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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Seven Ohioans are billionaires as of March 31, according to rankings from Forbes.
Stacker compiled a list of the wealthiest billionaires who are residents of Ohio, using the data from Forbes. Billionaires are ranked by net worth.
Les Wexner, from the Columbus suburb of New Albany and the founder of L Brands, is No. 1 with a fortune of $5.8 billion.
While the pandemic has crippled many families, 660 people became billionaires globally, growing the previous year’s number by 30%, according to Forbes data. Meanwhile, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is projected to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026.
This growth is perhaps a contributing factor to more people becoming critical of the uber-rich. Roughly 29% of Americans in 2021 say that people with personal fortunes of a billion dollars or more are a bad thing for the country, up from 23% in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center.
Industries that have produced the most billionaires are finance and investments, technology, food and drink, fashion and retail, and media and entertainment.
Below are seven of the wealthiest people in Ohio, where they live, and the source of their wealth, ranked by net worth, according to the rankings.
#7. Randolph Lerner
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Residence: Cleveland
Source of wealth: banking, credit cards
#6. Nancy Lerner
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Residence: Cleveland
Source of wealth: banking, credit cards
#5. Norma Lerner
Net worth: $1.1 billion
Residence: Cleveland
Source of wealth: banking
#4. August Troendle
Net worth: $1.5 billion
Residence: Cincinnati
Source of wealth: pharmaceutical services
#3. Clayton Mathile
Net worth: $2.3 billion
Residence: Brookville
Source of wealth: pet food
#2. Denise York & family
Net worth: $4.0 billion
Residence: Youngstown
Source of wealth: San Francisco 49ers
#1. Les Wexner & family
Net worth: $5.8 billion
Residence: New Albany
Source of wealth: retail
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