The Walton family is the richest family in the world, their wealth inherited from Bud and Sam Walton, founders of the world's largest retailer, Walmart.[1] The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob and Alice) have consistently been in the top ten of the Forbes 400 since 2001, as were John (d. 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place after his death.
Collectively, the Waltons own over 50% of the company, and are worth a combined total of $150 billion (as of August 2013).[2] In 2010, six members of the Walton family had the same net worth as either the bottom 28% or 41% of American families combined (depending on how it is counted).[3]
Walton family tree
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Samuel Robson (Rob) Walton (b. 1944) |
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Carolyn Funk (divorced) |
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John Thomas Walton (8 October 1946 – 27 June 2005) |
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Luke Walton |
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Samuel Moore (Sam) Walton (29 March 1918 – 6 April 1992) |
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Christy Walton |
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Helen Robson Kemper (3 December 1919 - 19 April 2007) |
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Alice Louise Walton (b. 7 October 1949) |
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James Carr (Jim) Walton (b. 1948) |
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Lynne McNabb |
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Ann Walton Kroenke (b. 1949) |
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Josh Kroenke |
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James Lawrence (“Bud”) Walton (20 December 1921 – 21 March 1995) |
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Whitney Kroenke Burditt |
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Audrey Walton |
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E. Stanley Kroenke |
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Nancy Walton Laurie (b. 1952) |
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Elizabeth Paige Laurie |
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Bill Laurie |
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Walton family fortune
The Walton Family Fortune according to The Forbes 400 Richest People in America
- Christy Walton and family US$36.7 billion[4]
- Jim Walton US$34.7 billion[4]
- Alice Walton US$34.3 billion[4]
- S. Robson Walton US$34.2 billion[4]
- Ann Walton Kroenke US$4.7 billion[4]
- Nancy Walton Laurie US$4.0 billion[4]
Total US$148.6 Billion
References
- ^ "The Richest Family In The World 2011 – Worth $93 billion". The Richest.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires: Today's Ranking of the World's Richest People". 2013-08-23.
- ^ Bivens, Josh (17 July 2012). "Inequality, exhibit A: Walmart and the wealth of American families". Economic Policy Institute. Retrieved 2013-12-03. The distinction between 28% and 41% comes from excluding or including (respectively) the net indebtedness of negative-net-worth households.
- ^ a b c d e f "The World's Billionaires". Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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