California Billionaires

There are more California billionaires than ever, and the state of California has more billionaires than any state in America.

In fact, one of every nine billionaires in the world is a Californian, officially making California the Billionaire Capitol of the World.

Recognizing an apparent public fascination with magnates, barons, tycoons, moguls or wealthy business leaders, Californiality has compiled a list of 100 billionaires from California below.

This blog does not speculate on the net worth of billionaires in California, which changes monthly.  It is impossible for any third party to know what a billionaire's net worth is at any given time.

No individual photos, cities of residence, "rich list" rankings nor commercial business names appear here at the request of the billionaires who addressed privacy concerns in advance with the publisher of this blog.

The following list of billionaires in California is arranged alphabetically by county of residence, then by surname.

CALIFORNIA  BILLIONAIRES  LIST

Contra Costa County Billionaires

• Dave Duffield - 70 - Software tycoon - Philanthropist - Animal advocate.

Los Angeles County Billionaires

• Tom Barrack - 64 - Private equity tycoon - USC and USD alumnus.
• Nicolas Berggruen - 50 - Global investor - Public policy advocate.
• Eli Broad - 78 - Investor - Philanthropist - Arts benefactor.
• Ron Burkle - 59 - Investor - Political fundraiser - Sports franchise owner.
• Alan Casden - 65 - Real estate magnate - USC alumnus - Philanthropist.
• Do Won Chang - 56 - Retail industry CEO - Christian philanthropist.
• Jin Sook Chang - 48 - Fashion merchandiser - Christian philanthropist.
• David Geffen - 68 - Entertainment mogul - Arts/healthcare funder.
• Alec Gores - 58 - Private equity magnate - Philanthropist.
• Tom Gores - 47 - Private equity magnate - Investor - Philanthropist.
• Tamara Gustavson - 49 - Self-storage/real estate CEO - Philanthropist.
• Steven Udvar Hazy - 65 - Aircraft tycoon - UCLA alumnus - Patron.
• David Hearst - 66 - Publishing heir - Media executive.
• Barron Hilton - 83 - Hotel heir - Philanthropist - Foundation executive.
• George Joseph - 90 - Insurance business magnate.
• Bruce Karsh - 56 - Global investment tycoon - Philanthropist.
• Kirk Kerkorian - 94 - Casino/resort magnate - Venture capitalist.
• Howard Marks - 65 - Global investment management mogul - Author.
• Gary Michelson - 62 - Inventor - Patents tycoon - Philanthropist.
• Michael Milken - 65 - Financier - Philanthropist - Public policy advocate.
• David Murdock - 88 - Corporate CEO - Real estate mogul - Philanthropist.
• Jerry Perenchio - 80 - Entertainment/Media mogul - Political benefactor.
• Anthony Pritzker - 50 - Hotel heir - MBA - Investor.
• Sumner Redstone - 88 - Media magnate - Philanthropist.
• Stewart Resnick - 73 - Business CEO - Investor - Philanthropist.
• Lynda Resnick - 67 - Agriculture/retail magnate - Author - Philanthropist.
• Edward Roski - 72 - Real Estate magnate - Philanthropist - USC alumnus.
• Haim Saban - 66 - Entertainment mogul - Public policy advocate.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger - 64 - Entrepreneur - Investor - Politician.
• Patrick Soon Shiong - 59 - Pharmaceuticals mogul - UCLA alumnus.
• Steven Spielberg - 64 - Entertainment mogul - CSULB alumnus.
• Donald Sterling - 75 - Real Estate tycoon - Sports franchise owner.
• John Tu - 70 - Technology entrepreneur - Musician - Philanthropist.

Marin County Billionaires

• George Lucas - 67 - Entertainment mogul - USC alumnus - Philanthropist.
• Daniel Pritzker - 52 - Hotel heir - Musician - Investor - Philanthropist.

Orange County Billionaires

• George Argyros - 74 - Real estate investor - Former U.S. ambassador - Former U.S. Trade advisor - Philanthropist - Chapman University alumnus.
• Donald Bren - 79 - Real estate developer - Philanthropist - Educationist.
• Bill Gross - 67 - Finance investor - UCLA alumnus - Philanthropist.
• Henry Nicholas III - 52 - Investor - Philanthropist - Education advocate - Victims' rights activist - Arts patron - UCLA alumnus.
• Henry Samueli - 57 - Technology tycoon - Sports franchise owner - Philanthropist - UCLA alumnus.
• David Sun - 59 - Information technology tycoon.

San Bernardino County Billionaires

• Jack Dangermond - 66 - Software tycoon - Scientist - Cal Poly alumnus.

San Diego County Billionaires

• Charles Brandes - 68 - Equity fund investor - San Diego State alumnus.
• Irwin Jacobs - 77 - Technology tycoon - Engineer - Professor.

San Francisco County Billionaires

• Riley Bechtel - 59 - Engineering CEO - UC Davis and Stanford alumnus.
• Stephen Bechtel - 86 - Engineering magnate - Stanford alumnus.
• Marc Benioff - 47 - Software tycoon - Philanthropist - USC alumnus.
• Phoebe Hearst Cooke - 84 - Publishing/media heiress - Philanthropist.
• James Coulter - 51 - Leveraged buyouts financier - Stanford alumnus.
• Ray Dolby - 78 - Inventor - San Jose State and Stanford alumnus.
• Doris Fisher - 80 - Retail tycoon - Entrepreneur - Modern art collector.
• John Fisher - 50 - Retail heir - Stanford alumnus - Sports owner.
• Gordon Getty - 77 - Investor - SFCM alumnus/musician - Philanthropist
• William Randolph Hearst III - 62 - Media executive - Philanthropist
• Michael Moritz - 57 - Venture capitalist - Author - Philanthropist.
• Dustin Moskovitz - 27 - Internet tycoon - Technology CEO - Investor.
• Mark Pincus - 45 - Internet entrepreneur - Philanthropist.
• John Pritzker - 58 - Hotelier - Investor - Menlo College alumnus.
• Thomas Steyer - 54 - Asset manager - Stanford alumnus - Philanthropist.
• Peter Thiel - 44 - Entrepreneur - Investor - Stanford alumnus - Producer.

San Joaquin County Billionaires

• Alexander Spanos - 87 - Real estate mogul - UOP alumnus - Sportsman.

San Luis Obispo County Billionaires

• George Hearst II - 84 - Publishing heir - Media executive.

San Mateo County Billionaires

• John Arrillaga - 74 - Real estate mogul - Stanford alumnus - Patron.
• Jim Breyer - 50 - Venture capitalist - Tech investor - Stanford alumnus.
• Scott Cook - 59 - Software entrepreneur - Political patron - USC alumnus.
• Sanford Diller - 83 - Real Estate developer - Philanthropist - Hebraic activist.
• John Doerr - 60 - Venture capitalist - Investor - Presidential advisor.
• Larry Ellison - 67 -  Software mogul - Philanthropist - Racing financier.
• Ken Fisher - 60 - Money manager - Writer - Humboldt State alumnus.
• Charles Johnson - 78 - Financial services chairman.
• Rupert Johnson II - 70 - Financial services executive.
• Vinod Khosla - 56 - Venture capitalist - Stanford alumnus - Patron.
• Gordon Moore - 82 - Tech mogul - Berkeley & Caltech alumnus - Patron.
• George Roberts - 68 - Financier - Claremont-McKenna and UC Hastings alumnus.
• Eric Schmidt - 56 - Tech executive - Environmentalist - Political activist
• Charles Schwab - 74 - Brokerage icon - Patron - Stanford alumnus.
• Kavitark Ram Shriram - 54 - Venture capitalist - Internet tycoon.
• Thomas Siebel - 58 - Software executive - Investor - Philanthropist.
• John A. Sobrato - 72 - Real estate developer - Santa Clara U alumnus.
• Mark Stevens - 51 - Venture capitalist - USC alumnus - Philanthropist.
• Meg Whitman - 55 - Technology executive - Politician - Philanthropist.

Santa Barbara County Billionaires

• Wendy Mc Caw - 60 - Publisher - Philanthropist - Stanford alumnus.
• Oprah Winfrey - 57 - Publisher - Philanthropist - Media mogul - Author.

Santa Clara County Billionaires

• Sergey Brin - 38 - Internet entrepreneur - Investor - Stanford alumnus.
• David Filo - 45 - Internet entrepreneur - Patron - Stanford alumnus.
• Reid Hoffman - 44 - Internet entrepreneur - Investor - Stanford alumnus.
• Laurene Powell Jobs - 47 -  Entrepreneur - Activist - Stanford alumnus.
• Larry Page - 38 - Internet entrepreneur - Investor - Stanford alumnus.
• Richard Peery - 72 - Real estate mogul - Patron - Stanford alumnus.
• Jeffrey Skoll - 46 - Internet tycoon - Film Producer - Stanford alumnus.
• Romesh Wadhwani - 64 - Software investor - Engineer.
• Jerry Yang - 42 - Internet mogul - Philanthropist - Stanford alumnus.
• Mark Zuckerberg - 27 - Internet entrepreneur - Software developer.

Shasta County Billionaires

• Archie Aldis Emmerson - 82 - Biggest private landowner in California - Timber and lumber magnate.

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There are more billionaires in California than what this list represents.  Recent heirs and minors will not be displayed here.

Missing from this list are billionaires who have recently passed away and are currently being mourned, such as Leonard Ely, Stephen Hahn, Jess Jackson, Steve Jobs and Cargill MacMillan Jr.

All together, the billionaires of California have a combined total fortune, here and abroad, of $1 trillion to continue building their Utopia in California.