Black Billionaire Profiles

This is a list of black billionaires from around the world. Robert Johnson and Michael Lee-Chin were the first black people to be listed on Forbes magazines annual ranking of the World's Billionaires in 2001. Forbes mistakenly listed Mr. Johnson as the only black billionaire not recognizing Mr. Lee-Chin as being black. On its 2008 The World's Billionaires list Forbes now list five black billionaires, three in Africa and two in North America.

Current Black Billionaires

Company: The Dangote Group

Position: Chairman, President

Industry: Manufacturing

Country: Nigeria


Company: African Petroleum

Position: Chairman

Industry: Energy

Country: Nigeria


Born: Port Antonio, Jamaica, 1951

Company: AIC Limited

Position: Founder, Executive Chairman

Industry: Financial Services

Country: Canada


Born: January 29, 1954

Company: Harpo Inc.,

Position: Chairman

Industry: Media

Country: United States


Born: January, 28, 1962, Johannesburg

Company: African Rainbow Minerals Limited

Position: Chairman

Industry: Mining

Country: South Africa


Past Black Billionaires

Date of Birth: April 8, 1946, in Hickory, Mississippi.

Education: University of Illinois, BA, 1968; Princeton University, MPA, 1972.

Company: The RLJ Company

Position: Founder, CEO

Industry: Real Estate, Hospitality,...