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Thomas Frist Jr.
Thomas Frist Jr. is a physician who co-founded Hospital Corporation of America, now HCA Healthcare, with his father in 1968; his family's fortune is its stake of roughly 30% in HCA plus cash from share sales and dividends.
- Forbes estimate
- $37.4B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 59
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in HCA Healthcare
- 27%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $41.5B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 12 Aug 1938
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Education
- Graduate degree
- MD, Washington University School of Medicine (1965); bachelor's degree, Vanderbilt University (1961)
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
HCA Healthcare stock, and cash from HCA share sales and dividends
HCA Healthcare
hospitals, founded 1968
Bloomberg's figure, held mainly through Hercules Holding II; Forbes says he owns around 32% with his family
Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimate, from HCA filings, 17 Oct 2026
Co-founder; no executive position
Where Thomas stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Thomas Frist Jr. is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Healthcare
Healthcare 1
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Graduate degree
Graduate degree 24
Bachelor's degree 27
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Not stated 11
Role today
Founder, no executive role
Founder, no executive role 8
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 12 Aug 1938Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Lives in
- Not stated
- Education
- Graduate degreeMD, Washington University School of Medicine (1965); bachelor's degree, Vanderbilt University (1961)
- Parents
- Father Dr. Thomas F. Frist Sr. was a Nashville cardiologist and internal medicine specialist who co-founded HCA with him
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- The Frist FoundationFounded by HCA in 1982 and later made independent; he chairs it
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Founder, no executive roleCo-founder of HCA Healthcare; chairman of the Frist Foundation
- Successor
- Jack O. Bovender Jr. succeeded him as HCA chairman in 2002; his sons Thomas Frist III and William Frist are HCA board members
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
