Philanthropists from Texas

Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as of April 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$809 billion.

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1992)

First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she attended Duke University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in computer science and economics and an MBA. She joined Microsoft in 1987 as a multimedia product developer. In the same year, she began dating the company's co-founder and then-chief executive Bill Gates, whom she married in 1994 and divorced in 2021. They have three children together.

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

American football executive (1927-2018)

American financier and philanthropist

American hotelier and philanthropist

American banker

American businessman and philanthropist (1816-1900)