And four of them have only gotten richer.
The residents on the Forbes 400, the definitive list of the richest people in the nation, are worth $4.5 trillion in total, tying the 2021 record, according to the business outlet.
The Virginia billionaires on the list are:
- 19. Jacqueline Mars, of The Plains, Fauquier County. Mars is an American heiress and investor whose net worth is $38.9 billion. She is 83 years old
- 76. Pamela Mars, fourth generation of the Mars family who is worth $9.7 billion. She is 63 years old
- 238. Winifred J. Marquart, who has ties to Virginia Beach, is the great-great-granddaughter of SC Johnson, the company's founder. She is worth $4.8 billion. She is 64 years old
- 295. Daniel D’Aniello, of Vienna, is the cofounder and chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm in Washington, D.C. He is worth $3.8 billion, and is 77 years old.
- 345. William Conway Jr., of McLean, is worth $3.3 billion. He is the co-executive chairman of the board and founder of the Carlyle Group, and is 74 years old
Click here for the complete 2023 Forbes 400 list.
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