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Forbes just came out with its new list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. Here's the top 25 and their fortunes (in billions):

1 William Henry Gates III...................$53.0
2 Warren Edward Buffett...................$46.0
3 Sheldon Adelson.............................$20.5
4 Lawrence Joseph Ellison.................$19.5
5 Paul Gardner Allen..........................$16.0
6 Jim C Walton...................................$15.7
7 Christy Walton & family...................$15.6
7 S Robson Walton............................$15.6
9 Michael Dell.....................................$15.5
9 Alice L Walton.................................$15.5
11 Helen R Walton.............................$15.3
12 Sergey Brin...................................$14.1
13 Larry E Page.................................$14.0
14 Jack Crawford Taylor & family........$13.9
15 Steven Anthony Ballmer................$13.6
16 Abigail Johnson.............................$13.0
17 Barbara Cox Anthony....................$12.6
17 Anne Cox Chambers......................$12.6
19 Charles De Ganahl Koch................$12.0
19 David Hamilton Koch......................$12.0
21 Forrest Edward Mars Jr..................$10.5
21 Jacqueline Mars.............................$10.5
21 John Franklyn Mars........................$10.5
24 Carl Icahn......................................$9.7
25 John Werner Kluge........................$9.1

For the first time, everyone on the list is a billionaire.

Posted by edelfenbein at September 22, 2006 10:11 AM