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David McMurtry

Entrepreneur · born March 5, 1940 · died 2024

$1.3Bolder estimate, as of December 2024 · Forbes

About

Sir David Roberts McMurtry was an Irish billionaire businessman, who was the co-founder and executive chairman of Renishaw plc, the UK's largest supplier of metrology equipment. As of December 2024, his net worth was estimated at US$1.3 billion.

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Milestones, by age

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~61Named Knight Bachelor2001
~71Received the Fellow of the Royal Society2011

Reported wealth

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As of	Estimate	Source
December 2024	$1.3B	Forbes · current

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David McMurtry (Q5237441) · Wikidata
David McMurtry · Wikipedia
David McMurtry — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2024

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Bernard Arnault

Entrepreneur · LVMH · retail

1949 · France

$103Bolder estimate, as of July 2019 · Forbes

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault is a French businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods company.

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Bernard Arnault (Q32055) · Wikidata
Bernard Arnault · Wikipedia
Bernard Arnault — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2019

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Élisabeth Badinter

Author

1944 · France

$1.8Bolder estimate, as of 2012 · Forbes

French author, historian, and professor

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Élisabeth Badinter (Q274309) · Wikidata
Élisabeth Badinter — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2012

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Konstantin Nikolaev

Entrepreneur

1971

$1.2Bolder estimate, as of 2019 · Forbes

Konstantin Yuryevich Nikolaev is an international businessman and former co-owner N-Trans, Globaltrans, the largest private rail operator in Russia, CIS, and the Baltic states and Global Ports. He is under sanctions by Ukraine.

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Konstantin Nikolaev (Q56307440) · Wikidata
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Konstantin Nikolaev — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2019

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Morris Kahn

Entrepreneur

1930–2026 · Israel

$1.1Breported estimate as of August 2025 · Forbes

Morris Kahn was an Israeli billionaire businessman. He was the founder of Golden Pages Israel, Amdocs, the Aurec Group, Coral World and other companies. Through Coral World, he founded several marine parks around the world, including an underwater observatory in Eilat, Israel.

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Morris Kahn (Q1948502) · Wikidata
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Morris Kahn — Forbes net worth (stated on Wikipedia) · Forbes · 2025

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Eva Mendes

Entrepreneur

1974 · United States

Eva de la Caridad Méndez, known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American former actress. Her acting career began in the late 1990s with a series of roles in films such as Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998) and Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000).

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Madison Beer

Actor

1999 · United States

Madison Elle Beer is an American singer-songwriter and television personality. Beer first gained media attention after Justin Bieber posted a link to her cover of "At Last" in 2012, when she was 13 years old. In 2018, she released her debut extended play (EP), As She Pleases.

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Madison Beer (Q15059490) · Wikidata
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