Tennessee Billionaires: Frist, Haslam, Smith, Ingram, and Yarbrough Among State's Richest
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Thomas Frist Jr. and family ranked #32 with a net worth of $22.6 billion. Frist founded Hospital Corp. of America in 1968 and took it public again in 2011.
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Jimmy Haslam, brother of former TN governor Bill Haslam, ranked #99 with $8.7 billion net worth. He is chairman of Pilot Flying J and co-owner of the Cleveland Browns.
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Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, tied at #184 with $5.7 billion net worth. He recently stepped down as CEO after 50 years leading the company.
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Martha Ingram and family came in at #273 with $4.2 billion net worth. She took over Ingram Industries after husband's death in 1995.
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Jon Yarbrough, founder of Video Gaming Technologies, ranked #314 with $3.6 billion net worth. He sold his company to an Australian firm in 2014 for $1.3 billion.