Nine Wisconsin residents are included in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires.
That’s up one from last year. The death of Kohler Co. executive chairman Herbert Kohler Jr. last year eliminated his from the list. Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, the founders of Pleasant Praire-based Uline, were added to the list this year.
Here are the Wisconsinites that made the list this year, with their ranking on the Forbes World’s Billionaires List and links to their profiles on the Forbes website:
- 97. John Menard, Jr., $17.4 billion, founder of Eau Claire-based Menard’s
- 130. Diane Hendricks, $13.7 billion, co-founder and chair of Beloit-based ABC Supply
- 325. Judy Faulkner, $7.2 billion, founder of Verona-based Epic Systems
- 748. H. Fisk Johnson, $4.8 billion, chairman and CEO of SC Johnson
- 748. S. Curtis Johnson, $4.8 billion, SC Johnson heir
- 748. Helen Johnson-Leipold, $4.8 billion, chair and CEO of Johnson Outdoors and chair of Johnson Financial Group
- 721. James Cargill II, $3.9 billion, heir to Wayzata, Minnesota-based Cargill
- 748. Richard Uihlein, $3.8 billion, co-founder of Pleasant Prairie-based Uline
- 748. Elizabeth Uihlein, $3.8 billion, co-founder of Pleasant Prairie-based Uline
Todd Wanek, a St. Petersburg, Florida resident who is the president and chief executive officer of Arcadia, Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture, made the list a ranking of 878th and a net worth of $3.3 billion. Ashley Furniture founder Ronald Wanek, also a St. Petersburg, Florida resident, made the list at 497th place, and a net worth of $5.3 billion.
In addition, three principal co-owners of the Milwaukee Bucks made the Forbes World’s Billionaires List. They are:
- 748. Wes Edens, $3.8 billion
- 1,434. Marc Lasry, $2.1 billion
- 1,575. James Dinan, $1.9 billion
Lasry reportedly plans to sell his stake in the Bucks to Jimmy and Dee Haslam. Jimmy Haslam is ranked 567th on the Forbes World Billionaires list, with a net worth of $4.8 billion.
