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SOCIETY / PEOPLE
List: Top Ten Richest People in Britain
Date: 2005
Source: Sunday Times Rich List
Base: Fortune includes savings and property. All figures are estimated.
Notes: Hilary M. Weston, CM, OOnt was born Hilary Frayne in Dublin, Ireland but holds Canadian citizenship after marrying Galen Weston, whose family is the second richest in Canada, with a net worth of US$6.2 billion. Mrs Weston was the 26th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, serving from 1997 to 2002.
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Rank
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Name
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Wealth (£ mn)
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Source
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Nationality
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1
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Lakshmi Mittal
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14,800m
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Steel
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Indian
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2
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Roman Abramovich
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7,500
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Oil, Football
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Russian
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3
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The Duke of Westminster
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5,600
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Property
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English
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4
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Hans Rausing and family
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4,950
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Food packaging
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Swedish
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5
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Philip and Christina Green
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4,850
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Retailing
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English
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6
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Oleg Deripaska
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4,375
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Aluminium
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Russian
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7
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Sir Richard Branson
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3,000
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Transport, Mobile phones
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English
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8
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Kirsten and John Rausing
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2,575
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Inheritance and investments
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Swedish
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9
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David and Simon Reuben
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2,500
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Property and metal trading
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Indian
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10
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Spiro Latsis and family
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2,400
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Banking, aviation, shipping
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Greek
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