There aren’t any surprising names on Forbes newly released list of the 400Â wealthiest people in America.
But I did learn that Alice Walton of Fort Worth, No. 8 on the list with $26.3 billion, has a bachelor’s degree from Trinity University, just like I do. Â If only I’d had the good sense to have been born an heir to the Walmart family fortune too, I might have someday had her spot.
The next local on the list is Andrew Beal, way down at No. 41 with merely $8.4 billion to his name. Â Jump if you want to see the others who make the cut and are just too lazy to sort through the Forbes site yourself.
49. Dallas’ Most Evil Genius, Harold Simmons – $7.1 billion
63. Ray Lee Hunt – $5.2 billion
69. Robert Rowling – $4.9 billion
79. Trevor Rees-Jones – $4.5 billion
113. Ross Perot Sr. – $3.5 billion
151. My neighbor, Jerry Jones – $2.7 billion
151. Robert Bass – $2.7 billion
170. David Bonderman – $2.6 billion
179. Timothy Headington – $2.5 billion
206. Mark Cuban – $2.3 billion
206. Richard Rainwater – $2.3 billion
206. Kelcy Warren – $2.3 billion
239. Edward Bass – $2 billion
239. Lee Bass – $2 billion
271. Sid Bass – $1.8 billion
284. Gerald Ford – $1.75 billion
311. Ray Davis – $1.5 billion
328. Ross Perot Jr. – $1.4 billion
360. T. Boone Pickens – $1.2 billion
360. Kenny Troutt – $1.2 billion
360. Todd Wagner – $1.2 billion
