Missouri’s Richest 2025: Billionaires with Local Connections

These are the Billionaires with Missouri Ties

There are quite a few billionaires from Missouri. The latest Forbes Billionaires List 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.

Note: Unlike many of the lists you read, we delve deep into the Missouri connections. Some of the people on this list did not grow up here, but spent considerable time in the Show Me State or had a connection to a company in Missouri.

Billionaires with Missouri Connections

Rank	Name	Net Worth	Age (2025)	Missouri Connection	Industry
73	Thomas Frist Jr.	$27.8	86	Washington University	Hospitals
115	Stan Kroenke	$18	77	Cole Camp, Columbia	Real Estate
169	John Doerr	$13.8	73	St. Louis, CBC	Investments
151	Nancy Walton Laurie	$14.7	73	Versailles, Columbia	Walmart
189	Ann Walton Kroenke	$12.6	76	Columbia	Walmart
302	Johnny Morris	$9.4	77	Springfield, Drury	Bass Pro Shops
248	Richard Kinder	$10.6	80	Cape Girardeau, Mizzou	Kinder Morgan
213	David Steward	$11.4	73	Clinton, UCM, St. Louis	WWT
443	Pauline MacMillan Keinath	$7.3	91	St. Louis	Cargill Heir
929	Jack Dorsey	$3.9	48	Grew up in St. Louis	Twitter, Square
474	Jim Kavanaugh	$7	62	SLU, St. Louis	WWT
929	Rodger Riney	$3.9	79	Mizzou, St. Louis	Scottrade
1265	Robert Clark	$2.9	66	Parkway Central, St. Louis	Clayco
2110	Jim McKelvey	$1.6	59	St. Louis, Wash U	Square, Block
1763	David Hoffmann	$2	72	Washington, Augusta	Real Estate
2152	Paul Novelly		81	Dogtown, SLU, Clayton	Apex Oil
2152	Sharron Hunt	$1.4	67	Kansas City	Chiefs Owner
2152	Daniel Hunt	$1.4	48	Kansas City	Chiefs Owner
2152	Lamar Hunt, Jr.	$1.4	68	Kansas City	Chiefs Owner
2152	Clark Hunt	$1.4	60	Kansas City	Chiefs 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.