South Florida's Richest

South Florida CEO,  Nov, 2007  by Oriane Lluch

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Being a millionaire is no longer enough to make the Forbes 400 Richest People in America list. Nowadays it's all billionaires--and 16 of them live in South Florida. Most are self-made.

FORBES                         NET WORTH     WHERE THE MONEY CAME
RANK    NAME                   ($ BILLIONS)  FROM

 31     John Kluge             $9.5          Metromedia
 55     Micky Arison           $5.8          Carnival Corp.
165     Malcolm Glazer &       $2.5          Zapata Corp., investments
           family
165     H. Wayne Huizenga      $2.5          Viacom
204     Phillip Frost          $2.2          Ivax, Teva Pharmaceuticals
220     S. Daniel Abraham      $2.1          Slim-Fast
239     William Koch           $2.0          Oil/Gas, Oxbow
261     George Lindemann &     $1.9          Verizon Communications,
          family                               Investments
271     Jorge Perez            $1.8          The Related Group
271     Arthur Williams Jr.    $1.8          Citigroup
286     Edmund Ansin           $1.7          Sunbeam Television Corp.
286     Bharat Desai & family  $1.7          Syntel Inc.
286     Wilbur Ross Jr.        $1.7          W.L. Ross & Co.
297     Fred DeLuca            $1.6          Subway
361     James Clark            $1.4          Netscape
380     Michael Heisley Sr.    $1.3          Heico Corp.

FORBES
RANK    NAME                   RESIDENCE

 31     John Kluge             Palm Beach
 55     Micky Arison           Bal Harbour
165     Malcolm Glazer &       Palm Beach
          family
165     H. Wayne Huizenga      Fort Lauderdale
204     Phillip Frost          Miami
220     S. Daniel Abraham      Palm Beach
239     William Koch           Palm Beach
261     George Lindemann &     Palm Beach
          family
271     Jorge Perez            Miami
271     Arthur Williams Jr.    Palm Beach
286     Edmund Ansin           Miami Beach
286     Bharat Desai & family  Fisher Island
286     Wilbur Ross Jr.        Palm Beach
297     Fred DeLuca            Fort Lauderdale
361     James Clark            Palm Beach
380     Michael Heisley Sr.    Jupiter Island

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