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America's Richest Families

Can you name the most 15 wealthiest families from the United States?
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Last updated: May 17, 2024
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Founded Walmart
Walton Family
Owns one of the world's largest candy and pet food companies
Mars Family
Cofounded the Wood River Oil and Refining Company in 1940
Koch Family
The company this family owns was founded in 1865 as a grain storage business
Cargill-MacMillan Family
Owns 49% of mutual fund company Fidelity
(Edward) Johnson Family
Spent the 2000s feuding over trusts and eventually divvied up the family fortune that includes Hyatt hotels
Pritzker Family
Started as a parquet flooring company back in 1886
S.C. Johnson Family
Founded Chick-fil-A
Cathy Family
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Owns roughly one third of the stock in pipeline behemoth Enterprise Product Partners
Duncan Family
3rd generation family member Jim Kennedy chairs the board; he served as CEO from 1988 to 2008 for this company
Cox Family
Founded a cosmetics firm with her husband back in 1946
Lauder Family
Today, the heirs of this family own fortunes ranging from energy, real estate and sports
Hunt Family
The two sons, Samuel "Si" and Donald, inherited this business. Si ran its magazine division; Donald ran its newspaper and television segment
Newhouse Family
The son of a successful miner, became proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner at age 24 in 1887
Hearst Family
First developed Budweiser, a light lager, in 1876
Busch Family
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