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William Gates III was world's richest person for 14 of the past 17 years ... Harvard Uni drop out ... he's given away $30 billion to his Gates Foundation

Warren Buffett America's most beloved investor ... married longtime girlfriend on his 76th birthday in Aug. 2006 ... will donate $31 billion to charity!

Lawrence Ellison University of Illinois, drop out ... Feb 2010, finally won yachting's most prestigious trophy, the America's Cup ... intends to give 95% of wealth to charity ... purchased 75 companies over the years worth $40 billion

Sheldon Adelson up $14 billion this year! ... shares of Adelson's Las Vegas Sands surged more than 2,000% since their credit crisis nadir

Charles Koch recently published self-help business book The Science of Success; claimed company would go public "over my dead body." ... nation's largest privately held company

David Koch ran as vice presidential candidate on the Libertarian Party ticket in 1980 ... nation's 2nd-largest privately held company

Jim Walton child of Sam Walton - d. 1992 ... world's largest retailer, with over 8,400 stores and 2 million employees

S Robson Walton child of Sam Walton - d. 1992 ... world's largest retailer, with over 8,400 stores and 2 million employees

Sergey Brin school drop out ... son and grandson of mathematicians on his father's side, mother was a research scientist at NASA ... emigrated from Russia at age 6 ... shares a 767 jet with Google co-founder, Larry Page ... bought Web video portal YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006 ... hit all-time high of $740 a share in early Nov 2007

Larry Page school drop out ... shares a 767 jet with Google co-founder, Sergey Brin ... bought Web video portal YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006 ... hit all-time high of $740 a share in early Nov 2007

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Christy Walton & family widow of John Walton - son of retail pioneer Sam Walton - who died when his ultralight aircraft crashed in 2005 ... world's largest retailer, with over 8,400 stores and 2 million employees

Alice Walton daughter of retail pioneer Sam Walton ... world's largest retailer, with over 8,400 stores and 2 million employees

Anne Cox Chambers WORLD'S OLDEST FEMALE BILLIONAIRE! ... owns 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 86 radio stations

Abigail Johnson ...

Jacqueline Mars third generation inherited company when dad died in 1999 ... incl. Mars bar, Snickers, M&Ms ... world's largest confectioner ... acquired gum maker Wrigley in 2008 for $23 billion ... pet food division (includes Whiskas, Pedigree) now larger than candy by sales

Pauline MacMillan Keinath Cargill Inc. has more than 900 subsidiaries in 66 countries

Ann Walton Kroenke neice of retail pioneer Sam Walton ... married to E. Stanley Kroenke, owner of pro basketball's Denver Nuggets, hockey's Colorado Avalanche, plus stakes in football's St. Louis Rams and English soccer titan Arsenal. He has a separate billion-dollar fortune ... world's largest retailer, with over 8,400 stores and 2 million employees

Danine Avara father, Dan Duncan, died March 2010, age 77 ... owns more than 49,000 miles of pipelines

Milane Frantz father, Dan Duncan, died March 2010, age 77 ... owns more than 49,000 miles of pipelines

Randa Williams father, Dan Duncan, died March 2010, age 77 ... owns more than 49,000 miles of pipelines

Helen Walton widow of Sam Walton (d.1992) - died 19 Apr 2007 at age 87. Was the world's 4th richest woman worth $16.4 billion

Barbara Cox Anthony sister of Anne Cox Chambers - died 28 May 2007 at age 83. Was the world's 6th richest woman worth $12.6 billion

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