Bio Number |
0012 |
 |
| Name |
Sheldon
Adelson |
| Net
Worth (7 March 2012) |
US$24.9
billion |
| Citizenship |
USA |
| Residence |
USA
(Las Vegas, NV) |
| Inherited
/ Self-made |
Self-made |
| Industry |
Gambling/Leisure |
| Source |
casinos,
hotels |
| Occupation |
Chairman
and CEO
(Las Vegas Sands Corp.,) |
| Trivia |
Son
of Jewish parents (mother emigrated to USA from Ukraine
and father from Lithuania).
Cabdriver's
son borrowed $200 from uncle to sell newspapers at age 12.
Won
coveted Singapore gaming license last year
Since
2001 Adelson has suffered from peripheral neuropathy and
has relied on a cane to walk. |
| Age /
Date of Birth |
78yo
(born August 1, 1933) |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
City
College of NY (drop out) |
| Marital
Status |
1.
Married
from ?-1988
to Sandra (age ?) - divorced.
2.
Married
1991-current to Miriam Ochsorn
(age ?) -
after meeting her on a blind date in 1989. |
| Children |
5
children, including ...
1.
Mitchell (died in 2005 of a drug overdose).
2.
Gary |
| Net Worth
(2012) / Rankings |
$24.9
billion (USA (men) #6; World #14) |
| Net Worth
(2011) / Rankings |
$23.3
billion (USA (men) #4; World #16) ... up $14 billion this
year! |
| Net Worth
(2010) / Rankings |
$9.3
billion (World #73) |
| Net Worth
(2009) / Rankings |
$3.4
billion (World #178) ... lost $22.6 billion last year! |
| Net Worth
(2008) / Rankings |
$26.0
billion (USA (men) #3; World #12) |
| Net Worth
(2007) / Rankings |
$26.5
billion (USA (men) #3; World #6) |
| Net Worth
(2006) / Rankings |
$16.1
billion (USA (men) #5) |
| Net Worth
(2005) / Rankings |
$15.6
billion (USA (men) #9) |