The United States of America has had a history of having most of the richest people on earth from the times of famous personalities like Rockefeller Vanderbilt and Carnegie. It is because of these successful people America has long been at the peak of its development in decades. Their success has mostly worked behind the progress and advancement of the nation. Here is the list of the top ten richest Americans based on their net worth in the year 2013

#1) The Richest American is Bill Gates

William Henry “Bill” Gates also regarded as the father of the software industry is the richest American. He has been in this place before even in fact he was the wealthiest American from 1995 to 2009 except in 2008. With a net worth of $72 billion in 2013, he has bagged the number one position. He is assisting in the position of both the CEO and chief software architect at Microsoft. Gates is still serving as its chairman as he is the largest entity shareholder of Microsoft. Gates a native of Seattle, Washington is currently he is living with his 3 children in an enormous villa in Medina, WA.

#2) Warren Buffet

Warren Edward Buffett, CEO, Chairman, and the principal shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway is the second richest American with a net worth of $58.5 billion. Buffet has been dubbed the most successful investor of the 20th century. This self-made billionaire was born on 30 August 1930 in Nebraska, in the USA. The life of this man is full of ups and downs but has never given up. Neither age nor prostate cancer slows Warren down. This man is still doing well with huge deals by teaming up with 3G Capital, picking up ketchup maker H.J. Heinz, and buying Nevada’s NV Energy for $5.6 billion. In July he has given away$20 billion and$2 billion of Berkshire stock to the Gates Foundation.

#3) Larry Ellison

Lawrence Joseph “Larry” Ellison is an American businessman and the co-founder of the database management company Oracle. He is the third wealthiest man in America and was born on 17 August 1944. With a net worth of 41 billion, he is also the sixth richest man in the world. He lives in Woodside of California state. Lately, he has bought a house on Malibu’s Carbon Beach. A passionate follower of Tennis. He also owns many sports and exotic cars along with a number of private aircraft.

#4) Charles Koch

Charles de Ganahl Koch, the co-owner, CEO, and chairman of the board of Koch Industries is in fourth place on the list of richest Americans of 2013 with a net worth of 36 billion. He along with his brother David is running the second biggest private company in America with $115 billion in sales. He was born on 1 November 1935, in Wichita, Kansas, United States. This wealthiest man prefers to keep a low profile and thus rarely grants media interviews. He married Liz for 38 years now.

#5) David Koch

David Hamilton Koch, the brother of Charles Koch is an American businessman, political activist, chemical engineer, and philanthropist. He is a co-owner with older brother Charles Koch and an executive vice president of Koch Industries which is the second-largest privately held company in the United States. He currently resides in Manhattan, New York. The position of the fourth richest American has a tie between him and his brother as both are having a net worth of 36 billion.

#6) Christy Walton and Family

Christy Walton, the sixth richest American is also the richest woman in the world. This wealthiest woman was born in 1955 and is the widow of John T. Walton, who was the son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. She inherited John’s fortune of $15. 7 billion after his decease. John’s side investment in First Solar had increased Christy’s net worth above the rest of her family and today with her net worth of $35.4 billion, she stands in the sixth position on the list of the richest Americans.

#7) Jim Walton

Jim Walton the youngest son of retail visionary Sam Walton and the CEO of the Walton family’s Arvest Bank is the seventh wealthiest man in America. The net worth of this Jim is 33.8 billion in 2013 Jim Walton Wal-Mart’s strong stock performance touched $27 billion for the first time and has also received more than $350 million in dividends after taxes in the same year. He currently resides in Bentonville, Arizona with his wife Lynne McNabb Walton and has four children.

#8) Alice Walton

Alice Louise Walton, an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart Stores, and the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton; is the eighth wealthiest American having a net worth of 33.5 billion. She was born on 7 October 1949 in Newport, Arkansas, United States. As the biggest generous donor of the Walton family, she has supported charter school initiatives and gave more than $2 million in 2012. She along with her siblings have also donated about $2 billion to the Walton Family Foundation over the last five years.

#9) S. Robson Walton

Samuel Robson “Rob” Walton, is the eldest son of the founder of the world’s largest retailer, Walmart, Sam Walton. He is America’s ninth richest man and was born on 28th October 1944 States. He had three children from his first wife whom he divorced and married to Carolyn Funk, in the year 2000. He and Carolyn filed for divorce. He is currently living in Bentonville and working as a Chairman of the Walmart Company, worldwide. His net worth today is 33.3 billion.

#10) Michel Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg the Mayor of New York City, United States at the age of 71, has become one of the wealthiest men in America. This founder of the financial data firm Bloomberg LP has received a degree of Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He owns 88% of the company, which in 2012 had generated $7.9 billion in revenues making his net worth 31 billion.

This list of the richest Americans includes several members of the Walton family who are the children or children-in-law of the founders of Walmart.