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14 Michiganders On Forbes’ 2019 Billionaires List
These Michigan natives are among the richest of the rich. Here's their worth and the businesses that got them there.
MICHIGAN — Ever wonder who the richest folks are hailing from the Mitten?
Well the 2019 Forbes Billionaires list is out now and several Michigan natives made the list, including familiar metro Detroit names like Dan GIlbert, Marian Illitch, Manual Maroun and the Meijer family.
Here’s how Michiganders ranked:
- No. 10: Larry Page (Alphabet/Google): $50.8 billion
- No. 19: Steve Ballmer (Former Microsoft CEO, owner of Clippers): $41.2 billion
- No. 158: Andrew Beal (Beal Financial): $9.1 billion
- No. 191: Stephen Ross (Real estate mogul, Miami Dolphins owner): $7.6 billion
- No. 224: Hank & Doug Meijer (Meijer stores): $6.8 billion
- No. 233: Eli Broad (Kaufman & Broad home builders): $6.7 billion
- No. 233: Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans): $6.7 billion
- No. 298: Ronda Stryker (Stryker Corp): $5.8 billion
- No. 478: Marian Ilitch (Little Caesars, Red Wings, Tigers): $4.1 billion
- No. 504: Tom Gores (Platinum Equity, Pistons): $4 billion
- No. 1,281: Manual Maroun (Ambassador Bridge, CenTra): $1.8 billion
- No. 1,511: Roger Penske (Former race car driver, dealer): $1.5 billion
- No. 1,605: Martha Ford (Detroit Lions, Firestone): $1.4 billion
- No. 1,717: Donald Foss (Credit Acceptance Corp): $1.3 billion
Topping the list overall was of course Amazon's Jeff Bezos, followed by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
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President Donald Trump's worth was estimated at at $3.1 billion, according to the list.
Kylie Jenner also made headlines coming in at No. 2,057, the youngest ever to be on the list.
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