Name↕ | Amount given↕ | Cause↕ |
|---|---|---|
Jamsetji Tata | $102.4 billion | Education, healthcare |
Bill Gates | $79 billion | Healthcare, extreme poverty, education, access to information technology |
Warren Buffett | $32.1 billion | Healthcare, education, AIDS-prevention, sanitation |
George Soros | $32 billion | Healthcare, anti-fascist publications, human rights, economic, legal, and social reform |
Azim Premji | $21 billion | Education, healthcare |
MacKenzie Scott | $14 billion | Racial equality, LGBTQ+ equality, functional democracy, and climate change |
Michael Bloomberg | $21.1 billion | Environment, public health, arts, government innovation and education |
Li Ka-shing | $10.7 billion | Education, healthcare |
Andrew Carnegie | $9.5 billion | Libraries, education, peace |
Alisher Usmanov | $7.3 billion | Art, science, sport, healthcare |
Chuck Feeney | $6.8 billion | Healthcare, youth, aging, poverty, human rights |
The Sainsbury family | $5 billion | Art, education, human rights, youth, aging |
Christopher Hohn | $4.5 billion | Youth, poverty, education |
Carlos Slim Helu | $4.2 billion | Arts, education, healthcare, sports, downtown restoration |
Alwaleed Philanthropies | $4 billion | Alwaleed Philanthropies collaborates with a range of philanthropic, government and educational organizations to combat poverty, empower women and youth, develop communities, provide disaster relief and create cultural understanding through education. |
The Weston family | $2.3 billion | Innovations, healthcare, aging, environment |
Phil Knight | $2 billion | Education, healthcare, intercollegiate athletics |
James E. Stowers | $2 billion | Healthcare |
Hansjoerg Wyss | $1.9 billion | Climate change, poverty |
Howard Hughes | $1.56 billion | Healthcare |
Ted Turner | $1 billion | United Nations Foundation |
Stephan Schmidheiny | $1.5 billion | Environment, sustainable development |
Vitalik Buterin | $1 billion | Donated $1 billion worth of the cryptocurrencies Shiba Inu and Ether to a COVID-19 relief fund in India. |
Michael Jackson | $500 million+ | Healthcare, poverty, youth, cancer research, education |
T. Boone Pickens | $500 million | Education |
Free to explore · No signup needed
Frequently asked questions
How is the Famous Philanthropists list ranked?
The Famous Philanthropists list is ranked by community votes. Every visitor can pick one option over another in head-to-head matchups, and the running totals determine the order you see. No editors or algorithms — just real people voting.
How many entries are in this Famous Philanthropists dataset?
This dataset contains 25 entries, each with multiple sortable, filterable columns. The full table is visible on this page and can be downloaded as a CSV, JSON, or Excel file.
Can I download the Famous Philanthropists data?
Yes. The download buttons at the top of the page give you the full 25-row dataset as CSV, JSON, or Excel. Use of the data is permitted under a Creative Commons Attribution license — credit dtbse.com when you republish.
Related Datasets
More in People
Nobel Peace Prize Winners
All Nobel Peace Prize laureates and organizations.
Most Influential Economists
Keynes vs Hayek vs Friedman vs Marx - whose economic ideas actually shaped the world?
Late-Night TV Hosts
Carson, Letterman, Conan, Colbert, Leno - who really owned the desk after dark?
Chinese Emperors
From Qin Shi Huang to Puyi — the emperors who built, expanded, and eventually lost the longest continuous monarchy in history.
Famous Mob Bosses
Capone, Gotti, Escobar, Lansky - organized crime's kings, ranked across eras and families.
Famous Classical Conductors
Karajan, Bernstein, Toscanini, Abbado — who owned the podium?
Japanese Shoguns
The military dictators who ruled feudal Japan in the name of the emperor — Tokugawa, Minamoto, Ashikaga and the real power behind the throne.
Nobel Laureates by Country
Nobel Prize winners organized by country of birth or citizenship.
Iconic Interior Designers
Kelly Wearstler, Axel Vervoordt, Philippe Starck - whose taste defines a room?
Famous Biologists
Darwin vs Mendel vs Watson & Crick - life sciences GOATs across four centuries.
American Founding Fathers
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton - who actually built America the most?
Suffragettes
Pankhurst, Anthony, Stanton, Pethick-Lawrence - who fought hardest for women's right to vote?