roski, Edward P. Jr., 64

$990 million

Los Angeles

real estate

265. Argyros, George Leon, 66

$980 million

Newport Beach, Calif.

investments

266. Bailey, Thomas, 66

$975 million

Aspen, Colo.

Janus Funds

266. Keinath, Pauline Macmillan, 71

$975 million

St. Louis

inheritance

266. Macmillan, Cargill Jr., 76

$975 million

Wayzata, Minn.

inheritance

266. Macmillan, John Hugh III, 75

$975 million

Hillsboro Beach, Fla.

inheritance

266. Macmillan, W. Duncan, 73

$975 million

Wayzata, Minn.

inheritance (Cargill, Inc.)

266. Macmillan, Whitney, 74

$975 million

Minneapolis

inheritance

266. Opperman, Dwight D., 80

$975 million

Dellwood, Minn.

publishing

266. Pictet, Marion Macmillan, 71

$975 million

Hamilton Beach, Bermuda

inheritance

266. West, Alfred P. Jr., 60

$975 million

Paoli, Pa.

money management

275. Herb, Marvin J., 66

$970 million

Chicago

soft drink bottling

275. Kao, Min H., 45

$970 million

Mission Hills, Kan.

navigation equipment

275. Wyly, Samuel, 69

$970 million

Dallas

investments

278. Copley, Helen K., 80

$960 million

La Jolla, Calif.

newspapers

278. Edson, John Orin, 71

$960 million

Seattle

Leisure Craft

278. Harbert, Marguerite, 80

$960 million

Birmingham, Ala.,

inheritance

278. Marshall, Barbara Hall, 79

$960 million

Kansas City, Mo.

Hallmark

278. Reid, Elizabeth Ann Hall, 81

$960 million

Denton, Texas

Hallmark

283. Ansin, Edmund Newton, 67

$950 million

Miami Beach

TV stations

283. Ford, William Clay Sr., 78

$950 million

Grosse Pointe Shores, Mich.

Ford Motor

283. Jones, Jerral W., 60

$950 million

Dallas

football, oil

283. Peltz, Nelson, 61

$950 million

Bedford, N.Y.

leveraged buyouts

287. Joseph, George, 82

$940 million

Los Angeles

insurance

287. Levine, William S., 71

$940 million

Phoenix

billboards

289. Chace, Malcolm III and family, 68

$935 million

Providence, R.I.

Berkshire Hathaway

290. Gallo, Ernest, 94

$930 million

Modesto, Calif.

wine

290. Robinson, Jesse Mack, 80

$930 million

Atlanta

banking, insurance

292. Pasculano, Lynne, 62

$910 million

New York

auto parts, candy

292. Van Beuren, Hope Hill, 66

$910 million

Middletown, R.I.

inheritance

294. Bowes, William, 77

$900 million

San Francisco

venture capital

294. Connor, William E. II, 53

$900 million

Hong Kong

exports

294. Disney, Roy Edward, 73

$900 million

Los Angeles

Walt Disney

294. Krehbiel, John Hammond Jr., 65

$900 million

Lake Forest, Ill.

Molex

294. Lee, Thomas Haskell, 59

$900 million

New York

leveraged buyouts

294. Magerko, Maggie Hardy, 37

$900 million

Eightyfour, Pa.

84 Lumber

294. Price, Michael F., 52

$900 million

Far Hills, N.J.

money management

294. Teel, Joyce Raley, 72

$900 million

Sacramento, Calif.

supermarkets

294. Watkins, Edward G. III, 67

$900 million

Concord, Mass.

security systems

303. Jacobs, Jeremy Maurice Sr., 63

$875 million

East Aurora, N.Y.

sports concessions

304. Dedman, Nancy and family, 75

$870 million

Dallas

country clubs

305. Anselmo, Mary, 74

$860 million

Greenwich, Conn.

PanAmSat

305. Gold, David and family, 71

$860 million

Los Angeles

99 Cents Only Stores

305. Spanos, Alexander Gus, 79

$860 million

Stockton, Calif.

real estate

308. Heisley, Michael E. Sr., 66

$850 million

St. Charles, Ill.

manufacturing

308. Honickman, Harold, 70

$850 million

Philadelphia

soft drink bottling

310. Glazer, Guilford, 82

$840 million

Beverly Hills, Calif.

shopping malls

311. Lenfest, Harold FitzGerald, 73

$825 million

Huntington Valley, Pa.

cable TV

311. Milken, Michael Robert, 57

$825 million

Los Angeles

investments

311. Oates, Marvin L. "Buzz", 80

$825 million

Sacramento, Calif.

real estate

314. Langone, Kenneth G., 68

$820 million

Long Island, N.Y.

investments

315. Bass, Edward Perry, 58

$810 million

Fort Worth, Texas

oil, investments

315. Burrell, Gary L., 66

$810 million

Stilwell, Kan.

navigation equipment

315. Taubman, A. Alfred, 79

$810 million

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

real estate

318. Bose, Amar Gopal, 74

$800 million

Framingham, Mass.

Bose

318. Boyle, Timothy, 54

$800 million

Portland, Ore.

Columbia Sportswear

318. Connell, Grover, 85

$800 million

Westfield, N.J.

real estate, equipment leasing

318. Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 52

$800 million

Los Angeles

movies

318. Marion, Anne Windfohr, 64

$800 million

Fort Worth, Texas

inheritance, oil

318. Marsico, Thomas, 48

$800 million

Englewood, Colo.

mutual funds

318. Strong, Richard S., 61

$800 million

Brookfield, Wis.

money management

325. Saul, Bernard Francis II, 71

$790 million

Chevy Chase, Md.,

inheritance, banking, real estate

326. Fireman, Paul Barry, 59

$780 million

Newton, Mass.

Reebok

326. Robertson, Julian H. Jr., 71

$780 million

New York

money management

328. Abramson, Leonard, 70

$775 million

Jupiter, Fla.

Aetna

328. Casden, Alan I., 57

$775 million

Beverly Hills, Calif.

real estate

328. Earhart, Anne Catherine Getty, 51

$775 million

Laguna Beach, Calif.

inheritance

328. Feld, Kenneth, 53

$775 million

Potomac, Md.

circus, entertainment

328. Getty, Caroline Marie, 45

$775 million

San Francisco

inheritance

328. Hamilton, Dorrance Hill, 75

$775 million

Wayne, Pa.

inheritance

328. Lupton, John Thomas, 77

$775 million

Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

soft drink bottling

328. Perry, Claire Eugenia Getty, 49

$775 million

San Francisco

inheritance

328. Speer, Roy Merrill, 71

$775 million

Clearwater, Fla.

Home Shopping Network

337. Herma, John, 55

$770 million

Elm Grove, Wis.,

Kohl's

337. Rizzuto, Leandro P, 65

$770 million

Sheridan, Wyo.

manufacturing

339. Hascoe, N33orman, 74

$760 million

Greenwich, Conn.

investments

340. May, Cordelia Scaife, 75

$750 million

Ligonier, Pa.

inheritance

340. Osher, Bernard A., 76

$750 million

San Francisco

banking, investments

340. Ruffin, Phillip, 67

$750 million

Wichita, Kan.

casinos, real estate, hand trucks

340. Schneider, Donald J., 67

$750 million

Green Bay, Wis.

trucking

340. Shorenstein, Walter Herbert, 88

$750 million

San Francisco

real estate

340. Vilar, Alberto, 63

$750 million

New York

money management

340. Wagner, Todd R., 43

$750 million

Dallas

Broadcast.com

347. Brown, John W., 69

$740 million

Kalamazoo, Mich.

medical equipment

347. Dehaan, Christel, 60

$740 million

Indianapolis

time shares

347. Moores, John Jay, 59

$740 million

San Diego

software

350. Forstmann, Theodore, 63

$725 million

New York

leveraged buyouts

350. Hicks, Thomas O., 57

$725 million

Dallas

leveraged buyouts

350. Thorne, Oakleigh B., 71

$725 million

Millbrook, N.Y.

publishing

353. Bass, Perry Richardson, 88

$720 million

Fort Worth, Texas

oil, investments

353. Butler, Sarah Turner, 83

$720 million

Columbus, Ga.

inheritance

353. Corn, Elizabeth Turner, 77

$720 million

Columbus, Ga.

Coca-Cola inheritance

353. Turner, William Bradley, 80

$720 million

Columbus, Ga.

Coca-Cola inheritance

357. Clark, James H., 59

$700 million

Palm Beach, Fla.

Netscape

357. Congel, Robert J., 68

$700 million

Fayetteville, N.Y.

shopping centers

357. Day, Robert Addison, 59

$700 million

New York

money management

357. Khosla, Vinod, 48

$700 million

Menlo Park, Calif.

Sun Microsystems

357. Kimmel, Sidney, 74

$700 million

Palm Beach, Fla.

Jones Apparel

357. Petersen, Robert Einar, 77

$700 million

Beverly Hills, Calif.

publishing

357. Pulte, William J., 70

$700 million

Detroit

home building

357. Solow, Sheldon Henry, 75

$700 million

New York

real estate

357. Taylor, Patrick F., 66

$700 million

New Orleans

Taylor Energy

357. Waitt, Norman W. Jr., 49

$700 million

Dakota Dunes, S.D.

Gateway

357. Wendt, Richard, 72

$700 million

Klamath Falls, Ore.

building supplies

368. Fisher, Max Martin, 95

$680 million

Franklin, Mich.

investments

368. Sandler, Herbert M., 71

$680 million

Oakland, Calif.

banking

368. Sandler, Marion O., 72

$680 million

Oakland, Calif.

banking

368. Strawbridge, George Jr., 65

$680 million

Cochranville, Pa.

inheritance

372. Johnson, Bobby Ray Jr., 46

$675 million

San Jose, Calif.

Foundry Networks

372. Neubauer, Joseph, 61

$675 million

Philadelphia

Aramark

374. Krehbiel, Frederick A., 61

$670 million

Lake Forest, Ill.

Molex

375. Manoogian, Richard Alexander, 67

$660 million

Grosse Pointe Farms Mich.

Masco

375. Ryan, Patrick George, 66

$660 million

Winnetka, Ill.

insurance

377. Friedkin, Thomas, 68

$650 million

Houston

cars

377. Griffin, Ken, 34

$650 million

Chicago

hedge funds

377. Jones, Paul Tudor II, 49

$650 million

Greenwich, Conn.

hedge funds

377. Koch, Frederick Robinson, 68

$650 million

London, England

oil

377. Koch, William Ingraham, 63

$650 million

Palm Beach, Fla.

oil

377. Nash, Jack, 74

$650 million

New York

investments

377. Wynn, Stephen A., 61

$650 million

Las Vegas

casinos, art

384. McEvoy, Nan Tucker, 84

$640 million

San Francisco

publishing

385. Eisner, Michael D., 61

$630 million

Los Angeles

Walt Disney

385. Green, Joshua III, 67

$630 million

Seattle

inheritance, banking, real estate

385. Tyson, Donald John, 73

$630 million

Springdale, Ark.

chicken

388. Bisciotti, Stephen J., 43

$625 million

Severna Park, Md.

outsourcing, football

388. Levine, Stuart Robert, 45

$625 million

Stratham, N.H.,

Cabletron Systems

388. McKelvey, Andrew, 69

$625 million

New York

Monster.com

388. Milken, Lowell Jay, 54

$625 million

Los Angeles

investments

388. Roberts, Brian L., 44

$625 million

Philadelphia

Comcast

393. Baker, Jay H., 69

$610 million

Naples, Fla.

Kohl's

393. Case, Stephen M., 45

$610 million

McLean, Va.,

AOL Time Warner

393. Smith, Mark C., 63

$610 million

Huntsville, Ala.

telephone equipment

396. Carsey, Marcy, 58

$600 million

Los Angeles

television

396. Chernick, Aubrey, 54

$600 million

Los Angeles

software

396. Gerstner, Louis V. Jr., 61

$600 million

Greenwich, Conn.

IBM

396. Haworth, Richard G., 61

$600 million

Holland, Mich.

office furniture

396. Werner, Tom, 53

$600 million

Los Angeles

television