Forbes: New Jersey's 8 Billionaires Named To Annual List

Yes, that's billionaires. With a B.

Eight New Jersey billionaires were named to Forbes' annual list.
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03/06/2019 1:42 p.m.

And there are eight of them in New Jersey, according to Forbes' 33rd annual list of the wealthiest people in the world.

The ranking includes 2,153 people -- down 55 from last year -- who altogether are worth $8.7 trillion. With a T.

The wealthiest person in the world is Amazon's Jeff Bezos, $131 billion, topping Bill Gates who is worth $96.5 billion. The youngest on the list is Kylie Jenner, who is 21 years old and worth $1 billion.

New Jersey's billionaires are:

John Overdeck of Millburn: $6.1 billion
Rocco Commisso of Saddle River: $4.5 billion
Peter Kellogg of Short Hills: $3.4 billion
Leon G. Cooperman of Short Hills: $3 billion
Larry Robbins of Alpine: $1.9 billion
Melih Abdulhayoglu of Clifton: $1.8 billion
Duncan MacMillan of Princeton: $1.1 billion
Michael Price of Far Hills: $1.1 billion

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