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Herbert Wertheim

Herbert Wertheim

Herbert Wertheim (#931)

Global Rank #931
Country Rank #375
Country United States

If you want to become a millionaire, you learn how to make a dollar, and you do it over and over until you have a million.

  • $ 5 B
  • Investments
  • United States
  • M
  • 87 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #931
Country Rank #375
Net Worth $4.7B
Previous Worth $4.7B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country United States
Industry Investments
Age 87 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Coral Gables, Florida
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Personal Stats

Age 87
Source Of Wealth Investments, Self Made
Self Made Score 10
Philanthropy Score 2
Residence Coral Gables, Florida
Citizenship United States
Marital Status Divorced
Children 2
Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Southern College of Optometry; Doctorate, Southern College of Optometry; Associate in Arts/Science, Brevard Community College
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $4.7B
Current Net Worth $4.7B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Herbert "Herbie" Wertheim is an optometrist and inventor who built a fortune over five decades of investing in stocks. Wertheim, who is dyslexic and struggled in school, joined the U.S. Navy at age 17 after facing truancy charges. He founded and still runs Brain Power Inc., a manufacturer of optical tints for eyeglasses; it holds more than 100 patents and copyrights. Since 1970, he has invested his profits from Brain Power into the stock market and is the largest individual shareholder in aerospace firm Heico.

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Did You Know?

As a child, Wertheim ran away from home, finding work picking oranges in Florida or living with the Seminole Indians.

In 1969, he invented an eyeglass tint for plastic lenses that would filter out and absorb dangerous UV rays.

As a young NASA engineer at Cape Canaveral, he designed an automatic dipping machine to make 15-inch, no-drip beeswax candles.

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Current Net Worth: $4.7B (May 4, 2026)

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