James Cargill, II. (original) (raw)

• James Cargill is one of 12 billionaire heirs to Cargill, America's largest private company.
• His great-grandfather, W.W. Cargill, founded the business as a single grain warehouse on the end of an Iowa railroad line in 1865.
• The family still owns roughly 90% of Cargill, which did $160 billion in 2024 sales across food, agriculture, financial and industrial divisions.
• The Cargill-MacMillan family collects an estimated 18% of net profits as dividends every year.

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Personal Stats

Age

75

Source of Wealth

Cargill

Self-Made Score

1

Philanthropy Score

1

Residence

Birchwood, Wisconsin

Citizenship

United States

Marital Status

Married

Children

2

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