The Dolans – $5.7B
It does not get any better than The Wire, Game of Thrones, and Mad Men. Who do these TV shows have in common? The answer is none other than Charles Dolan, a media mogul. He is the person who founded HBO during the early ‘70s. He eventually created Cablevision, his flagship firm, and later founded cable channels like IFC, the Sundance Channel, and AMC. Although he no longer owns HBO nor Cablevision, we can’t deny how big of an impact he had on the entertainment industry. His kids have since bought major sports teams like the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Indians. One of his sons is now a news network president, while another is the chairman of the Madison Square Garden Company.
The Dolans – $5.7B
The Bechtels – $3.3B
The Bechtels have made a fortune from their highly successful construction company, the Bechtel Corporation. It was founded more than a century ago by Warren Bechtel, a cattle farmer. After a couple of decades, Bechtel was already making railroads across the country! However, the biggest moneymaker of the firm is none other than a historic project we all know of. We are referring to the erection of the Hoover Dam during the ‘30s. Soon enough, the Bechtels were making pipelines, malls, metros, and even nuclear reactors on an international level. The current owner is Stephen Bechtel Jr., who is the grandson of the original owner. He is now in charge of the day-to-day operations with Riley, his own son.
The Bechtels – $3.3B
