4 Western Michigan Residents Top Forbes Richest People List

GRAND RAPIDS ? Four Western Michigan residents are the richest people in the state, according to Forbes magazine, amassing some $12.5 billion on total wealth during 2011.

Amway Co-Founder Richard DeVos, 86, is Michigan?s richest man, at $5 billion in net worth (No. 205), Hank and Doug Meijer are worth $4.9 billion (No. 216) and Ronda Stryker, 57, $2.5 billion, good for No. 491.

Other Michigan billionaires on the list include :

491. Alfred Taubman, Bloomfield Hills, $2.5 billion, 88, real estate

521. Michael & Marian Ilitch, Bingham Farms, $2.4 billion, 82, pizza

854. Dan Gilbert, Franklin, $1.5 billion, 50, Quicken Loans

854. Manuel Moroun & family, Grosse Pointe Shores, $1.5 billion, 84, transportation

960. Manoj Bhargava, Farmington Hills, $1.3 billion, 58, 5-hour Energy

1015. John Brown, Portage, $1.2 billion, 77. Stryker

1015. William Clay Ford Sr., Grosse Pointe Shores, $1.2 billion, 87, Ford

1015. Jon Stryker, Kalamazoo, $1.2 billion, 53, Stryker

1075. Roger Penske, Birmingham, $1.1 billion, 75, cars

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