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Kohl was the wealthiest resident of Milwaukee, the richest Jewish American from Wisconsin, and one of the wealthiest U.S. senators. [41] In 2016, Forbes estimated Kohl's net worth to be $630 million. [42] Kohl was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. [43]
As of 2020, over half of the members of Congress were millionaires and the median net worth of members was approximately $1 million. [4] The original documents for each member's disclosure are publicly available on database websites. [5] Since 2009, the salaries per annum of members of the United States Congress have been as follows: [6]
The Forbes 400 Richest Americans list has been published annually since 1982. The combined net worth of the 2020 class of the 400 richest Americans was $3.2 trillion, up from $2.7 trillion in 2017. [1] As of March 2023, there were 735 billionaires in the United States. [2]
Net worth: $110 billion. Gain since March 2023: +$34 billion. Source of wealth: Google. As Google’s second-largest individual shareholder, co-founder Brin also saw his net worth soar over the ...
Determining the lower ranks is an even more contentious debate. Vanderbilt left a fortune worth $100 million upon his death in 1877, equivalent to $2.4 billion today. [5] As the United States became the world's leading economic power by the late 19th century, the wealthiest people in America were often also the wealthiest people in the world.
In addition, many presidents—including Bill Clinton —have earned considerable income from public speaking after leaving office. [ 3][ 4] Harry Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth considerably less than $1 million. His financial situation contributed to the doubling of the presidential salary to $100,000 in 1949. [ 5]
The T&C 50: The Richest Families You've Never Heard Of, Town & Country, 17 October 2017, Kerry A. Dolan and Luisa Kroll, "Billionaire Dynasties", Forbes, 21 June 2001; Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg, Europe's richest royal gets richer as family bank lures wealthy, The Register Citizen, 28 October 2017
Kohl's Net Worth: $1 billion William Kellogg got his start in the retail business as a buyer for Federated Department Stores. In 1967, he was hired by Kohl's founder, Max Kohl, as a store manager ...