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Jim Walton

1948 - Today

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James Carr Walton (born June 7, 1948) is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of May 2025, Walton is the 12th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$114.1 billion according to Forbes. He is the youngest son of Sam Walton. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Walton is the 420th most popular businessperson, the 5,428th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,037th in 2019) and the 134th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Jim Walton ranks 420 out of 847. Before him are Mikimoto Kōkichi, Gustav Wiederkehr, Lawrence Stroll, Ivy Lee, Stafford Beer, and Frédéric Vasseur. After him are David Geffen, Choi Soon-sil, John Munro Longyear, Clayton Christensen, William R. Orthwein, and David Baszucki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jim Walton ranks 355. Before him are Ted Nugent, Giuseppe Petrocchi, Stefania Casini, Gioconda Belli, Lulu, and Aleksandr Baryshnikov. After him are Felix Kulov, Norbert Lammert, Rick James, Meir Shalev, Bernard Dietz, and Claude Le Roy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Walton ranks 5,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Cotton Mather (1663), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Anna Faris (1976), James Longstreet (1821), Gloria Foster (1933), and Jack Arnold (1916). After him are Maurice Cheeks (1956), Maude Adams (1872), Swoosie Kurtz (1944), Ishi (1860), Douglas Preston (1956), and Elizabeth Perkins (1960).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Jim Walton ranks 134. Before him are Allen Klein (1931), Alan Lomax (1915), Robert Monroe (1915), John Elkann (1976), Reed Hastings (1960), and Ivy Lee (1877). After him are David Geffen (1943), John Munro Longyear (1850), Clayton Christensen (1952), William R. Orthwein (1881), Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), and Armand Hammer (1898).

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