Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

[jeffrey]

“<i>Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.</i>” - Robert Orben

Forbes Magazine has released their list of the top 400 richest Americans and for the first time, you need to be worth at least $1 billion to make the list. Last year you could still make the list if you had $900 million and it only took $750 million to make the list in 2004.

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Top 10 Richest Americans

1) Bill Gates $53.0 billion
2) Warren Buffett $46.0 billion
3) Sheldon Adelson $20.5 billion
4) Larry Ellison $19.5 billion
5) Paul Allen $16.0 billion
6) Jim Walton $15.7 billion
7) Christy Walton & family $15.6 billion
8) S Robson Walton $15.6 billion
9) Michael Dell $15.5 billion
10) Alice Walton $15.5 billion

The full list of the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_The-400-Richest-Americans_Rank.html" rel="nofollow">Top 400 Richest Americans</a>

[jacquelynrose]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

Funny I have only heard of the first person on the List

[Broken Arrow]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

But no Warren?

Don't worry Warren! Us Buffet-heads still love you more than Bill!

Wow. I didn't realize the Walton family dominated the list though. Amazing.

I've also heard of Paul Allen and Michael Dell.

Sheldon Adelson is a new one to me, but then, I've never been to Vegas (yet).

[anlewi]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

“<i>Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.</i>” - Robert Orben

Forbes Magazine has released their list of the top 400 richest Americans and for the first time, you need to be worth at least $1 billion to make the list. Last year you could still make the list if you had $900 million and it only took $750 million to make the list in 2004.

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Top 10 Richest Americans

1) Bill Gates $53.0 billion
2) Warren Buffett $46.0 billion
3) Sheldon Adelson $20.5 billion
4) Larry Ellison $19.5 billion
5) Paul Allen $16.0 billion
6) Jim Walton $15.7 billion
7) Christy Walton & family $15.6 billion
8) S Robson Walton $15.6 billion
9) Michael Dell $15.5 billion
10) Alice Walton $15.5 billion

The full list of the <a href="http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_The-400-Richest-Americans_Rank.html" rel="nofollow">Top 400 Richest Americans</a>

Was Warren Buffetts worth figured before or after he gave half to Bill Gates charities? It was half wasnt it?
Also, can someone tell me who #3, 4, & 5 are.

[tinapbeana]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

6) Jim Walton $15.7 billion
7) Christy Walton & family $15.6 billion
8) S Robson Walton $15.6 billion
10) Alice Walton $15.5 billion

four of the top ten are waltons? as in wal-mart waltons? glad i don't shop their anymore...

[rduell]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

Sheldon Adelson

Larry Ellison

Paul Allen

I didn't know who they were either!

[Jacklad]

Re: Top 10 Richest Americans 2006

Also, can someone tell me who #3, 4, & 5 are.

Sheldon Anderson is a Las Vegas casino mogul:

http://www.forbes.com/static/bill2005/LIRER9O.html?passListId=10&passYear=2005&passListType=Person&uniqueId=ER9O&datatype=Person

Larry Ellison is the CEO of Oracle:

http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/54/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=54&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=JKEX

Paul Allen is Bill Gates' buddy and cofounder of Microsoft:

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/1217.html

As for Buffet, the latest at http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/C0R3.html lists his net worth at "only" 42 billion.

Jackie