; invested $460 million so far, product approval years away. Says TV still beats the Net: "If you want to reach a mass audience, there's no other way to do it.". Liberty Media Charity started early: rode bicycle through San Fernando Valley streets collecting dimes and quarters for American Cancer Society as a kid. Russian migr and former cabdriver made first fortune bartering fertilizer and oil with Soviets in 1980s. Best revenge: One year later he buys Pixar graphics startup from Star Wars creator George Lucas (see) for $10 million. Today serves on boards of Teva, American Stock Exchange, Smithsonian. Coined Moore's Law: components on chip (and hence computing power) would double approximately every two years; only recently has this begun to slow. Later managed NYC's Drake, Belmont Plaza, Regency. Says Buffett: "If we ask Charlie something and he says 'no,' then we put all of our money in it. Paid $62 million last spring, sued for full refund; IRS demanding more: $13.6 million. Became Google's "business founder" 1999 after Netscaper K. Ram Shriram (see) joined board. Owns art collection worth $1 billion. Yang aims to create a "stronger culture of winning." First in family to graduate from college; joined Air Force, piloted O-2 Skymasters in Vietnam. . Earned Ph.D. in electrical engineering from MIT, stayed on faculty. Bid against billionaires Eli Broad, Ronald Burkle (see both) for Tribune-owned Los Angeles Times; all lost out to Sam Zell (see) in April. Purveyor of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers still making deals. Head of Rupert Murdoch fan club: firm will earn $36 million when media tycoon's buyout of Dow Jones is finalized. General Motors Uncle Samuel Slover arrived in Virginia 1900. His hedge funds said to have averaged 20% net of fees annually. Former Lehman Brothers partner founded Fortress in 1998 with Robert Kauffman and Randal Nardone. Created chipmaker for roaming service. "Bob" with brother Laurence, bought New Jersey hotel in 1946, leased hotels in once posh Atlantic City. Worker friendly: uses union sources to find hidden value in possible takeovers. Today $36 billion in sales, over 800 U.S. stores. Nancy inherited large stake after Bud's death 1995. Last year gave $105 million to Stanford Business School; largest single donation ever made to a business program. Chesapeake Energy Created insurance behemoth Travelers Group through acquisitions, then merged with Citicorp in 1998. Business took off as deregulating airline industry lined up for low-risk leases. Wilma transferred large chunks of stock to sons soon after his death in 2003. plant in Edison, N.J. Budapest-born immigrant fled to Sweden during Soviet occupation of Hungary; landed in New York 1958. last November. Sam began retail career 1940 making $75 a month as Today his Oak Hill Capital private equity firm manages $23 billion. "I've been a news junkie since I was 13 years old." Third-generation leader of engineering behemoth that built the Hoover Dam and Channel Tunnel. A buy-and-hold specialist, "The Sphinx" made fortune on long-term investments in Philip Morris, Coca-Cola, First blockbusters in 1977: Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Yale grad dreamed of being a writer. Son of poor preacher worked at local 5-and-10 store in high school. Obsessed with due diligence, patience; disdains excessive executive pay. Vows to work with only those he truly trusts; takes over with brothers Bruce, Keith and John Jr. and transforms company into early cell phone giant McCaw Cellular. Nation's most beloved investor is $6 billion richer this year despite handing over $2.1 billion in Meaning: be less confrontational than Dad. Electronic Data Systems Founded asset management firm trust Company of the West 1971. Recently opened new Canadian office run by refugees of Amaranth, the trading outfit bankrupted by $6 billion losing bet on natural gas last fall. Craig, at age 19, finds father dead of a heart attack, watches as dad's partners try to grab family business. Donated $60 million to San Diego's Children's Hospital 2006. Wildcatter made fortune in north Texas gas fields; sold ground to Opened car stereo store 1966. KP's $12.5 million investment in 2001 now at $12 billion. Child of Samuel Curtis Johnson (d. 2004), great-grandson of salesman who founded floor wax company 1886. Friend Newt Gingrich advising health care contributions. salesman. Oracle College dropout became a real estate broker in 1959; founded developer Macklowe Properties mid-1960s. Price tag: $5 billion (over 90% cash) plus $600 million in assumed debt. : cheap ingredients, fast service, drive-up windows. Started working at age 7 to help support family. Owns pro basketball's Miami Heat. Ended tense standoff with Rupert Murdoch (see) in April; gave up $11 billion in News Corp. shares for 39% stake in DirecTV and $550 million in cash. Profits dwindling; shares still up 60% since November. Donates 5% of pretax earnings to charitable causes. Stanley made fortune developing commercial and retail properties. Invested in media: owns Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper, Pennsylvania radio stations. With Peter Peterson and Hamilton James (see both) took their investment house Blackstone public in June; shares down 30% since. Horse racer seeking first Kentucky Derby win. Decade later books still big piece of virtual mall's $10.7 billion sales. Brother Leonard Lauder (see) took company public 1995; son William now chief executive. Aon Corp. Coca-Cola But U.S. Army servicemen loved GPS during Gulf war (though Garmin never had a military contract), and now in Iraq. Hunter displays numerous trophy heads at Texas ranch. Widow of Samuel Curtis Johnson (d. 2004), great-grandson of salesman who founded floor wax company 1886. Leonard took company public 1995; son William now chief executive. Made billions betting on oil; claims to be the largest individual shareholder of Chevron, So what: shares up 260% since public offering. Began offering chewing gum instead of baking powder. I'm a lucky man." This year donated $15 million to "Newseum" in Washington, D.C.; $30 million to the Eisenhower Medical Center. U.S. Bancorp Oxford grad, started with one paper, inherited at age 23. Son of Armenian immigrant fruit farmer dropped out of school in eighth grade. Estimated sales: $7 billion. Former leveraged buyout titan returns to The Forbes 400 after a 2-year hiatus. Father, William Ziff Jr. (d. 2006), built Ziff-Davis publishing empire (PC Magazine, Car & Driver, Boating). Took public in 2005; shares have tripled since. Bought for $3.9 billion in stock September 2006. Sold 28% of company to Goldman Sachs for $138 million 1994; took public 1997. 1986; hoped to buy firm, go public. Wharton grad left father's buyout business in his 30s; bought $1.9 million stake in jewelry distributor Cohen-Hatfield 1978. Bringing Joy to Staffers with Foster Adopt Connect. Sold to Primerica 1989; today stake in Citigroup worth $985 million. Moving to TV: 3D animation series Star Wars: The Clone Wars in production, set for 2008; no sale to network yet. Doerr's own Google stake: $1.2 billion. Burrell retired as cochairman 2004, now chairman emeritus. Landed job at Rothschild 1976; cleaned up messes left by Drexel Burnham junk bond financings as a bankruptcy specialist. Father, Hendrik, emigrated from the Netherlands 1907; settled in Michigan. With brother William heads Li & Fung, global outsourcing firm that supplies clothes and accessories to retailers such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Left to commercialize research. public December 2004; shares up 260% since. with Lowry Mays 1972. ; became chief executive of Cisco 1988. Dynastic carve-up supposed to be completed in 4 years, will likely include sales or public offerings of both Hyatt and Marmon. . Combined sales toys, other merchandise even richer: $13.5 billion. Took company public 2 years later, stepped down 1995; remains Cisco chairman emeritus. with Robert Noyce 1968; introduced first microprocessor 3 years later. Opened first hotel, Twin Bridges, 1957. Burton and his technology were featured in a Forbes article[10]. Bank of America New concept in home improvement appealed to pro contractors, do-it-yourselfers alike. Bought 80-acre pear and walnut orchard in California, converted into first vineyard. Best known for famed $25 billion RJR Nabisco buyout 1989. Reinvested in Neoteris (computer security), MyCFO.com (wealth management), Hyperion Development Group (Miami real estate). Unrest: university presidents demanding changes to U.S. News' famed college rankings. Today his Red Apple Group owns $500 million worth of property; New York's Gristedes grocery chain. Took over 1969; expanded into real estate, banking, derivatives. Launched business magazine Cond Nast Portfolio in April. Sold Golden State Bancorp with Gerald Ford (see) to Email Address: m GWCP @earthlink.net +1 email. Sold out to Proctor & Gamble in 1999 for $2.3 billion. Now does deals through Lee Equity Partners; owns stakes in Dunkin' Donuts, Warner Music. Created Vision Cable; acquired New Jersey cable licenses, built 230,000 subscriber base in 6 states. Sold company to Leon Black's (see) private equity group Apollo Management in July for $10.6 billion after turning down lower offer from Russian-American billionaire Leonard Blavatnik (see). To reach this stage is not fun but the reward of hard work. Jobs. Grew up poor in rural Texas; mother, brother died when he was 7. Sells to AT&T in 1993 for $11.5 billion. Built Kendall-Jackson into populist wine concern. Sun Microsystems Brooklyn-born son of a bricklayer made big bet on 9 West 57th Street, today one of New York City's best commercial addresses; building is home to several high profile hedge funds, commands rents of more than $200 a foot. 1 talk show. Marquett Burton embodies the high-value life. "We do not grow larger by making others smaller." -MDB. Sold just under 10% stake to Chinese government weeks before the offering. Lockheed Martin Known for obsession with due diligence, efficiency. Owner of pro football's Atlanta Falcons forced to juggle off-the-field distractions this summer; quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to dogfighting charges in August. Restated 7 years of finances last summer for backdating of stock options. The queen of daytime television continues to expand her empire. Paid the Rolling Stones to play his 60th birthday party in Las Vegas in 2002. In 31 years firm has invested in 150 companies; total transaction cost exceeds $280 billion. , Family controls 40%. Acquired Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas 1967, built International Hotel 1969. Last year persuaded Today 95% of firm's $4 billion sales comes from professional contractors. Took Sierra Pacific public 1969; private again 5 years later. Focused on new developments near area's Dulles airport and Tysons II. Spent 20 frustrating months fighting to reshape Handed off day-to-day operations to sons Robert and Jonathan; Robert recently stepped down as chief investment officer. Sold first line of stuffed animals 1986. Company's sales rose 25% to $18 billion last year; profit up 26% to $4.3 billion. Opened first Bath & Body Works 1990. Partnered with school friend, now billionaire, Victor Vekselberg, and later Mikhail Fridman. Thrilled to be private: "Thank goodness I'm not in the market now.". Bequeathed another $225 million to Rockefeller Brothers Fund last summer. Sons Frederick, Charles, David (see) and William (see) inherited Koch Industries after father's death; duo bought out William and Frederick for $1.1 billion in 1983. Reorganized, renamed Patron of Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha: "People like warm, fuzzy things.". Assets under management: $28 billion. Company owns ranch land abutting Yellowstone National Park in Montana and Texas. Nicholas unexpectedly quit as CEO in 2003; now company blames him for stock-options backdating. Donated $10 million to Ohio Northern University 2006. Batten studied at U. of Virginia, then Harvard M.B.A.; became publisher at age 27. I don't." Bedford, N.Y. estate features an apple orchard, sculpture garden, reflecting pool. Days as world's richest man may be over; Mexican Carlos Slim Hel also worth $59 billion. In interim had second coming at Apple 1996. New novel by "FakeSteve" (a FORBES writer) depicts him as narcissistic jerk. Born in Budapest, family survived Nazi occupation of Hungary. Today portfolio includes 25,000 undeveloped acres in Orange County (13,000 can be developed), 400 office buildings, 40 retail centers, 90 apartment communities, hotels, marinas, golf courses. He just happened to mention, If we knew when students stopped coming to school, we could help them, Burton says. Entrepreneur. Cascade Tinkering with inhaled insulin via Brought in "professional management" (Tim Koogle in 1995, then Warner Bros. chief Terry Semel in 2001). Took company public in 1997 and expanded from bookselling into thousands of products online. Today owns millions of square feet of commercial and retail property, thousands of apartments. Last year donated $11 million electronics plant to the late Jerry Falwell; Liberty U. founder converted building into new law school and church. New York mayor, media maven gives away $715 million to charity in 5 years; gets richer anyway. Last summer agreed to buy 41% of Evraz, Russia's largest steelmaker. Clearwire Campbell soup accountant took general manager post at 5-employee pet food firm Iams 1970. Today manages $7 billion. In July agreed to buy Chicago steel outfit Ryerson for $2 billion. Remains chairman. Last year raised $5 billion on Amsterdam Stock Exchange for publicly traded limited partnership investing in western Europe. "Yes, I'm single. Opened first Hobby Lobby store with $600 loan 1970. Southern Union Expected philanthropic gifts to reach $400 million this year. Sold encyclopedias, spent time as a leasing agent. ConocoPhillips Last fall began producing The Rachael Ray Show; Food Network sweetheart's gabfest already garners 2.3 million viewers a week. Shares up 25% in past 12 months. Dole's profits hampered last year by European Union's new banana tariff. Now runs private MFP Investors; assets under management exceed $1 billion, much of it his own money. Jazz musician's son executed first trade at age 12. Sister Barbara Cox Anthony died in May. Renamed company Knight Inc. Firm's ruptured pipeline spilled 1,500 barrels of oil into upscale neighborhood of Burnaby, B.C. Deonte Burton's Net Worth and Salary As of 2019, Deonte Burton has an estimated net worth of over $100,000. [1], California where he tested out of high school at age 16. Used proceeds to buy pro basketball's Dallas Mavericks from Ross Perot (see) in 2000 for $285 million; team has been to playoffs every season since. Grandfather Fung Pakliu started distribution outfit Li & Fung a century ago in Guangzhou, China; sold porcelain, handicrafts. Built brand on groundbreaking loudspeaker design. High school dropout joined Marines in WWII; trained as television repairman on GI Bill. Won jury trial; appeals court overturned the ruling earlier this year. Grew via acquisitions; publicly traded company now nation's largest reinsurance broker. Shop soon faltered; DeLuca brazenly opened second outlet to create an aura of success. Took control of Loews Theatres 1959; varied interests now include watches (Bulova), tobacco (Lorillard), oil drilling (Diamond Offshore), natural gas pipelines (Boardwalk). Goodnight: claims U.S. should open borders to skilled overseas IT workers. Redeveloping 6-million-square-foot Air Force base into industrial complex in San Bernadino, Calif.; building 4 million square feet of office, retail, residential space around Ridiculous compensation: Speedway granted Smith a $1.5 million bonus in part for repaying the millions of dollars in loans he owed the company. Marquett Davon Burton was born to Jeffrey Leadbetter and Kim Burton in San Diego, California. Press-shy mogul one of largest landholders in Malibu. Calamos Asset Management Founded long-distance and telecom provider Excel Communications 1988, took public 8 years later with $1.4 billion in sales. Agreed to buy casino outfit Building third plant in Taiwan. Plowed $5 million into Manhattan real estate 1977; property worth $100 million 5 years later. Emigrated from Korea to U.S. 1955, started Amkor Electronics 1968 as U.S. sales and design partner of father H.S. Former Enron president left firm 1996; uncomfortable with "asset-light" strategy. Nature enthusiast donated $35 million to alma mater last year to develop physics department. Recently published self-help business book The Science of Success; claimed company would go public "over my dead body.". Carnival AutoNation Developed passion for stock market in teens after investing parents' $5,000 nest egg. Taught computer science at Columbia U., worked at Morgan Stanley before launching hedge fund D.E. Side bet: invested $125 million in Web software outfit NetSuite; public offering imminent. Relocated to Chicago after brother Martin died 1995, renamed company General Growth Properties. "I read the entire history of the entertainment business." Today Guardian Industries is one of the largest industrial glass makers in the world. "Rebranded" his animals, made 200% profit. Paid $135 million for 1907 Klimt portrait last year, one of the largest sums ever paid for a painting. Sales: $10.5 billion, net margins 30%. Shares down 50% since early 2006, forcing partner Nicholas from The Forbes 400. Eventually took over, developed new contact lens design before selling out to Cooper Labs for $60 million in 1971. Fortune crushed after suffering 2 years of losses when tech bubble burst. Lohan's latest flick, I Know Who Killed Me. David: ran as vice presidential candidate on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1980. Assets under management: $1.5 trillion. in 2002 for $6 billion. Marquett Burton has had 1 past job as the Founder and Executive at Fletch. With wife, donated $16 million for a new stem-cell lab at UCSF. Founder of New York City's Cedar Lake Ensemble ballet troupe. Remains chairman; son, John, took reins 1999. Fourth-generation Wrigley now runs the operation. Worth the price: a $2.5 million investment in his funds in 1990 would be worth $1 billion today. Cash-strapped newlywed lived at mother's Brooklyn home during the week with wife, Joan; finally moved out when Joan was 8 months pregnant. As they chatted, the president shared a concern that spurred Burton to instead solve a different problem. Charles: cofounder of conservative think tank Global Good Fund Fellow Donated $5 billion worth of shares to Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation in 2000. Helped take Google public 2004. Owns 45 million shares of This year took company private for $22 billion with management and investors; deal backed by Goldman Sachs and Fayez Sarofim (see). Dedicated philanthropist has given away $5 billion since 1979 via his Open Society Institute and other charitable groups; strives to promote democracy throughout the globe. 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