If his influence is exaggerated (he noisily switched his political support from Hillary to Barack in 2007, only to see Hillary win California), Geffen’s personal fortune certainly isn’t. With a net worth of $6 billion, he ranks higher than Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on the Forbes list of the world’s billionaires, and his prestigious art collection will doubtless keep him comfortable if and when he departs DreamWorks, the studio he founded with Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994. His purchase and $10 million renovation of the prestigious Malibu Beach Inn last year suggests he may go the way of entertainment mogul-turned-hotelier Merv Griffin. (Previously 1st)