Jim Walton

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Jim Walton
Jim Walton attends shareholders meeting.jpg
Jim Walton attends the 2011 Walmart Shareholders Meeting
Born (1948-06-07) June 7, 1948 (age 65)[1]
Newport, Arkansas
Residence Bentonville, Arkansas
Citizenship United States
Education University of Arkansas
Occupation Chairman of Arvest Bank
Known for Walton family fortune
Net worth Increase US $26.2 billion (est.)
(2012)[2]
Spouse(s) Lynne McNabb Walton
Children 4[3]
Relatives Sam Walton (father)

James Carr Walton[1] (born June 7, 1948)[1][4] is the youngest son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and the Chairman of Arvest Bank.

As of October 2012, The Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Jim Walton as the 10th richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of 28.1 billion.[5] Previously, Walton was listed as the 9th-richest person in the world by Forbes.

Walton received a bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas.[3] He is married to Lynne McNabb Walton and has four children, including Alice Anne Walton and Thomas Layton Walton. The family resides in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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  1. ^ a b c Richard S. Tedlow, Sam Walton: Great From the Start (July 23, 2001), Harvard Business School.
  2. ^ Forbes http://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires |url= missing title (help). 
  3. ^ a b "Jim Walton Profile - Forbes". Forbes. March 9, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ "Bloomberg Billionares Index". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved November 6, 2012. 

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