Who is Nancy Walton Laurie?
Nancy Walton Laurie is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton, which makes her Sam Walton’s niece. Forbes estimated her net worth at $18.5 billion as of 22 June 2026, according to Forbes Italia’s report on the Walton family 2. She is a Walmart heiress and lives in Henderson, Nevada 13.
How did Nancy Walton Laurie make her money?
She inherited Walmart stock from her father. Bud Walton died on 21 March 1995, and she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited his stake, which made both of them billionaires, according to Wikipedia. Forbes Italia puts Bud’s branch of the family at about $57 billion, counting both daughters’ Walmart holdings and the fortune of Ann’s husband, Stan Kroenke 125.
Which Walton family is she from?
Forbes Italia describes two branches of the Walton fortune. One descends from Sam Walton and includes Rob, Jim and Alice Walton, valued together with the family of their late brother John at about $463 billion. The other is Bud Walton’s branch, made up of his two daughters and their families 2. Because Bud was Sam’s brother, Alice and Jim Walton are her first cousins 45.
Early life and education
She was born on 15 May 1951 to Bud and Audrey Walton. Her older sister is Ann. She attended the University of Memphis, then called Memphis State University, where she met her husband, Bill Laurie. The sources reviewed do not report her birthplace 14.
Business and giving
She founded the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York, which closed in 2015, and owns the Columbia Performing Arts Centre dance studio in Columbia, Missouri. In 2001 she and her husband gave $25 million to the University of Missouri for a sports arena, and she founded the Nancy Walton Laurie Leadership Institute at Chi Omega 1. Read Nancy Walton Laurie’s companies.
Family
She is married to Bill Laurie and they have one daughter, Paige Laurie 1. See Nancy Walton Laurie’s family.
Nancy Walton Laurie net worth
Forbes data put her at $18.5 billion on 22 June 2026, about ₹1.7 lakh crore at ₹94 to the dollar. Wikipedia cites a Forbes estimate of $20.8 billion for February 2026 12. See Nancy Walton Laurie net worth and our ranking of the wealthiest women in the world.