17 Americans Fall Off Forbes Billionaire List

The U.S. sustained the largest number of drop-offs in 2010 according to Forbes.

Here's a list of the poor saps who weren't invited to be part of the "cool kids" club:

Note: Each of the following people were listed by Forbes as having a minimum net worth in excess of $1 billion dollars in 2009.

1. Samuel Wyly – Tech, insurance, restaurants and oil mogul
2. Marc Rich – Sleazy commodities trader
3. Dorrance Hamilton – Campbell’s soup heiress
4. Joyce Raley Teel – Grocery-store heiress and manager
5. Carl Lindner – United Dairy founder, banana tycoon and baseball owner
6. Jon Huntsman – Chemicals-company chief
7. Edgar Bronfman Sr. – Scion of Uber Wealthy Bronfman Clan and former  former CEO of Seagram and Warner Music Group
8. Robert Fisher – Heir to the Gap fortune
9. Margaret Magerko – The daughter of Joe Hardy, founder of 84 Lumber
10. Jess Jackson – Founder of Kendall-Jackson winery
11. Tamir Sapir – Russian immigrant-turned New York real-estate mogul
12. Hamilton “Tony” James – Blackstone Group president
13. Mario Gabelli – Media-investing expert
14. Steven Schonfeld – Crooked Founder of Wall Street trading outfit Schonfeld Group Holdings LLC
15. Dwight Schar – Housing mogul and football owner
16. Charles Zegar – Co-founder of Bloomberg LP
17. Patrick Bowlen – Denver Broncos owner