Wealthiest Persons and Families

Orange County, California

Wealthiest Persons in Orange County, 2004

Name	Age	Net Worth	Residence	Source of Wealth
Bren, Donald L	72	$4.3 billion	Newport Beach	Real Estate
Nicholas, Henry Thompson III	45	$1.6 billion	Laguna Hills	Broadcom
Samueli, Henry	50	$1.4 billion	Newport Beach	Broadcom
Argyros, George Leon	67	$1.1 billion	Newport Beach	Investments
Gross, William H	60	$1.0 billion	Newport Beach	Investments
Earhart, Anne Catherine Getty	52	$775 million	Laguna Beach	Inheritance

Source: Forbes Magazine

Donald Bren's personal wealth of $4 billion makes him the wealthiest resident of Orange County and the seventh wealthiest resident in California (Lawrence Ellison of Oracle Corp., the wealthiest Californian, had $13.7 billion). He also ranks 38th among the nation's wealthiest persons (Ellison ranks 10th).

According to Forbes Magazine, California in 2004 was home to 98 persons who had a personal net worth of $550 million or more. Of these, six reside in Orange County.

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