Billionaires Born in Illinois

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

1. 1Jonathan D. GrayHighland Park · American businessman$10.4B
2. 2John MorrisSpringfield · American businessman and entrepreneur$9.9B
3. 3John SallRockford · American statistician; businessman$7.5B
4. 4Herbert Kohler Jr.Chicago · American businessman (1939–2022)$7.3B
5. 5Ty WarnerChicago · American businessman$6.5B
6. 6David StewardChicago · founder of World Wide Technology (1951-)$5.8B
7. 7Joseph GrendysChicago · American billionaire whose company Koch Foods has been accused of abusive working conditions$5.3B
8. 8Anthony PritzkerChicago · American businessman$4.4B
9. 9Donald SterlingChicago · American business magnate$4.4B
10. 10Penny PritzkerChicago · American billionaire businesswoman (born 1959)$4.2B
11. 11Thomas SiebelChicago · American businessman$4.1B
12. 12Rishi ShahOak Brook · American businessman$1B
13. 13Sam ZellPublic company founderChicago · American billionaire investor (1941–2023)$5.3
14. 14Warren M. RohsenowTech founderChicago · American mechanical engineer (1921-2011)Undisclosed
15. 15Margaret IselyPublic company founderOrion · Founder of Natural Grocers (1921-1997)Undisclosed
16. 16Ed BoonTech founderChicago · American videogame producerUndisclosed
17. 17William W. GraingerPublic company founderChicago · American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1895–1982)Undisclosed
18. 18Kurt Wuckert Jr.Tech founderChicago · American Bitcoin historian, journalist, and entrepreneurUndisclosed
19. 19Kyle ArmourTech founderWinfield · EntrepreneurUndisclosed
20. 20Drew BruckerTech founderBelleville · American AI creative consultant and operator, keynote speaker, and podcast hostUndisclosed
21. 21Joshua AlbaneseTech founderChicago · American entrepreneur and search engine optimization specialistUndisclosed
22. 22Jay ObernolteTech founderChicago · American politician and video game developer (born 1970)Undisclosed
23. 23Jerry SandersPublic company founderChicago · American businessmanUndisclosed
24. 24Susan WagnerPublic company founderChicago · American businesswomanUndisclosed
25. 25Cornelius Vander StarrPublic company founderChicago · American businessman (1892-1968)Undisclosed
26. 26Elliot HandlerPublic company founderChicago · American businessman (1916-2011)Undisclosed
27. 27Harry MarkowitzPublic company founderChicago · American economist (1927–2023)Undisclosed
28. 28Bob MinerTech founderCicero · American businessman (1941-1994)Undisclosed
29. 29Ari EmanuelPublic company founderChicago · American businessman and CEO of EndeavorUndisclosed
30. 30Aaron SwartzPublic company founderHighland Park · American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013)Undisclosed
31. 31E. W. ScrippsPublic company founderRushville · American newspaper publisher (1854-1926)Undisclosed
32. 32John Francis QueenyPublic company founderChicago · Founder of Monsanto Company (1859-1933)Undisclosed
33. 33Ray KrocPublic company founderOak Park · American businessmanUndisclosed
34. 34Roy O. DisneyPublic company founderChicago · American businessman and producer, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company (1893–1971)Undisclosed
35. 35Dave NuttingTech founderRiver Forest · American video and pinball game designer (1930–2020)Undisclosed
36. 36Adrian SmithPrivate company founderChicago · American architect (born 1944)Undisclosed
37. 37Albert LucePublic company founderLa Grange · American businessman (1888-1962)Undisclosed
38. 38Arthur J. SchmittPublic company founderChicago · inventor, manufacturing genius, and philanthropist (1893-1971)Undisclosed
39. 39Bernard GoldsteinPublic company founderRock Island · American attorney and entrepreneurUndisclosed
40. 40Bruce ArtwickTech founderNorridge · American programmerUndisclosed
41. 41C. W. PostPublic company founderSpringfield · American businessman (1854-1914)Undisclosed
42. 42Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Sr.Public company founderKnoxville · American businessmanUndisclosed
43. 43Clarence W. SpicerPublic company founderEdelstein · American automotive engineer (1875-1939)Undisclosed
44. 44Elbert Henry GaryPublic company founderWheaton · American judge and businessman (1846–1927)Undisclosed
45. 45Francis S. PeabodyPublic company founderChicago · American businessman (1859-1922)Undisclosed
46. 46Wayne HuizengaPublic company founderEvergreen Park · American businessman (1937–2018)Undisclosed
47. 47Henry EngelhardtPublic company founderChicago · American businessmanUndisclosed
48. 48William R. Goodheart, Jr.Public company founderChicago · American businessmanUndisclosed
49. 49John TobiasTech founderChicago · American artist and video game designerUndisclosed
50. 50Mark RandelTech founderChicago · American computer game designerUndisclosed
51. 51Martine RothblattPublic company founderChicago · American lawyer, researcher, writer, and businesspersonUndisclosed
52. 52Arthur NielsenPublic company founderChicago · American market research entrepreneur (1897-1980)Undisclosed
53. 53Robert FriedlandPublic company founderChicago · Canadian-American businessmanUndisclosed
54. 54Robert RochePrivate company founderOak Lawn · Co-founder and a Board Member of Acorn International Inc,Undisclosed
55. 55Sam AltmanTech founderChicago · American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)Undisclosed
56. 56Scott MurphyTech founderChicago · game designerUndisclosed
57. 57Stewart KosoyTech founderChicago · Video game producer and agent (1950–2015)Undisclosed
58. 58Walt DisneyPublic company founderChicago · American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)Undisclosed
59. 59James ReadyTech founderDanville · software engineer (1949-2017)Undisclosed