Billionaires Born in Greater Manchester

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 8 people for Greater Manchester by birthplace. 1 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

8
People recorded
1
Net worth of $1B or more
$12.1B
Combined recorded net worth

Towns and townships

Bolton 2Manchester 2Failsworth 1Altrincham 1Withington 1Whitefield 1
Locations without recorded people
Middleton

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

  1. 1Jim RatcliffeFailsworth · British chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist$12.1B
  2. 2Lee ChambersTech founderBolton · British psychologist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  3. 3David Lloyd GeorgePublic company founderManchester · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922Undisclosed
  4. 4Oliver CooksonTech founderWithington · British engineerUndisclosed
  5. 5William Lever, 1st Viscount LeverhulmePublic company founderBolton · English industrialist, philanthropist, and politician (1851-1925)Undisclosed
  6. 6Cecil Howard GreenPublic company founderWhitefield · American geophysicist and businessman (1900–2003)Undisclosed
  7. 7Elihu ThomsonPublic company founderManchester · American inventor (1853–1937)Undisclosed
  8. 8Steve JacksonTech founderAltrincham · British game designerUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Internet and Software 3Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 1Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 2

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

video game industry2
electronics1
interactive entertainment1
fast-moving consumer goods1
dairy industry1
perfumery1
manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats1
manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products1
manufacture of bakery and farinaceous products1
manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations1
semiconductor industry1
calculator1

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1Manchester United plc3
  2. 2Manchester United F.C.2
  3. 3Kier Group1
  4. 4Autotrader Ltd1
  5. 5AO World1
  6. 6The AR Dept1
  7. 7Brand Addition1
  8. 8Merchr1
  9. 9Orbital Education1
  10. 10Metropolitan-Vickers1
  11. 11Manchester City F.C.1
  12. 12No More Robots1

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