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 (Marshall has asked to be excluded from list, saying it overstates his assets and their value)
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 and family, 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 and family, 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. and family, 67, $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.Y, 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, venture capital
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
