Tennessee is home to three of the world's richest people, according to Forbes.
The publication released its updated list of the 500 richest people in the world, with HCA co-founder Thomas Frist Jr. and his family leading Tennesseans at No. 174 with a net worth of $7.6 billion.
Book distributor Martha Ingram and her family were listed at No. 405 at $4.1 billion, and FedEx CEO Frederick Smith made No. 435 with $3.9 billion.
These three billionaires also made last year's richest 400 people.
For this year's entire list, visit www.forbes.com.
