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Richest People in Missouri

Billionaires from Missouri

Sam Walton and Family

There are quite a few billionaires from Missouri. The latest Forbes Richest Billionaires List for 2024 shows Missouri well represented again this year. Many family members of the late Sam Walton top the list, with many other heirs further down the ranks. So here is the list of richest people from Missouri for 2024.

Note: Unlike many of the lists you read, we delve deep into the Missouri connections. Some of these people didn’t grow up here, but spend considerable time in the Show Me State or had a connection to a company with a major presence in Missouri.

Billionaires with Missouri Connections

RankNameNet WorthAge
(2024)
Missouri ConnectionIndustry
73Thomas Frist Jr.$26.285Washington UniversityHospitals
115Stan Kroenke $16.276Cole Camp, ColumbiaReal Estate
169John Doerr$12.772St. Louis, CBCInvestments
221Nancy Walton Laurie$10.072Versailles, ColumbiaWalmart
224Ann Walton Kroenke $1075ColumbiaWalmart
249Johnny Morris $9.576Springfield, DruryBass Pro Shops
317Richard Kinder$8.179Cape Girardeau, MizzouKinder Morgan
344David Steward$7.672Clinton, UCM, St. LouisWWT
364Pauline MacMillan Keinath $7.390St. LouisCargill Heir
624Jack Dorsey$4.947Grew up in St. LouisTwitter, Square
661Jim Kavanaugh$4.761SLU, St. LouisWWT
896Rodger Riney$3.678Mizzou, St. LouisScottrade
1143Robert Clark $2.965Parkway Central, St. LouisClayco
1764Jim McKelvey$1.858St. Louis, Wash USquare, Block
1945David Hoffmann$1.671Washington, AugustaReal Estate
2152Paul Novelly$1.480Dogtown, SLU, ClaytonApex Oil
2152Sharron Hunt$1.466Kansas CityChiefs Owner
2152Daniel Hunt$1.447Kansas CityChiefs Owner
2152Lamar Hunt, Jr.$1.467Kansas CityChiefs Owner
2152Clark Hunt$1.459Kansas CityChiefs Owner

The Waltons Still Reign

Here is another interesting fact. As many of you know, the Walton boys of Walmart fame grew up in Columbia, Missouri. The combined net worth of the entire Walton family today is estimated at $267-billion. They are still the richest family in America according to Forbes and still have deep roots across Missouri.

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