The Husbands & Wives Of The Wealthiest People On Earth

Published on February 13, 2023
Although most of us will only dream about what being a millionaire or billionaire might feel like, these ultra wealthy people know exactly what it’s like. Many times, the wealthiest people in the world are married to one another. Other times, spouses that are not in the spotlight will donate time and money and head charities that benefit worthwhile causes. Here are the people married to the world’s richest individuals.

Melinda French Gates – $130.5 Billion

In 1994, Bill and Melinda Gates got married and remained together until separating in May 2021. They founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s biggest charitable organizations. Melina worked as a marketing manager and the General Manager of Information Products at Microsoft before she left in 1996 in order to focus on her family.

Melinda Gates

Melinda Gates

Priscilla Chan – $128 Billion

Former pediatrician and current philanthropist Priscilla Chan is married to Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. The pair met when they were students at Harvard and got married in 2012. Together they founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and have since donated $4 billion to various charitable causes. Chan and Zuckerberg own 18 million shares of Facebook that have a market value of $900 million.

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Miranda Kerr – $60 Million

Miranda Kerr is a former Victoria’s Secret model and Angel. She married Evan Spiegel, who is known for founding Snapchat. Kerr is one of the top earning models in the world, and along with Spiegel’s fortune, the two are doing quite alright for themselves. Kerr has also started her own skincare line called KORA Organics.

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Janet Jackson – $190 Million

Actress and pop icon Janet Jackson grew up in the public eye, performing with her brothers and eventually pursuing a successful solo career. In 2010, she met Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana and the two got married in 2012. In 2017, she gave birth to their son, but later that year the couple announced that they were going to divorce.

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Rita Wilson – $100 Million

Actress and producer Rita Wilson married actor Tom Hanks in 1988 after the pair met on the set of the film Bosom Buddies. They have two children together and live in Los Angeles and Ketchum, Idaho. Wilson is known for producing films like Mamma Mia! and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

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James Brolin – $60 Million

Actor, producer, and director James Brolin in married to Broadway and film icon Barbara Streisand. James is the father of actor Josh Brolin. He is known for working on TV shows like Marcus Welby, MD., and Life in Pieces, as well as films like Skyjacked, Westworld, and Traffic.

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Elaine Wynn – $2.2 Billion

Businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist Elaine Wynn was married to Steve Wynn, co-founder of Mirage Resorts as well as Wynn Resorts. They got married in 1963 but divorced in 1986. They got married a second time in 1991, and divorced again in 2010. Elaine now lives in the mansion they once lived together in at the Southern Highlands Golf Club.

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Amal Clooney – $50 Million

Amal Clooney is an international human rights lawyer who went to Oxford University and NYU School of Law. Some of her high profile clients include Julian Assange, Yulia Tymoshenko, and Mohamed Fahmy. She is married to George Clooney.

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Jackie Sandler – $50 Million

Model and actress Jackie Sandler is married to Adam Sandler. They met on the set of his film Big Daddy and officially tied the knot in 2003. They have two children together, who along with their mother, appear in many of Adam’s films.

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Gisele Bundchen – $400 Million

Gisele Bundchen is a supermodel who is one of the most successful models in the world. For a long period of time, she was the highest paid model in the world. She was a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 2000 through 2007. She is married to football star Tom Brady, who on his own is worth $200 million.

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Faith Hill – $165 Million

Country singer Faith Hill is one of the most successful country stars of all time, having sold over 40 million albums total. She is married to fellow country star Tim McGraw who is worth $85 million himself. This power couple got married in 1996 and has three daughters together.

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Robyn Moore Gibson – $400 Million

Actress Robyn Moore married Mel Gibson in 1980. They have six daughters and one son together. Following 26 years of marriage, they filed for divorce after Gibson’s infamous intoxicated incident in Malibu. Moore was the recipient of one of the largest divorce settlements in Hollywood history.

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Tiffany Stewart – $4 Billion

Tiffany Stewart is the wife of billionaire businessman Mark Cuban, who is the owner of basketball team Dallas Macericks as well as 2929 Productions film company. He is also one of the sharks on Shark Tank. Tiffany and Mark have a fortune of $4 billion together. They have three children, two daughters and one son.

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Heather Mills -$50 Million

Activist, entrepreneur, and former model Heather Mills married Paul McCartney in 2002. In 2006, the pair separated and after a lengthy and bitter divorce, Mills got a $50 million divorce settlement as well as $48,400 in child support.

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Kate Capshaw – $3.8 Billion

Kate Capshaw is married to director Steven Spielberg who has starred in his films including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. She has also starred in films like Love Affair, Dreamscape, Black Rain, Power, Just Cause, and The Love Letter. They have a combined net worth of $3.8 billion as well as seven children.

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Kate Capshaw – $3.8 Billion

Kate Capshaw – $3.8 Billion

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Romain Dauriac – $1.5 Million

French journalist and ad executive Romain Dauriac was married to actress Scarlet Johansson. They have one child together and were even running a business together until they divorced in 2017. They are still friends and are able to co-parent their child in a civil way.

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Salma Hayek – $200 Million

Actress Salma Hayek started her career in Hollywood in 2001 and has since appeared in many successful films. She is married to Francois-Henri Pinault, a French businessman who is the CEO of company Kering. Salma Hayek is worth $200 million, and her husband is worth a staggering $55.4 billion.

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Mellody Hobson -$2.75 Million

President of financial services firm Ariel Investments Mellody Hobson has also previously worked as the DreamWorks Animation chair. She was the first African American female to be president of the Economic Club of Chicago. Her husband is George Lucas, creator of the Indiana Jones and Star Wars franchises who is worth $7 billion. Hobson herself is worth $2.75 million.

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Camila Alves – $6 Million

Model and fashion designer Camila Alves is worth $6 million on her own. She is married to actor Matthew McConaughey, who himself is worth $140 million. The two have been married since 2006 and have two children together.

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Nick Cannon – $30 Million

Rapper, TV host, and producer Nick Cannon is best known for his work on the Nickelodeon channel as well as being a part of Wild N’ Out, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, America’s Got Talent, and The Nick Cannon Show. Cannon married Mariah Carey in 2008 and the two later divorced in 2016. He has two children with Carey as well as five other children with other women.

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Astrid Menks – $21 Million

Astrid Menks is married to Warren Buffet. They got married in 2006. Buffet was married to Susan from 1952 until 1977. Interestingly, Susan and Astrid are on great terms. Astrid Menks is worth $21 million while Buffet is worth an incredible $101 billion.

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Talulah Riley – $25 Million

Actress Talulah Riley was first linked to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2008. They officially got married in 2010 but got divorced in 2012. They got married once again in 2013, though Musk filed for divorce in 2014 before withdrawing. They finally divorced a second time in 2016.

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David Burtka – $3 Million

Actor and chef David Burtka is married to Neil Patrick Harris. Burtka had a role on Harris’ show How I Met Your Mother. The couple share two children together. Burtka opted to leave acting behind in order to become a professional chef. He studied at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena and graduated in 2009.

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Liza O’Brien – $150 Million

Liza O’Brien married Conan O’Brien in 2002. She has an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University’s School of the Arts. Her plays have been performed at The Blank Theatre, The Geffen House, The Lark Play Development Center, Unscrenned LA, Hedgebrook, and Ojai Playwrights. She also worked as a copywriter for Late Night.

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Calista Flockhart – $30 Million

Actress Calista Flockhart has starred in Ally McBeal, Supergirl, Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her, and Brothers & Sisters. She is married to fellow actor Harrison Ford, who of course is known for starring in Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and much more.

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Katharine Ross – $20 Million

Katharine Ross is married to actor Sam Elliott and has been since 1984. The two have one daughter together. Ross has appeared in films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Donnie Darko, The Graduate, and Willie Boy Is Here.

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Mavis Leno – $350 Million

Mavis Leno has been married to comedian Jay Leno since 1980. Leno was the host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from 1992 through 2010. His net worth is $350 million, and since 2014 he has been the host of Jay Leno’s Garage.

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Jillie Mack – $10 Million

Jillie Mack is an actress who has starred in shows like Frasier, Silverfox, and Magnum P.I., the set of which she met her husband, Tom Selleck. The two have been married since 1987 and have one daughter together.

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Anne Buydens – $60 Million

German born film producer and philanthropist Anne Buydens was married to Kirk Douglas from 1954 until he passed away in 2020. They had two children together, Peter Douglas and Eric Douglas, who passed away in 2004.

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Karlie Kloss – $40 Million

Karlie Kloss is a successful model who has worked for Victoria’s Secret. She has also worked to encourage women to pursue tech jobs through her organization Kode With Klossy. She married Joshua Kushner who is worth $800 million. They have a child together.

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Gauri Khan – $700 Million

Gauri Khan is the wife of Bollywood legend Shahrukh Khan, who is worth about $700 million. Gauri is a film producer and fashion designer and has worked with designers like Roberto Cavalli, Ralph Lauren, and Mukesh Ambani. They have three kids.

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Susan Downey – $20 Million

Susan Downey is a film producer who is married to Robert Downey Jr. She was the Co-President of Dark Castle Entertainment and the Executive Vice President of Product at Silver Pictures. The Downeys founded Team Downey, their own production house.

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Jada Pinkett Smith – $370 Million

Jada Pinket Smith has starred in many TV shows and films like The Matrix Reloaded, The Nutty Professor, Magic Mike XXL, and Madagascar. She is married to Will Smith, who is worth $350 million, and Jada Pinkett Smith is worth $20 million. They have two kids together, Willow and Jaden Smith.

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Catherine Zeta-Jones – $150 Million

Catherine Zeta-Jones has been married to actor Kirk Douglas since 2000. They have two kids together and though they separated in 2013, they reconciled in 2014 and have remained together. She has starred in films like The Terminal, Ocean’s Twelve, Chicago, and Traffic.

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Micheline Roquebrune Connery – $5 Million

Micheline Roquebrune Connery is a French-Moroccan painter who was married to Sean Connery from 195 until he passed away in 2020. Despite his well publicized affair with Lynsey de Paul, the two remained married. Sean Connery was worth $350 million when he passed.

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Joan Lin – $1 Million

Taiwanese actress Joan Lin is married to Jackie Chan. They met in 1981 and were married in a secret ceremony in 1982. They have a son together, Jaycee Chan, who is an actor as well. Lin retired from acting after giving birth to their son.

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Beyonce – $400 Million

Beyonce is one of the most successful entertainers of all time, rivaled only by her husband, Jay-Z. The two of them have a combined net worth of $1 billion, making them one of the most successful couples in the entertainment industry. The two have three children.

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Fran Walsh – $150 Million

Fran Walsh is a producer, screenwriter, and lyricist from New Zealand who has won three Academy Awards. She is married to Peter Jackson, and she has worked on all of his films since 1989 starting from Meet the Feebles to Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

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David Furnish – $50 Million

David Furnish is a Canadian former ad executive, producer, and director who is married to Elton John. They started dating in 1993 and got married in 2014. They have two sons.

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Jane Slagsvol – $550 Million

Jane Slagsvol is the wife of Jimmy Buffet, who has a staggering net worth of $550 million. Jane and Jimmy have been together since 1977. They separated in the 80’s but reconciled in 1991 and have been together ever since. They have two daughters.

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Mary-Kate Olsen – $250 Million

Mary-Kate Olsen, along with Ashley Olsen, her twin sister became early from a very young age when they starred in Full House as toddlers. They now have a net worth of about $400 million together. Mary-Kate was married to Olivier Sarkozy, who is the half-brother of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president. Apparently she had a very intense prenup that protected her fortune divorce.

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Suzy Amis Cameron – $2 Billion

Film director James Caron is worth about $2 billion thanks to massively successful films like Titanic, Terminator, Aliens, and Avatar. He married model Suzy Amis in 2000, and though she is his fifth wife, they have been together for over 20 years. They have a son and two daughters together.

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Nicole Threatt – $820 Million

In 1996, Nicole Threatt, who was previously married to basketball player Sedale Threatt, married Dr. Dre, who is often hailed as the first hip-hop billionaire. He has is said to now be worth about $820 million, following a huge divorce settlement when he and Nicole divorced in 2012.

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Jessica Seinfeld – $950 Million

Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful comedians of all time with a net worth that is estimated to be around $950 million. He and his wife Jessica have been married for over two decades after officially tying the knot in 1998. Jessica founded the Good+Foundation, which is a charity that aims to help people in poverty.

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MacKenzie Scott – $35 Billion

MacKenzie Scott, formerly MacKenze Bezos was married to Jess Bezos from 1993 until 2019. They had a combined net worth of $114 billion before they divorced, and she received a $35 billion settlement, which made her the world’s third most wealthy woman. She is now married to Dan Jewett, a science teacher in Seattle.

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Ricky Lauren – $6.4 Billion

Ricky Lauren is Ralph Lauren’s wife, and the two have been married since 1964. She was working as a sales assistant at a tie company when the two met. Ralph is worth about $6.4 billion. Ricky enjoys writing, photography, and works as a psychotherapist.

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Melania Trump – $3.7 Billion

Former first lady Melania Trump is former President Donald Trump’s third wife. Trump became the country’s first billionaire president with his net worth standing at $3.7 billion. Melania was working as a model when the two met. Her own net worth stands at $50 million and reportedly has a prenup agreement that guarantees ownership of her assets should their marriage come to an end.

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Meghan Markle – $45 Million

Meghan Markle was working as an actress when she met Prince Harry. She was starring on the show Suits but officially retired from acting once the two got married. She had a net worth of $5 million when they met, while Harry’s estimated net worth is about $40 million. Now the two have started several business ventures together including a podcast.

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Anne Wojcicki – $40 Billion

Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of personal genomics company 23andMe. She and Linday Avey amd Paul Cusenza founded the company in 2006. In 2007, she married Sergey Brin, who co-founded Google. They were together for 8 years before they officially divorced in 2015. When they were married, they had an impressive combined net worth of $40 billion.

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Alexis Ohanian – $70 Million

Alexis Ohanian is a businessman who is best known for founding Reddit, of which he is now executive chairman. He is married to tennis star Serena Williams, and her net worth stands at an impressive $210 million thanks to her impressive talent and her many sponsorship deals. Ohanian himself is worth $70 million, bringing their combined net worth to nearly $300 million.

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Liz Koch – $51.8 Billion

Liz Koch is married to billionaire Charles Koch, who is the co-founder of Koch Industries. Liz prefers to remain very private and is not known for giving out statements. However, she is very involved in many charities. They two have been married for nearly 50 years and it’s safe to say that they are very comfortable with a net worth of $51.8 billion.

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Tamiko Bolton – $8.3 Billion

In 2008, Tamiko Bolton met billionaire hedge fund tycoon George Soros. Their relationship sparked a lot of controversy due to the fact that there is a 41 year age gap between the two. Despite this, the two have been married since 2013. She is Soros’ third wife.

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Flora Pérez Marcote – $70.9 Billion

Flora Pérez Marcote is married to Amancio Ortega, who is a Spanish billionaire and founder of Inditex fashion group that is best known for being the parent company of Zara clothing store. After his first wife passed away, Ortega married Flora Perez Marcote in 2001.

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Lucinda Southworth – $54 Billion

Lucinda Southworth is the wife of Larry Page, who is one of the co-founders of Google. She earned a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Stanford University and she is a research scientist. They got married in 2013 and have two children together. They have an estimated combined net worth of $54 billion.

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Melani Lowman-Walton – $64.2 Billion

Melani Lowman-Walton is married to S. Robson Walton, a billionaire and heir to the Walmart fortune as he is the son of Helen and Sam Walton. The couple is very involved in philanthropical causes and have founded the Rob and Melani Foundation that provides grants.

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Jerry Hall – $21.3 Billionaire

Jerry Hall is an actress and model who is best known for her roles in Batman, The Detectives, and more. She previously was linked to rock star Mick Jagger but is now married to billionaire Rupert Murdoch. They got married in 2016 and enjoy a very glamorous life together thanks to their combined $21.3 billion fortune.

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Stedman Graham – $2.7 Billion

Educator, author, and entrepreneur Stedman Graham has been linked to billionaire media star Oprah Winfrey for over 30 years. Though the two are not married, they seem to have a bond that’s as strong as ever. He created the Athletes Against Drugs foundation in 1985 and has awarded over $1.5 million in scholarships since then.

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Miriam Adelson -$33.5 Billion

Miriam Adelson worked as chief internist at an emergency department and has researched drug addiction at Rockerfeller University. It was then that she met Sheldon Adelson and the two founded the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Research Clinic in 1991. Sheldon Adelson was a business magnate and also the founder of Las Vegas Sands Corporation. He passed away in January 2021.

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Charlene Wittstock – $1 Billion

Charlene Wittstock is a former Olympic swimmer who got engaged to Prince Albert of Monaco in 2010 after they met at a swimming competition in 2000. They got married in July 2011 and she became Princess of Monaco. In 2014, she gave birth to their twins.

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Susan Dell – $32.3 Billion

Susan Dell is married to Michael Dell, the billionaire who founded Dell Technologies, of which he is now CEO and Chairman. The pair got married in 1989 and now manage the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Their net worth stands at $32.3 billion right now and they have donated over $2 billion to charitable causes to date.

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