Greenwich's Ray Dalio was the highest ranking billionaire in the state of Connecticut, coming in at No. 48 overall. Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates in Westport, is worth $15.6 billion, Forbes said.
Fellow hedge-fund manager Steve Cohen of Greenwich was second in Connecticut and No. 72 overall with a net worth of $12.7 billion, Forbes reported.
Other Fairfield County residents to make the list were:
- Thomas Peterffy of Greenwich, No. 88, $11.1 billion
- Paul Tudor Jones II of Greenwich, No. 308, $4.7 billion
- Peter Buck of Danbury, No. 435, $3.5 billion
- Andreas Halvorsen of Darien, No. 549, $3.1 billion
- Stephen Mandel Jr. of Greenwich, No. 688, $2.5 billion
- C. Dean Metropoulos of Greenwich, No. 722, $2.4 billion
- Lucy Stitzer of Greenwich, No. 1198, $1.5 billion
- Mario Gabelli of Greenwich, No. 1,275, $1.4 billion
- William Berkley of Greenwich, No. 1,577, $1.1 billion
- William E. Macaulay of Greenwich, No. 1,694, $1 billion
- Robert Citrone of Fairfield, No. 1,694, $1 billion
Microsoft founder Bill Gates once again topped the list with an estimated worth of $75 billion.
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