What is Forrest Mars Jr.?
'''Forrest Edward Mars Jr.''' (August 16, 1931 – July 26, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] billionaire businessman. He was the founder of [[Mars, Incorporated]], the [[confectionery]] company. In March 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated his wealth to be $26.8 billion up from US $11 billion in March 2010. In October 2012, the Bloomberg Billionaires List ranked Mars as the 31st richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of 20.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloomberg Billionares Index |access-date=December 3, 2012 |url=http://topics.bloomberg.com/bloomberg-billionaires-index/ |publisher=Bloomberg LP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214085457/http://topics.bloomberg.com/bloomberg-billionaires-index/ |archive-date=December 14, 2012 }}</ref> Mars died at age 84 on July 26, 2016, in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], of complications from a [[heart attack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-27/forrest-mars-jr-mars-inc-s-billionaire-co-owner-dies-at-84|title=Forrest Mars Jr., Mars’s Billionaire Co-Owner, Dies at 84|last=Henry|first=David|date=July 27, 2016|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/business/forrest-e-mars-jr-scion-of-a-candy-empire-dies-at-84.html|title=Forrest E. Mars Jr., Scion of a Candy Empire, Dies at 84|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=July 27, 2016|newspaper=New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mars, Forrest}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:American billionaires]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Illinois]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Virginia]] [[Category:People from Oak Park, Illinois]] [[Category:Republicans (United States)]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Mars, Incorporated]]