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
-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
–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.
-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.
-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
-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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