American money managers

Warren Edward Buffett is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.

George Soros is a Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist. As of May 2025, he has a net worth of US$7.2 billion, having donated more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, of which $15 billion has already been distributed, representing 64% of his original fortune. In 2020, Forbes called Soros the "most generous giver" in terms of percentage of net worth.

American fraudster and financier (1938–2021)

American businessman

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal (1998), Palantir Technologies (2003), and Founders Fund (2005), he was also the first outside investor in Facebook (2004). According to The New York Times, as of December 2025, Thiel's estimated net worth stood at US$27.5 billion, placing him among the 100 richest individuals in the world.

American businessman (1924–2023)

American economist and investor (1894-1976)

American mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)

American Billionaire Business Person and Board Member, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock

American billionaire hedge fund manager

American writer

American stock trader (1877–1940)

American investor and money manager (1929–2019)

American businessman and motivational speaker

American businessman and investor

American commodities trader (1934–2013)

American investor, mutual fund manager

American entrepreneur, economist and author

American businessman (1907–2004)

Michael James Burry is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and licensed physician. He founded the hedge fund Scion Capital, which later went by the name Scion Asset Management. In November 2025, Burry announced he was shutting down Scion Asset Management; he then launched the Substack newsletter Cassandra Unchained on November 23.

American businessman

William Albert Ackman is an American billionaire hedge fund manager who is the founder and chief executive of Pershing Square Capital Management, an investment management company. He has been described as an activist investor. As of April 2026, Ackman's net worth was estimated at $8 billion by Bloomberg.

American businessman and convicted felon

American businessman

American family office manager

American mathematician

American billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1968)

American investor and businesswoman; CEO of Ark Invest

American finance and investment writer

American businessman

American businessman (born 1949)

American businessman and art collector (1903-2010)

American businessman

American businessman (b. 1946)

American stockbroker, television personality, author

American businessman

American hedge fund manager and philanthropist

American educator and economist

American value investor and money manager

American financier; Chairman, BP Capital Management (1928-2019)

American investment manager at Goldman Sachs

American hedge fund manager and investor

American banker, businessman, investor, and amateur mathematician

American businessman and investor

American investor and businessperson (1930–2022)

American hedge fund manager

former commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration and chairman of the Federal Thrift Retirement Investment Board

American banker

U.S.-American money manager

American commodities speculator

American businessman

French art collector and banker (1898–1979)

Australian-American sociologist, author, and financial journalist

American money manager

American billionaire

American businessman

American financial writer (1873–1934)

American businessman

American businessman

American investment adviser & analyst