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These are the six entrepreneurs of Greek origin on Forbes’ list

These are the six entrepreneurs of Greek origin on Forbes’ list

Advertisements regarding Forbes’ list of America’s richest people always get special attention, especially when they include 6 of Greek descent.

The famous and not-so-great Elon Musk may be in first place with a fortune of $251 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos in second place, but… 6 businessmen of Greek origin They are listed among the 400 richest people in America based on Forbes list.

In detail, they are:

108th place: Tom Gores (Tawfiq Georgios, his original name). He has a fortune estimated at $8.1 billion. He oversees more than 40 companies with assets of about $47 billion through his Los Angeles-based private equity firm, Platinum Equity. He was born in Nazareth in 1964 to a Greek father and a Lebanese mother

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-215th place: Jim Davis. He has a fortune estimated at $5.1 billion. He bought a small shoe factory in Boston in 1972 and turned it into the famous New Balance company worth $4.4 billion (in sales). He is the son of Greek immigrants

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Position 267: John Catsimatidis. He has a fortune estimated at $4.3 billion. He’s the Greek-American businessman, the supermarket billionaire, who was recently rumored to want to buy CNN. Ten years ago, he also took the mayor’s seat in New York.

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-366th place: George Argueros. He and his family, according to Forbes, have a fortune of $3.1 billion. The 86-year-old businessman is the grandson of Greek immigrants and worked in high school and college in Southern California as a newsboy and grocery clerk. His wealth comes from real estate and other investments.

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-Situation 379: John Paul DeJoria. He has a fortune estimated at $3 billion. The 79-year-old businessman of Greek-Italian descent is the founder of tequila producer Patr?n Spirits Co. And co-founder of hair care company John Paul Mitchell Systems. He was recently seen in Kavala, where he has roots, with famous actor Pierce Brosnan

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-Position 395: Brigadier General Mitropoulos. He has a fortune estimated at $2.9 billion. The 77-year-old businessman, the son of a farmer from Tripoli, is known, Forbes wrote, for saving the popular Twinkies and Hostess brands.

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