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Three Virginians are featured on Forbes’ list of ‘The Richest Person in each of America’s 50 Largest Cities,’ released for the first-time ever on Tuesday.
The wealthiest Virginian on the list is candy heiress Jacqueline Mars, who owns McLean-based Mars Inc. with her brothers, Forrest Jr. and John. Jacqueline Mars, who resides in The Plains, is worth $23.2 billion, according to Forbes.
Virginia Beach resident Winnie Johnson-Marquart also made the list with a net worth of $3.3 billion. Johnson-Marquart is an heir to the SC Johnson family fortune, a privately-held, Wisconsin-based consumer goods company with estimated sales of more than $9 billion.
Bruce C. Gottwald also is featured on Forbes’ report, with a net worth of $580 million. The Richmond-resident was chairman of NewMarket for two decades before retiring in 2014. The Richmond-based company primarily serves the petroleum additives industry.
The richest person on Forbes’ report is Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates, who has a net worth of $77.2 billion. Mark Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, also was on the list with a net worth of $42.6 billion.
