Seven Arkansans On Forbes Richest List
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Seven Arkansans are listed among the 400 richest
Americans by Forbes magazine. Not surprisingly, four of them are
relatives of late Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton.
The Waltons listed by the magazine share the Number Four ranking
with an estimated 20 and a half billion dollars each. They are
55-year-old Jim Walton, 57-year-old John Walton, 59-year-old S-
Robson Walton and 84-year-old Helen Walton.
Listed at number 140 is Little Rock investment banker Jackson
Thomas Stephens, age 80, with one-and-a-half billion dollars.
Lieutenant Governor Winthrop Rockefeller came in at number 195 with
one-point-two (b) billion dollars.
The last Arkansan listed is Donald John Tyson of
Springdale-based Tyson Foods. Forbes estimated the 73-year-old`s
worth at 630 million dollars.
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Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates remains in the top spot
on the list. He has an estimated 46 billion dollars.
Forbes says the net worth of America`s richest people is 955
billion dollars.
