Tennessee Trivia
Tennessee's Wealthiest People
A refreshed look at Tennessee's billionaire residents, updated from the old 2013 page with current estimates, cleaner links, and a Blogger-ready layout.
Updated: June 2026. Net worth estimates change often with markets, ownership stakes, and new reporting.
This list uses Stacker's May 11, 2026 Tennessee billionaire ranking, compiled from Forbes data.
Thomas Frist Jr. & family
$33.7 billion
- Source
- Hospitals
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Lives in
- Nashville, Tennessee
Co-founder of HCA Healthcare, the Nashville-based hospital company.
Jimmy Haslam
$10.3 billion
- Source
- Gas stations, retail
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Lives in
- Knoxville, Tennessee
Former chairman of Pilot Flying J and owner of the Cleveland Browns.
Lynsi Snyder
$8.7 billion
- Source
- In-N-Out Burger
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Lives in
- Franklin, Tennessee
Owner and president of In-N-Out Burger.
Martha Ingram & family
$6.7 billion
- Source
- Book distribution, transportation
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Lives in
- Nashville, Tennessee
Ingram family fortune tied to Ingram Industries and Ingram Content Group.
Bill Haslam
$6.0 billion
- Source
- Gas stations
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Lives in
- Knoxville, Tennessee
Former Tennessee governor and member of the Pilot Flying J family.
Jon Yarbrough
$5.4 billion
- Source
- Gambling machines
- Industry
- Gambling & Casinos
- Lives in
- Franklin, Tennessee
Founder of Video Gaming Technologies.
Amy Adams Strunk
$2.8 billion
- Source
- Tennessee Titans
- Industry
- Sports
- Lives in
- Nashville, Tennessee
Controlling owner of the Tennessee Titans.
Willis Johnson
$2.0 billion
- Source
- Damaged cars
- Industry
- Automotive
- Lives in
- Franklin, Tennessee
Founder of Copart, the online vehicle auction company.
Joseph "Pitt" Reeves Hyde III
$2.0 billion
- Source
- Auto parts
- Industry
- Automotive
- Lives in
- Memphis, Tennessee
Founder of AutoZone and a major Memphis philanthropist.
Dean Solon
$1.6 billion
- Source
- Solar systems
- Industry
- Energy
- Lives in
- Gallatin, Tennessee
Founder of Shoals Technologies, a solar electrical systems company.
Brad Keywell
$1.6 billion
- Source
- Software, investments
- Industry
- Technology
- Lives in
- Nashville, Tennessee
Technology entrepreneur and investor.
Forrest Preston
$1.5 billion
- Source
- Health care
- Industry
- Healthcare
- Lives in
- Cleveland, Tennessee
Founder of Life Care Centers of America.
Brad Kelley
$1.4 billion
- Source
- Tobacco
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Lives in
- Franklin, Tennessee
Built Commonwealth Brands and became one of America's major private landowners.
Jeffrey Lorberbaum
$1.2 billion
- Source
- Flooring
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Lives in
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
Built Mohawk Industries into a global flooring company.
Quick Reference
| Rank | Name | Net Worth | Source | Lives In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thomas Frist Jr. & family | $33.7 billion | Hospitals | Nashville |
| #2 | Jimmy Haslam | $10.3 billion | Gas stations, retail | Knoxville |
| #3 | Lynsi Snyder | $8.7 billion | In-N-Out Burger | Franklin |
| #4 | Martha Ingram & family | $6.7 billion | Book distribution, transportation | Nashville |
| #5 | Bill Haslam | $6.0 billion | Gas stations | Knoxville |
| #6 | Jon Yarbrough | $5.4 billion | Gambling machines | Franklin |
| #7 | Amy Adams Strunk | $2.8 billion | Tennessee Titans | Nashville |
| #8 | Willis Johnson | $2.0 billion | Damaged cars | Franklin |
| #9 | Joseph "Pitt" Reeves Hyde III | $2.0 billion | Auto parts | Memphis |
| #10 | Dean Solon | $1.6 billion | Solar systems | Gallatin |
| #11 | Brad Keywell | $1.6 billion | Software, investments | Nashville |
| #12 | Forrest Preston | $1.5 billion | Health care | Cleveland |
| #13 | Brad Kelley | $1.4 billion | Tobacco | Franklin |
| #14 | Jeffrey Lorberbaum | $1.2 billion | Flooring | Chattanooga |
FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith is no longer listed here because he died on June 21, 2025, according to FedEx.
