Famous Philanthropists from United States

Adelson, Sheldon (Boston)

The billionaire owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation
DeVos, Betsy (Holland)

Trump's 2016 pick for Secretary of Education
Hotchner, A.E. (St. Louis)

The writer who befriended Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman
Lansing, Sherry (Chicago)

The first woman to head a Hollywood movie studio
Morgan, J. P. (Hartford)

Early 20th century financier who formed U.S. Steel
Rockefeller, David (New York City)

Leader of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969-81
Rockefeller, John D. Sr. (Richford)

Standard Oil tycoon and big-time philanthropist
Scaife, Richard (Pittsburgh)

Financial backer of U.S. conservative political causes
Turner, Ted (Cincinnati)

That loud-mouthed rich guy who founded CNN