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Waltons, Warren Stephens, Johnelle Hunt Make Forbes 400 List of Richest in America

By Arkansas Business Staff
9/24/2010 10:41:48 AM

Four Arkansans and six more with close Arkansas ties are on the latest edition of the Forbes 400, which ranks the richest people in America and was released this week.

Arkansans on the list are:

  • No. 7: Jim Walton of Bentonville, 62, worth $20.1 billion, source of income -- Wal-Mart, ranks 15th on Forbes list of world billionaires.
  • No. 9: S. Robson Walton, of Bentonville, 66, $19.7 billion, Wal-Mart, 18th on list of world billionaires.
  • No. 144: Warren Stephens of Little Rock, 53, $2.5 billion, Stephens Inc., 316th on list of world billionaires.
  • No. 332: Johnelle Hunt of Fayetteville, 78, $1.2 billion, J.B. Hunt Transportation, No. 828 on list of world billionaires.

Also making the Forbes 400 are:

  • No. 4: Christy Walton, Jackson, Wyo., $24 billion, Wal-Mart.
  • No. 8: Alice Walton, Fort Worth, Texas, $20 billion, Wal-Mart.
  • No. 98 (tie): Ann Walton Kroenke, Columbia, Mo., $3.2 billion, Wal-Mart.
  • No. 130 (tie): Stanley Kroenke, Columbia, Mo., $2.7 billion, sports, real estate, married to Ann Walton Kroenke.
  • No. 136: Nancy Walton Laurie, Henderson, Nev., $2.6 billion, Wal-Mart.
  • No. 182: Jerry Jones, Dallas, Texas, $2 billion, Dallas Cowboys.
Check out the full list here.