Forbes Fictional Fifteen is an article compiled by Michael Noer and Dan Ackman on September 2, 2002. The article pays homage to some of the most notoriously rich pop-culture characters of the 20th (and 21st) century. Forbes provided each character with a short biography and statistics including their age, worth, and location. In 2005, Michael Noer and David M. Ewalt produced an updated list of fifteen characters, including ten of the original fifteen

The Top Fifteen (2002 list)

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1.Santa Claus

Age: 1,600 years plus
Source: Toys
Net Worth: $100 billion
Hometown: New York City; North Pole, Finland
Marital Status: Married, no children

2.Richie Rich

Age: 13
Source: Inheritance, conglomerates
Net Worth: $24.7 billion
Hometown: Richville
Marital Status: Single

3.Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks

Age: 52
Source: Defense Industries
Net Worth: $10 Billion
Hometown: New York
Marital Status: Divorced, 1 child

4.Scrooge McDuck

Age: 80
Source: Mining
Net Worth: $8.2 Billion
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland; Duckburg
Marital Status: Single

5.Thurston J. Howell III

Age: 60
Source: Howell Industries
Net Worth: $8 Billion
Hometown: Pacific Island
Marital Status: Married, no children

6.Willy Wonka

Age: 63
Source: Candy
Net Worth: $8 Billion
Hometown: Kent, England
Marital Status: Single

7. Bruce Wayne

Age: 38
Source: Inheritance; Software
Net Worth: $6.3 Billion
Hometown: Gotham City
Marital Status: Single

8.Lex Luthor

Age: 40
Source: Technology
Net Worth: $4.7 Billion
Hometown: Metropolis
Marital Status: Single

9.J.R. Ewing

Age: 48
Source: Oil
Net Worth: $2.8 Billion
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Marital Status: Married

10.Auric Goldfinger

Age: 51
Source: Gold, Commodities Training
Net Worth: $1.2 Billion
Hometown: Miami, FL
Marital Status: Single

11.Montgomery Burns

Age: 104
Source: Energy
Net Worth: $1 Billion
Hometown: Springfield, U.S.A.
Marital Status: Single,1 child

12.Charles Foster Kane

Age: 62
Source: Media
Net Worth: $1 Billion
Hometown: Xanadu, Florida
Marital Status: Twice divorced

13.Cruella De Vil

Age: 65
Source: Inheritance
Net Worth: $875 Million
Hometown: London
Marital Status: Single

14.Gordon Gekko

Age: 44
Source: Investments
Net Worth: $650 Million
Hometown: New York City
Marital Status: Married, 1 child

15.Jay Gatsby

Age: 23
Source: Racketeering
Net Worth: $600 Million
Hometown: West Egg, N.Y.
Marital Status: Single

External links

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Forbes Article "Forbes Fifteen Richest Characters", article written by Michael Noer and Dan Ackman.

2005 List

Lists of people by wealth | Monetary lists | Fictional millionaires