Billionaires Born in New York

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 171 people for New York by birthplace. 50 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

171
People recorded
50
Net worth of $1B or more
$522.78B
Combined recorded net worth

Cities

Locations without recorded people

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth · Top 100

  1. 1Mark ZuckerbergWhite Plains · American Internet entrepreneur$69.8B
  2. 2Jeff YassThe Bronx · U.S.-American money manager$65.7B
  3. 3Larry EllisonThe Bronx · American internet entrepreneur and businessman (born 1944)$62.5B
  4. 4Henry SamueliBuffalo · American businessman$27.7B
  5. 5Israel EnglanderNew York City · American hedge fund manager$18.9B
  6. 6Carl IcahnFar Rockaway · American businessman$17.4B
  7. 7Leonard LauderUpper West Side · American billionaire, philanthropist, art collector$14.6B
  8. 8Alexander C. KarpNew York City · businessman, author$14.3B
  9. 9Ray DalioJackson Heights · American billionaire hedge fund manager$14B
  10. 10Steven A. CohenGreat Neck Peninsula · American hedge fund manager and philanthropist$12.9B
  11. 11Ralph LaurenThe Bronx · American fashion designer (born 1939)$12.7B
  12. 12Donald NewhouseNew York City · American businessman$11.8B
  13. 13Arthur BlankSunnyside · American businessman and sports team owner$11.4B
  14. 14John PaulsonQueens · American family office manager$9.8B
  15. 15Kenneth LangoneRoslyn Heights · American businessman$9.3B
  16. 16Brian CheskyNiskayuna · American businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb$9.2B
  17. 17Bill AckmanChappaqua · American billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1966)$9.1B
  18. 18Bruce KovnerBrooklyn · American billionaire$9B
  19. 19Leonard N. SternNew York City · American businessman$8.3B
  20. 20David SiegelThe Bronx · American computer scientist, hedge fund manager, and philanthropist$8B
  21. 21David GeffenBrooklyn · American businessman$7.8B
  22. 22Chase Coleman, IIIFounder, Tiger Global Management$7.1B
  23. 23Tom GolisanoIrondequoit · American businessman$6.5B
  24. 24Herb SimonNew York City · American businessman (born 1934)$6.5B
  25. 25Thomas SecundaBethpage · American businessman$5.7B
  26. 26James CoulterBuffalo · American businessman$5.4B
  27. 27Thomas TullEndwell · American film producer$5.3B
  28. 28Steve FeinbergThe Bronx · American businessman$5B
  29. 29Ronald LauderNew York City · American businessman, art collector, philanthropist, political activist$4.9B
  30. 30Tyler WinklevossSouthampton · American businessman and rower$4.4B
  31. 31Cameron WinklevossSouthampton · American businessman and rower$4.4B
  32. 32Howard SchultzBrooklyn · American businessman$4.2B
  33. 33Charles ZegarNew York City · American billionaire and computer scientist$4.1B
  34. 34Meg WhitmanCold Spring Harbor · American business executive$4.1B
  35. 35Marc LoreStaten Island · entrepreneur and co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and chairman of Jet.com$4B
  36. 36Ted LeonsisBrooklyn · American businessman$3.9B
  37. 37迈克尔·乔丹Brooklyn · American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)$3.8B
  38. 38Ira RennertBrooklyn · American businessman$3.8B
  39. 39Donald TrumpJamaica Hospital Medical Center · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)$2.5B
  40. 40Vincent ViolaBrooklyn · American billionaire businessman$1.78B
  41. 41Tom SteyerNew York City · American businessman, politician, and environmentalist (born 1957)$1.6B
  42. 42Lloyd BlankfeinThe Bronx · American business executive$1.2B
  43. 43Michael SteinhardtBrooklyn · American financier, newspaper publisher, antiquities collector, philanthropist$1.1B
  44. 44NaesketchieNew York City · ENTREPRENEUR { EX}$1B
  45. 45Eli BroadThe Bronx · American businessperson and philanthropist (1933–2021)$1B
  46. 46Stephen C. Rockefeller, Jr.New York City · American businessman$1B
  47. 47Richard Stephen SacklerRoslyn · American billionaire businessman (born 1945)$1B
  48. 48Joel WienerBrooklyn · American billionaire real estate developer and landlord$1B
  49. 49Thomas DundonNew York City · American businessman$1B
  50. 50Jay-ZBrooklyn · American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur$1B
  51. 51Sky DaytonPublic company founderNew York City · American entrepreneur (born 1971)$300M
  52. 52Robert HalfPublic company founderNew York City · American human resource consultant and writer, founder of Robert Half InternationalUndisclosed
  53. 53Charles B. ClarkPublic company founderTheresa · American politician, Wisconsin (1844-1891)Undisclosed
  54. 54Lester KornPublic company founderNew York City · entrepreneurUndisclosed
  55. 55Gilbert ReidPrivate company founderNew York City · American social activist in ChinaUndisclosed
  56. 56Ken LevineTech founderFlushing · American video game developerUndisclosed
  57. 57Diane GreenePublic company founderRochester · American computer scientistUndisclosed
  58. 58Christopher RuddyPublic company founderMineola · American journalistUndisclosed
  59. 59Joel GlazerPublic company founderRochester · American sports executiveUndisclosed
  60. 60Frank GannettPublic company founderBristol · founder of the media corporation Gannett Company, Inc (1876-1957)Undisclosed
  61. 61George Herman BabcockPublic company founderUnadilla Forks · American inventor (1832–1893)Undisclosed
  62. 62George A. HormelPublic company founderBuffalo · American businessman (1860–1946)Undisclosed
  63. 63Alan EdelmanTech founderBrooklyn · American mathematician and computer scientistUndisclosed
  64. 64James Henry CarpenterPublic company founderBrooklyn · American Civil War, Founder of Carpenter Technology CorporationUndisclosed
  65. 65Perry ChenTech founderNew York City · American Internet entrepreneurUndisclosed
  66. 66Howard MarksPublic company founderNew York City · American businessman (b. 1946)Undisclosed
  67. 67Sherman FairchildPublic company founderOneonta · American businessman (1896–1971)Undisclosed
  68. 68William McManusPublic company founderBrunswick · American politician (1780-1835)Undisclosed
  69. 69Joseph C. WilsonPublic company founderRochester · American entrepreneur (1909–1971)Undisclosed
  70. 70A$AP FergTech founder哈莱姆区 · American rapper (born 1988)Undisclosed
  71. 71John G. TrumpPublic company founderThe Bronx · American electrical engineer (1907–1985)Undisclosed
  72. 72Tina SharkeyTech founderNew York City · American entrepreneur, investor and advisorUndisclosed
  73. 73Henry Jarvis RaymondPublic company founderLivingston County · American journalist and politician (1820–1869)Undisclosed
  74. 74Mark LyonsTech founderSchenectady · American basketball player (born 1989)Undisclosed
  75. 75James Hazen HydePublic company founderManhattan · American businessman (1876-1959)Undisclosed
  76. 76James MonacoTech founderFlushing · film critic (1942–2019)Undisclosed
  77. 77Jerome Kohlberg, Jr.Public company founderNew Rochelle · American businessman (1925–2015)Undisclosed
  78. 78Stan LeePublic company founderUpper West Side · American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)Undisclosed
  79. 79Austin BeutnerPublic company founderAmerican businessman (born 1960)Undisclosed
  80. 80Marc RandolphPublic company founderChappaqua · American tech entrepreneur and co-founder of NetflixUndisclosed
  81. 81Aneel BhusriPublic company founderPittsford · American business executiveUndisclosed
  82. 82George EastmanPublic company founderWaterville · American entrepreneur, inventor and photographer (1854–1932)Undisclosed
  83. 83Jess McMahonPublic company founderManhattan · (1882-1954) American professional wrestling and boxing promoterUndisclosed
  84. 84Bob StillerPublic company founderNew York City · American billionaireUndisclosed
  85. 85Wilson GreatbatchPublic company founderBuffalo · American engineer and inventor (1919–2011)Undisclosed
  86. 86Jeptha WadePublic company founderRomulus · American entrepreneur, daguerreotypist and portrait painter (1811-1890)Undisclosed
  87. 87Sanford I. WeillPublic company founderBrooklyn · American banker and philanthropist (born 1933)Undisclosed
  88. 88Demet MutluTech founderNew York City · Turkish businessperson (born 1981)Undisclosed
  89. 89John A. KimberlyPublic company founderTroy · American manufacturer (1838-1928)Undisclosed
  90. 90Louis UptonPublic company founderFredonia · American businesspersonUndisclosed
  91. 91Loren BrichterTech founderManhattan · American programmerUndisclosed
  92. 92Willis CarrierPublic company founderAngola · American inventor (1876–1950)Undisclosed
  93. 93Al SchwimmerPublic company founderNew York City · Israeli aerospace engineer and businessman (1917-2011)Undisclosed
  94. 94George WestinghousePublic company founderCentral Bridge · American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)Undisclosed
  95. 95Arthur TaubmanPublic company founderAstoria · American businessmanUndisclosed
  96. 96Melvil DeweyPublic company founderAdams Center · American librarian (1851–1931)Undisclosed
  97. 97Anthony E. MalkinPublic company founderNew York City · US businessmanUndisclosed
  98. 98Andy HeywardPublic company founderNew York City · American former chairman of CEO of DIC EntertainmentUndisclosed
  99. 99Michael SeibelTech founderBrooklyn · American businessperson (1982-)Undisclosed
  100. 100Estée LauderPublic company founderCorona · American businesswoman (1906–2004)Undisclosed

Technology Sectors

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Apollo Global Management6
  2. 2Tiffany & Co.4
  3. 3TKO Group Holdings4
  4. 4Alcoa4
  5. 5Moelis & Company4
  6. 6BlackRock4
  7. 7Morgan Stanley4
  8. 8Kohlberg Kravis Roberts3
  9. 9American Express3
  10. 10WeWork3
  11. 11Lehman Brothers3
  12. 12Sirius XM Rad3
  13. 13Equitable Holdings3
  14. 14Kodak3
  15. 15Evercore Partners3
  16. 1621st Century Fox3
  17. 17Lazard3
  18. 18Paramount Global3
  19. 19Barnes & Noble3
  20. 20Blackstone Inc.3
  21. 21S&P Global Ratings2
  22. 22Coty2
  23. 23Cushman & Wakefield2
  24. 24Estée Lauder Companies2
  25. 25Vimeo2
  26. 26Hess Corporation2
  27. 27Ralph Lauren Corporation2
  28. 28News Corporation2
  29. 29Goldman Sachs2
  30. 30Pfizer2

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.