Billionaires Born in Massachusetts

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth

1. 1Michael BloombergBoston · American businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City$55.5B
2. 2Sheldon AdelsonBoston · American businessman (1933–2021)$34.8B
3. 3Jim SimonsNewton · American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)$23.5B
4. 4Abigail JohnsonBoston · American businesswoman, business executive, heiress, billionaire$15.6B
5. 5Robert KraftBrookline · American businessman and philanthropist (born 1941)$13.8B
6. 6Jeff GreeneWorcester · Real estate billionaire$9B
7. 7Nathan BlecharczykWest Roxbury · American businessman & Co-founder of Airbnb$8.7B
8. 8Edward Johnson, IIIMilton · American investor and businessperson (1930–2022)$7.8B
9. 9Jeffrey LurieBoston · American football owner, CEO, film producer$7.6B
10. 10Reed HastingsBoston · American entrepreneur and education philanthropist$6.3B
11. 11Jim DavisBoston · American businessman and chairman of New Balance$5.2B
12. 12Sumner RedstoneBoston · American businessman and media magnate (1923-2020)$5.2B
13. 13Alan TreflerBoston · American businessman$4.2B
14. 14Brian ShethActon · American business executive$2.2B
15. 15Drew HoustonActon · American Internet entrepreneur$1.04B
16. 16Robert Warren MillerQuincy · American-born British billionaire and entrepreneur$1B
17. 17Bhumibol AdulyadejMount Auburn Hospital · former King of Thailand (1927–2016)$1B
18. 18Charles RevsonPublic company founderSomerville · American-Canadian businessman (Revlon)Undisclosed
19. 19Dennis CrowleyTech founderMedway · American internet entrepreneurUndisclosed
20. 20Harold StanleyPublic company founderGreat Barrington · American businessmanUndisclosed
21. 21Godfrey Lowell CabotPublic company founderBoston · American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1861–1962)Undisclosed
22. 22James H. Gray, Sr.Public company founderWestfield · American politicianUndisclosed
23. 23Brad MattsonPublic company founderNorwood · American engineer and entrepreneur (born 1954)Undisclosed
24. 24Walter GilbertPublic company founderBoston · American biochemistUndisclosed
25. 25Cliff BleszinskiTech founderNorth Andover · American video game designerUndisclosed
26. 26George H. W. BushPublic company founderMilton · 41st President of the United States (1989–1993)Undisclosed
27. 27Vannevar BushPublic company founderEverett · American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890–1974)Undisclosed
28. 28Robert GreenbergPublic company founderBoston · American businessmanUndisclosed
29. 29Hiram SibleyPublic company founderNorth Adams · American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist; co-founder and President of Western Union (1807-1888)Undisclosed
30. 30Richard EganPublic company founderMilton · American businessman, political fundraiser and US Ambassador to IrelandUndisclosed
31. 31Oliver ChacePublic company founderSwansea · American businessman (1769–1852)Undisclosed
32. 32Roger AltmanPublic company founderBrookline · American investment banker, private equity investor, and former United States Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryUndisclosed
33. 33Daniel B. WessonPublic company founderWorcester · American gunsmith (1825–1906)Undisclosed
34. 34Doug CarlstonTech founderBoston · American chief executiveUndisclosed
35. 35Horace SmithPublic company founderCheshire · American gunsmith, inventor, and businessman, Smith & Wesson founder (1808–1893)Undisclosed
36. 36William Crapo DurantPublic company founderBoston · American automotive businessman (1861–1947)Undisclosed
37. 37Willard RockwellPublic company founderBoston · American businessman (1888–1978)Undisclosed
38. 38John Wesley EmersonPublic company founderPepperell · Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1832–1899)Undisclosed
39. 39Alex RigopulosTech founderBoxford · American chief executive and video game producerUndisclosed
40. 40Alfred E. HuntPublic company founderEast Douglas · American businessman (1855-1899)Undisclosed
41. 41Arthur Vining DavisPublic company founderSharon · American businessmanUndisclosed
42. 42David Shannon MorseTech founderLexington · Co-founder of Amiga Corporation (1943-2007)Undisclosed
43. 43Fred KilgourTech founderSpringfield · American librarian (1914-2006)Undisclosed
44. 44Horatio GatesPublic company founderBarre · Canadian politician (1777–1834)Undisclosed
45. 45Irwin M. JacobsPublic company founderNew Bedford · American electrical engineer and philanthropistUndisclosed
46. 46Roger MarinoPublic company founderAmerican businessmanUndisclosed
47. 47Leo KahnPublic company founderMedford · businessperson (1916-2011)Undisclosed
48. 48Bob DiamondPublic company founderHolyoke · American bankerUndisclosed
49. 49Lukas BiewaldTech founderBoston · American businessman and entrepreneurUndisclosed
50. 50Michael BerlynTech founderBrookline · American video game designerUndisclosed
51. 51Peter Cushman JonesPublic company founderBoston · Banker, businessman and politician of Hawaii (1837–1922)Undisclosed
52. 52Robert GardnerPublic company founderBrookline · American anthropologist and documentary filmmaker (1925-2014)Undisclosed
53. 53Royal LittlePublic company founderWakefield · American businessman (1896-1989)Undisclosed
54. 54Rachel ThomasTech founderBoston · American computer scientistUndisclosed
55. 55William RosenbergPublic company founderBoston · American businessmanUndisclosed
56. 56Frederick Stark PearsonPublic company founderLowell · United States electrical engineer (1861–1915)Undisclosed
57. 57Gilbert Clifford NoblePublic company founderWestfield · American bookseller (1864–1936)Undisclosed
58. 58William RandTech founderQuincy · American map publisher (1828-1915)Undisclosed