Ronald Owen Perelman, 64
Net worth: $10.0 billion
No. 28 on Forbes' 400 richest Americans
Here's a guy whose path to superwealth one can almost respect: a self-made investor who has earned billions by purchasing failing corporations and turning them around for enormous profits. If only his salvaging skills extended to failing relationships: Four expensive divorces have cost him close to $100 million. As if he's even noticed.
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