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Taurus Bias in the Richest 100 people in the World.
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The ranking of 100 of the world's richest people as estimated by Forbes magazine. Listings include rank, name, home country, age where known, wealth in billions of dollars and source of the money. There are double the number that would occur by chance. In astrology, Taurus is ruled by the planet Venus, and is known as "the money sign". 1. Gates, William H. III, United States, 45, 58.7, Microsoft 2. Buffett, Warren Edward, United States, 70, 32.3, Berkshire Hathaway, investments 3. Allen, Paul Gardner, United States, 48, 30.4, Microsoft 4. Ellison, Lawrence Joseph, United States, 56, 26, Oracle 5. Albrecht, Theo and Karl, Germany, 25, retail 6. Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Saudi Arabia, 20, investments 7. Walton, Jim C., United States, 53, 18.8, Wal-Mart 8. Walton, John T., United States, 55, 18.7, Wal-Mart 9. Walton, S. Robson, United States, 57, 18.6, Wal-Mart 10. Walton, Alice L., United States, 52, 18.5, Wal-Mart 10. Walton, Helen R., United States, 81, 18.5, Wal-Mart 12. Quandt, Johanna and family, Germany, 74, 17.8, BMW 13. Ballmer, Steven Anthony, United States, 45, 16.6, Microsoft 14. Thomson, Kenneth and family, Canada, 77, 16.4, publishing 15. Bettencourt, Liliane, France, 75, 15.6, L'Oreal 16. Anschutz, Philip F., United States, 61, 15.3, Qwest Communications 17. Kamprad, Ingvar, Sweden, 75, 13, Ikea 18. Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong, 73, 12.6, diversified 18. Redstone, Sumner M., United States, 78, 12.6, Viacom 20. Kirch, Leo, Germany, 74, 12, media 21. Anthony, Barbara Cox, United States, 77, 11.7, Cox Enterprises 21. Chambers, Anne Cox, United States, 81, 11.7, Cox Enterprises 23. Kwok brothers, Walter, Thomas, Raymond, Hong Kong, 11.5, real estate 24. Kluge, John Werner, United States, 86, 10.9, Metromedia 25. Slim Helu, Carlos, Mexico, 61, 10.8, telecom 26. Arnault, Bernard, France, 52, 10.7, LVMH 27. Bertarelli, Ernesto and family, Switzerland, 35, 10.5, biotech 27. Dell, Michael, United States, 36, 10.5, Dell Computer 29. Berlusconi, Silvio, Italy, 64, 10.3, media 30. Johnson, Abigail, United States, 39, 9.1, Fidelity Investments 31. Mars, Forrest Edward Jr., United States, 69, 9, candy 31. Mars, Jacqueline Badger, United States, 61, 9, candy 31. Mars, John Franklyn, United States, 65, 9, candy 31. Rausing, Kirsten and family, Sweden, 48, 9, packaging 35. Ergen, Charles, United States, 48, 8.8, satellite TV 35. Turner, Robert E. (Ted), United States, 62, 8.8, Turner Broadcasting 37. Takei, Yasuo and family, Japan, 71, 8.3, consumer finance 38. Olayan, Suliman, Saudi Arabia, 82, 8, investments 39. Murdoch, Keith Rupert, United States, 70, 7.8, publishing 40. Rausing, Hans, Sweden, 75, 7.7, packaging 40. Saji, Nobutada and family, Japan, 55, 7.7, Suntory 42. Premji, Azim and family, India, 55, 6.9, software 43. Del Vecchio, Leonardo, Italy, 66, 6.6, eyewear 43. Ortega, Amancio, Spain, 65, 6.6, retail 45. Grosvenor, Gerald Cavendish, Britain, 49, 6.5, real estate 46. Kerkorian, Kirk, United States, 84, 6.4, investments 47. Pinault, Francois, France, 64, 6.3, retail 47. Schwab, Charles R., United States, 64, 6.3, Charles Schwab 49. Landolt, Pierre and family, Switzerland, 53, 6.1, Novartis 50. Al-Kharafi, Nasser and family, Kuwait, 58, 6, contractor 50. Soros, George, United States, 70, 6, money manager 52. Lee Shau Kee, Hong Kong, 73, 5.9, real estate 53. Broad, Eli, United States, 68, 5.8, real estate 54. Goodnight, James, United States, 58, 5.7, software 55. Kinoshita, Kyosuke and family, Japan, 61, 5.6, consumer finance 55. Son, Masayoshi, Japan, 43, 5.6, Softbank 57. Benetton, Luciano and family, Italy, 66, 5.5, Benetton 57. Pritzker, Robert Alan, United States, 75, 5.5, financier 57. Pritzker, Thomas J., United States, 51, 5.5, inheritance 60. Curt, Engelhorn, Germany, 75, 5.4, pharmaceuticals 60. Halley, Paul-Louis and family, France, 66, 5.4, Carrefour 60. Moore, Gordon Earle, United States, 72, 5.4, Intel 60. Plattner, Hasso, Germany, 57, 5.4, SAP 64. Cisneros, Gustavo and family, Venezuela, 56, 5.3, media 64. Flick, Friedrich Karl Jr., Germany, 74, 5.3, diversified 64. Haefner, Walter, Switzerland, 90, 5.3, software 64. Persson, Stefan, Sweden, 53, 5.3, Hennes & Mauritz 68. Fukuda, Yoshitaka, Japan, 53, 5.2, consumer finance 69. Lerner, Alfred, United States, 68, 5.1, banking 70. Newhouse, Donald Edward, United States, 71, 5, media 70. Newhouse, Samuel Irving Jr., United States, 73, 5, media 70. Otto, Michael and family, Germany, 58, 5, retailing 70. Wertheimer, Alain and Gerard, France, 5, Chanel 70. von Finck, August, Germany, 71, 5, investments 75. Dassault, Serge and family, France, 76, 4.9, aviation 76. Herz, Gunter and family, Germany, 60, 4.8, retailing 76. Yanai, Tadashi, Japan, 52, 4.8, Fast Retailing 78. Gerling, Rolf, Germany, 46, 4.7, insurance 79. Johnson, Edward Crosby III, United States, 71, 4.6, Fidelity Investments 79. Latsis, Spiros and family, Greece, 54, 4.6, banking 79. von Holtzbrinck, Dieter and family, Germany, 59, 4.6, media/entertainment 82. Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, United States, 58, 4.5, financial news 82. Davis, Marvin H., United States, 75, 4.5, oil 82. Ito, Masatoshi, Japan, 77, 4.5, retail 82. Johnson, Samuel Curtis, United States, 73, 4.5, S.C. Johnson & Son 82. Mendoza, Lorenzo and family, Venezuela, 35, 4.5, beer 82. Mohn, Reinhard, Germany, 80, 4.5, media/entertainment 82. Omidyar, Pierre M., United States, 44, 4.5, eBay 82. Oppenheimer, Nicky and family, South Africa, 56, 4.5, DeBeers 90. Irving, James, Arthur and John, Canada, 4.4, oil 90. Oetker, Rudolf and family, Germany, 84, 4.4, diversified 92. Bass, Lee Marshall, United States, 45, 4.3, oil, investments 92. Greenberg, Maurice Raymond, United States, 76, 4.3, AIG 92. Knight, Philip H., United States, 63, 4.3, Nike 95. Iwasaki, Fukuzo, Japan, 76, 4.2, real estate 96. Arison, Micky, United States, 52, 4.1, cruise ships 96. Wang, Patrick, Hong Kong, 50, 4.1, micromotors 98. Annenberg, Walter Hubert, United States, 92, 4, publishing 98. Bren, Donald L., United States, 69, 4, real estate 98. Haub, Erivan and family, Germany, 68, 4, retailing 98. Heineken, Alfred, Netherlands, 77, 4, Heineken 98. Warner, H. Ty, United States, 57, 4, Beanie Babies 98. Weston, Galen and family, Canada, 60, 4, retail Source: Associated Press (2008)
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