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Billionaires in Houston
There are 17 ranked billionaires in Houston in our records, with combined latest estimates of $122 billion. The richest is Jeffrey Hildebrand at $14.7 billion as of October 2026.
Ranked
17
Combined
$122B
Self-made
10
Women
4
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Richest people in Houston
| World rank | Name | Net worth | Source of wealth | Country | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | Jeffrey Hildebrand 67 Hilcorp Energy, United States | $14.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hilcorp Energy | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 231 | Richard Kinder 82 Kinder Morgan, United States | $13.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Kinder Morgan | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 247 | Dan Friedkin 61 Gulf States Toyota, Friedkin Group, United States | $12.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Gulf States Toyota, Friedkin Group | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 302 | Tilman J. Fertitta 69 Landry's, Houston Rockets, United States | $11.4B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Landry's, Houston Rockets | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 313 | Randa Williams 64 Enterprise Products, United States | $11.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 315 | Dannine Avara 52 Enterprise Products Partners, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 316 | Milane Frantz 56 Enterprise Products Partners, United States | $11.0B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 332 | Scott Duncan 43 Enterprise Products Partners, United States | $10.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Enterprise Products Partners | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 499 | Cal McNair 64 Houston Texans, United States | $7.7B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Houston Texans | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1487 | John Arnold 52 Hedge funds, United States | $2.8B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Hedge funds | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1554 | Albert Chao 77 Chemicals, building products, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals, building products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1556 | James Chao 79 Chemicals, building products, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Chemicals, building products | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1610 | Kathy Britton 57 Homebuilding, United States | $2.6B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Homebuilding | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1662 | Jim Crane 72 Logistics, baseball, United States | $2.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Logistics, baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 1750 | Leslie Alexander 83 Sports team, United States | $2.3B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Sports team | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 2615 | Ignacio Torras 61 Trading, United States | $1.5B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Trading | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
| 3239 | William Franke 89 Low-cost airlines, United States | $1.1B 15 Oct 2026, Forbes | Low-cost airlines | 🇺🇸 United States | 15 Oct 2026 Forbes |
Questions people ask
Who is the richest person in Houston?
Jeffrey Hildebrand is the richest person in Houston in the BillionaireList ranking, with a latest public estimate of $14.7 billion dated October 2026.
How many billionaires are there in Houston?
17 people associated with Houston are ranked here: their latest public estimate is above one billion dollars and dated on or after 1 September 2026. Older estimates are not counted.
Which industries do billionaires in Houston come from?
Energy and resources (7), Media and entertainment (3), Diversified (2) lead in our records.
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