The Cubans – $3.9B
We dare you to give us a bigger name in Hollywood than Mark Cuban. You can’t! This entertainment mogul owns just about everything from film studios to a team on the NBA. If you ask us, nothing makes us admire him more than the fact that he comes from a working-class family. His success was built on his early investments in systems and software. However, he eventually found more success in Hollywood when he founded the film company called 2929 Entertainment. Among the first projects of the company was the film Good Night, and Good Luck. It was an indie darling and bagged six Academy Award nominations. His wealth grew some more after smart investments in documentaries, film projects, and the Dallas Mavericks. He now offers advice on the television series called Shark Tank.
The Cubans = $3.9B
The Dorrances – $17.1B
It might sound a little bizarre, but the Dorrances basically invented soup. It was in 1897 that John Dorrance came up with a formula for the condensation of soup, which launched him into industry stardom. If you ever fell sick at home and heated a can of Campbell’s, you should thank the Dorrances. After all, they are the owners of Campbell’s Soup! Generations after generations have passed, and there are now eleven family members in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the company. Pepperidge Farms, V8, and Prego are all subsidiaries as well. The patriarch’s grandkids and great-grandson are members of the board now. Charlotte, his granddaughter, went into retirement in 2014. Meanwhile, another grandchild called Ippy opted to renounce his American citizenship for Irish citizenship. He even sold his ten percent company shares and left it for good.
The Dorrances – $17.1B
