AP) -- A list of the 102 richest Americans, according to Forbes magazine:
1. William Henry Gates III, 50, $53 billion, Medina, Washington, Microsoft
2. Warren Edward Buffett, 76, $46 billion, Omaha, Nebraska, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Sheldon Adelson, 73, $20.5 billion, Las Vegas, Nevada, casinos, hotels
4. Lawrence Joseph Ellison, 62, $19.5 billion, Redwood City, California, Oracle
5. Paul Gardner Allen, 53, $16 billion, Seattle, Washington, Microsoft, investments
6. Jim C. Walton, 58, $15.7 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
7. Christy Walton and family, 51, $15.6 billion, Jackson, Wyoming, Wal-Mart inheritance
7. S. Robson Walton, 62, $15.6 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
9. Michael Dell, 41, $15.5 billion, Austin, Texas, Dell
9. Alice L. Walton, 57, $15.5 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, Wal-Mart
11. Helen R. Walton, 86, $15.3 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
12. Sergey Brin, 33, $14.1 billion, Palo Alto, California, Google
13. Larry E. Page, 33, $14 billion, San Francisco, California, Google
14. Jack Crawford Taylor and family, 84, $13.9 billion, St. Louis, Missouri, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15. Steven Anthony Ballmer, 50, $13.6 billion, Bellevue, Washington, Microsoft
16. Abigail Johnson, 44, $13 billion, Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity
17. Barbara Cox Anthony, 83, $12.6 billion, Honolulu, Hawaii, Cox Enterprises
17. Anne Cox Chambers, 86, $12.6 billion, Atlanta, Georgia, Cox Enterprises
19. Charles De Ganahl Koch, 70, $12 billion, Wichita, Kansas, oil, commodities
19. David Hamilton Koch, 66, $12 billion, New York, oil, commodities
21. Forrest Edward Mars Jr., 75, $10.5 billion, McLean, Virginia, candy
21. Jacqueline Mars, 67, $10.5 billion, Bedminster, New Jersey, candy
21. John Franklyn Mars, 70, $10.5 billion, Arlington, Virginia, candy
24. Carl Icahn, 70, $9.7 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
25. John Werner Kluge, 92, $9.1 billion, Palm Beach, Florida, Metromedia
26. Kirk Kerkorian, 89, $9 billion, Los Angeles, California, California, investments, casinos
27. Donald L. Bren, 74, $8.5 billion, Newport Beach, California, real estate
27. George B. Kaiser, 64, $8.5 billion, Tulsa, Oklahoma, oil and gas, banking
27. George Soros, 76, $8.5 billion, Westchester County, New York, hedge funds
30. Philip H. Knight, 68, $7.9 billion, Beaverton, Oregon, Nike
31. Philip F. Anschutz, 66, $7.8 billion, Denver, Colorado, investments
32. Keith Rupert Murdoch, 75, $7.7 billion, New York, News Corp.
32. Pierre M. Omidyar, 39, $7.7 billion, Henderson, Nevada, eBay
34. Charles Ergen, 53, $7.6 billion, Denver, Colorado, EchoStar
35. Dan L. Duncan, 73, $7.5 billion, Houston, Texas, energy
35. Edward Crosby Johnson III, 76, $7.5 billion, Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity
35. Sumner M. Redstone, 83, $7.5 billion, Beverly Hills, California, Viacom
38. Donald Edward Newhouse, 76, $7.3 billion, Somerset County, New Jersey, publishing
38. Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., 78, $7.3 billion, New York, publishing
40. Leonard Blavatnik, 49, $7 billion, London, Access Industries
40. Ronald Owen Perelman, 63, $7 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
42. Eli Broad, 73, $5.8 billion, Los Angeles, California, investments
43. Robert Muse Bass, 58, $5.5 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
44. Michael Rubens Bloomberg, 64, $5.3 billion, New York, Bloomberg L.P.
45. John R. Menard Jr., 66, $5.2 billion, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, home improvement stores
45. Robert Rowling, 53, $5.2 billion, Dallas, Texas, oil and gas, investments
45. Eric Schmidt, 51, $5.2 billion, Atherton, California, Google
48. Micky Arison, 57, $5 billion, Bal Harbour, Florida, Carnival Cruises
49. Steven Paul Jobs, 51, $4.9 billion, Palo Alto, California, Apple Computer, Pixar
50. David Geffen, 63, $4.6 billion, Malibu, California, DreamWorks
50. Charles R. Schwab, 69, $4.6 billion, Atherton, California, discount stock brokerage
52. James Goodnight, 63, $4.5 billion, Cary, North Carolina, SAS Institute
52. Charles Bartlett Johnson, 73, $4.5 billion, San Mateo, California, Franklin Resources
52. Herbert V. Kohler and family, 67, $4.5 billion, Kohler, Wisconsin, plumbing fixtures
52. H. Ty Warner, 62, $4.5 billion, Chicago, Illinois, Beanie Babies
52. Samuel Zell, 65, $4.5 billion, Chicago, real estate
57. Henry Ross Perot, 76, $4.3 billion, Dallas, Texas, investments
57. James L. Sorenson, 85, $4.3 billion, Salt Lake City, Utah, medical devices, real estate
59. Robert Earl Holding, 79, $4.2 billion, Sun Valley, Idaho, energy, resorts, ranching
59. David Howard Murdock, 83, $4.2 billion, Los Angeles, California, investments
61. Lester Crown and family, 81, $4.1 billion, Wilmette, Illinois, investments
61. Bradley Wayne Hughes, 73, $4.1 billion, Malibu, California, Public Storage
61. Harold Clark Simmons, 75, $4.1 billion, Dallas, Texas, investments
64. William Morse Davidson, 83, $4 billion, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, glass
64. James H. Simons, 68, $4 billion, East Setauket, New York, hedge funds
66. Ralph Lauren, 66, $3.9 billion, New York, fashion
67. Edward S. Lampert, 44, $3.8 billion, Greenwich, Conn., investments
68. Rupert Harris Johnson Jr., 65, $3.7 billion, San Mateo, California, Franklin Resources
68. Leonard Norman Stern, 68, $3.7 billion, New York, real estate
70. Jeffrey P. Bezos, 42, $3.6 billion, Seattle, Amazon
70. George Lucas, 62, $3.6 billion, Marin County, California, Star Wars
70. Richard M. Schulze, 65, $3.6 billion, Edina, Minnesota, Best Buy
73. Richard M. DeVos, 80, $3.5 billion, Ada, Michigan, Alticor
73. Ray Lee Hunt, 63, $3.5 billion, Dallas, Texas, oil, real estate
73. Paul Milstein and family, 84, $3.5 billion, New York, real estate, banking
73. Stephen A. Schwarzman, 59, $3.5 billion, New York, investments
77. Gordon Earle Moore, 77, $3.4 billion, Woodside, California Intel
77. Patrick Soon-Shiong, 54, $3.4 billion, Los Angeles, California, generic drugs
77. Joan H. Tisch, 80, $3.4 billion, New York, inherited from husband
80. Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., 77, $3.2 billion, New York, liquor
80. William Alfred Cook, 75, $3.2 billion, Bloomington, Indiana, medical devices
80. John Richard Simplot and family, 97, $3.2 billion, Boise, Idaho, potatoes, microchips
83. Steven Udvar-Hazy, 60, $3.1 billion, Beverly Hills, California, leasing
83. Leslie Herbert Wexner, 69, $3.1 billion, Columbus, Ohio, Limited Brands
85. Roland Arnall, 67, $3 billion, Holmby Hills, California, mortgage banking
85. Lee Marshall Bass, 50, $3 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
85. Sid Richardson Bass, 63, $3 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
85. Matthew Bucksbaum and family, 80, $3 billion, Chicago, Illinois, real estate
85. Steven A Cohen, 50, $3 billion, Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge funds
85. Henry Lea Hillman, 87, $3 billion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, industrialist
85. Bruce Kovner, 61, $3 billion, New York, hedge funds
85. Patrick Joseph McGovern, 69, $3 billion, Hollis, New Hampshire, IDG
85. A. Jerrold Perenchio, 75, $3 billion, Bel Air, California, Univision
94. Martha R. Ingram and family, 71, $2.9 billion, Nashville, Tennessee, Ingram Industries
94. Leonard Alan Lauder, 73, $2.9 billion, New York, Estee Lauder
94. Steven Allen Spielberg, 59, $2.9 billion, Pacific Palisades, California, movies
94. Donald John Trump, 60, $2.9 billion, New York, real estate
98. Maurice Raymond Greenberg, 81, $2.8 billion, Ocean Reef, Florida, insurance
98. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, 69, $2.8 billion, Monte Carlo, Monaco, inheritance
98. Richard Kinder, 62, $2.8 billion, Houston, Texas, pipelines
98. Haim Saban, 61, $2.8 billion, Beverly Hills, California, television
98. Dennis Washington, 72, $2.8 billion, Missoula, Mont., construction, mining
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.
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That's quite a list.
1. William Henry Gates III, 50, $53 billion, Medina, Washington, Microsoft
2. Warren Edward Buffett, 76, $46 billion, Omaha, Nebraska, Berkshire Hathaway
3. Sheldon Adelson, 73, $20.5 billion, Las Vegas, Nevada, casinos, hotels
4. Lawrence Joseph Ellison, 62, $19.5 billion, Redwood City, California, Oracle
5. Paul Gardner Allen, 53, $16 billion, Seattle, Washington, Microsoft, investments
6. Jim C. Walton, 58, $15.7 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
7. Christy Walton and family, 51, $15.6 billion, Jackson, Wyoming, Wal-Mart inheritance
7. S. Robson Walton, 62, $15.6 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
9. Michael Dell, 41, $15.5 billion, Austin, Texas, Dell
9. Alice L. Walton, 57, $15.5 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, Wal-Mart
11. Helen R. Walton, 86, $15.3 billion, Bentonville, Arkansas, Wal-Mart
12. Sergey Brin, 33, $14.1 billion, Palo Alto, California, Google
13. Larry E. Page, 33, $14 billion, San Francisco, California, Google
14. Jack Crawford Taylor and family, 84, $13.9 billion, St. Louis, Missouri, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
15. Steven Anthony Ballmer, 50, $13.6 billion, Bellevue, Washington, Microsoft
16. Abigail Johnson, 44, $13 billion, Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity
17. Barbara Cox Anthony, 83, $12.6 billion, Honolulu, Hawaii, Cox Enterprises
17. Anne Cox Chambers, 86, $12.6 billion, Atlanta, Georgia, Cox Enterprises
19. Charles De Ganahl Koch, 70, $12 billion, Wichita, Kansas, oil, commodities
19. David Hamilton Koch, 66, $12 billion, New York, oil, commodities
21. Forrest Edward Mars Jr., 75, $10.5 billion, McLean, Virginia, candy
21. Jacqueline Mars, 67, $10.5 billion, Bedminster, New Jersey, candy
21. John Franklyn Mars, 70, $10.5 billion, Arlington, Virginia, candy
24. Carl Icahn, 70, $9.7 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
25. John Werner Kluge, 92, $9.1 billion, Palm Beach, Florida, Metromedia
26. Kirk Kerkorian, 89, $9 billion, Los Angeles, California, California, investments, casinos
27. Donald L. Bren, 74, $8.5 billion, Newport Beach, California, real estate
27. George B. Kaiser, 64, $8.5 billion, Tulsa, Oklahoma, oil and gas, banking
27. George Soros, 76, $8.5 billion, Westchester County, New York, hedge funds
30. Philip H. Knight, 68, $7.9 billion, Beaverton, Oregon, Nike
31. Philip F. Anschutz, 66, $7.8 billion, Denver, Colorado, investments
32. Keith Rupert Murdoch, 75, $7.7 billion, New York, News Corp.
32. Pierre M. Omidyar, 39, $7.7 billion, Henderson, Nevada, eBay
34. Charles Ergen, 53, $7.6 billion, Denver, Colorado, EchoStar
35. Dan L. Duncan, 73, $7.5 billion, Houston, Texas, energy
35. Edward Crosby Johnson III, 76, $7.5 billion, Boston, Massachusetts, Fidelity
35. Sumner M. Redstone, 83, $7.5 billion, Beverly Hills, California, Viacom
38. Donald Edward Newhouse, 76, $7.3 billion, Somerset County, New Jersey, publishing
38. Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., 78, $7.3 billion, New York, publishing
40. Leonard Blavatnik, 49, $7 billion, London, Access Industries
40. Ronald Owen Perelman, 63, $7 billion, New York, leveraged buyouts
42. Eli Broad, 73, $5.8 billion, Los Angeles, California, investments
43. Robert Muse Bass, 58, $5.5 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
44. Michael Rubens Bloomberg, 64, $5.3 billion, New York, Bloomberg L.P.
45. John R. Menard Jr., 66, $5.2 billion, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, home improvement stores
45. Robert Rowling, 53, $5.2 billion, Dallas, Texas, oil and gas, investments
45. Eric Schmidt, 51, $5.2 billion, Atherton, California, Google
48. Micky Arison, 57, $5 billion, Bal Harbour, Florida, Carnival Cruises
49. Steven Paul Jobs, 51, $4.9 billion, Palo Alto, California, Apple Computer, Pixar
50. David Geffen, 63, $4.6 billion, Malibu, California, DreamWorks
50. Charles R. Schwab, 69, $4.6 billion, Atherton, California, discount stock brokerage
52. James Goodnight, 63, $4.5 billion, Cary, North Carolina, SAS Institute
52. Charles Bartlett Johnson, 73, $4.5 billion, San Mateo, California, Franklin Resources
52. Herbert V. Kohler and family, 67, $4.5 billion, Kohler, Wisconsin, plumbing fixtures
52. H. Ty Warner, 62, $4.5 billion, Chicago, Illinois, Beanie Babies
52. Samuel Zell, 65, $4.5 billion, Chicago, real estate
57. Henry Ross Perot, 76, $4.3 billion, Dallas, Texas, investments
57. James L. Sorenson, 85, $4.3 billion, Salt Lake City, Utah, medical devices, real estate
59. Robert Earl Holding, 79, $4.2 billion, Sun Valley, Idaho, energy, resorts, ranching
59. David Howard Murdock, 83, $4.2 billion, Los Angeles, California, investments
61. Lester Crown and family, 81, $4.1 billion, Wilmette, Illinois, investments
61. Bradley Wayne Hughes, 73, $4.1 billion, Malibu, California, Public Storage
61. Harold Clark Simmons, 75, $4.1 billion, Dallas, Texas, investments
64. William Morse Davidson, 83, $4 billion, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, glass
64. James H. Simons, 68, $4 billion, East Setauket, New York, hedge funds
66. Ralph Lauren, 66, $3.9 billion, New York, fashion
67. Edward S. Lampert, 44, $3.8 billion, Greenwich, Conn., investments
68. Rupert Harris Johnson Jr., 65, $3.7 billion, San Mateo, California, Franklin Resources
68. Leonard Norman Stern, 68, $3.7 billion, New York, real estate
70. Jeffrey P. Bezos, 42, $3.6 billion, Seattle, Amazon
70. George Lucas, 62, $3.6 billion, Marin County, California, Star Wars
70. Richard M. Schulze, 65, $3.6 billion, Edina, Minnesota, Best Buy
73. Richard M. DeVos, 80, $3.5 billion, Ada, Michigan, Alticor
73. Ray Lee Hunt, 63, $3.5 billion, Dallas, Texas, oil, real estate
73. Paul Milstein and family, 84, $3.5 billion, New York, real estate, banking
73. Stephen A. Schwarzman, 59, $3.5 billion, New York, investments
77. Gordon Earle Moore, 77, $3.4 billion, Woodside, California Intel
77. Patrick Soon-Shiong, 54, $3.4 billion, Los Angeles, California, generic drugs
77. Joan H. Tisch, 80, $3.4 billion, New York, inherited from husband
80. Edgar M. Bronfman Sr., 77, $3.2 billion, New York, liquor
80. William Alfred Cook, 75, $3.2 billion, Bloomington, Indiana, medical devices
80. John Richard Simplot and family, 97, $3.2 billion, Boise, Idaho, potatoes, microchips
83. Steven Udvar-Hazy, 60, $3.1 billion, Beverly Hills, California, leasing
83. Leslie Herbert Wexner, 69, $3.1 billion, Columbus, Ohio, Limited Brands
85. Roland Arnall, 67, $3 billion, Holmby Hills, California, mortgage banking
85. Lee Marshall Bass, 50, $3 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
85. Sid Richardson Bass, 63, $3 billion, Fort Worth, Texas, oil, investments
85. Matthew Bucksbaum and family, 80, $3 billion, Chicago, Illinois, real estate
85. Steven A Cohen, 50, $3 billion, Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge funds
85. Henry Lea Hillman, 87, $3 billion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, industrialist
85. Bruce Kovner, 61, $3 billion, New York, hedge funds
85. Patrick Joseph McGovern, 69, $3 billion, Hollis, New Hampshire, IDG
85. A. Jerrold Perenchio, 75, $3 billion, Bel Air, California, Univision
94. Martha R. Ingram and family, 71, $2.9 billion, Nashville, Tennessee, Ingram Industries
94. Leonard Alan Lauder, 73, $2.9 billion, New York, Estee Lauder
94. Steven Allen Spielberg, 59, $2.9 billion, Pacific Palisades, California, movies
94. Donald John Trump, 60, $2.9 billion, New York, real estate
98. Maurice Raymond Greenberg, 81, $2.8 billion, Ocean Reef, Florida, insurance
98. Barbara Piasecka Johnson, 69, $2.8 billion, Monte Carlo, Monaco, inheritance
98. Richard Kinder, 62, $2.8 billion, Houston, Texas, pipelines
98. Haim Saban, 61, $2.8 billion, Beverly Hills, California, television
98. Dennis Washington, 72, $2.8 billion, Missoula, Mont., construction, mining
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.
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That's quite a list.
