Houston billionaires Richard Kinder and Jeffrey Hildebrand were once again among the top 100 on Forbes’ magazines Richest People in America list.
However, Landry’s Inc. CEO Tilman Fertitta is new to the list. Of the 13 total Houstonians on the most recent Forbes 400 list, Fertitta was the only one who didn’t make the previous list.
All of the Houstonians on the list have a net worth of more than $1 billion.
Click on the image at right to see a slideshow of the Houstonians on the list.
Houston’s richest man again is Richard Kinder, chairman and CEO of Kinder Morgan Inc. (NYSE: KMI). His net worth increased to $9.4 billion, up from $6.4 billion as of the previous list. Kinder now is the No. 36 richest person in America, up from No. 46 on the previous list.
Four of the richest Houstonians on the list are in the same family. Houston oilman Dan Duncan’s heirs, Dannine Avarara, Scott Duncan, Milana Frantz and Randa Williams, all tie for the No. 72 position on the list, and each is worth $4.7 billion.
Bill Gates is No. 1 yet again, and 46 Texas billionaires made the list.
Click here to see the full Forbes 400 list.