Harold Hamm
Harold Glenn Hamm[2] (born December 11, 1945) is an American entrepreneur. He is best known for he development of the large shale oil resources of the Bakken formation.[3]
Harold Hamm | |
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 Hamm at the 2012 Time 100 gala | |
| Born | Harold Glenn Hamm 11 December 1945 (aged 80) |
| Net worth |  US$5.6 billion(March 2020)[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Judith (divorced 1987) Sue Arnall (divorced 2014) |
| Children | 5 |
As of January 2018, Hamm's net worth is said to be $14.2 billion, making him the 79th richest person in the United States.[4]
In 2012, presidential candidate Mitt Romney named Hamm as his energy advisor.[5]
In 2016, then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was thinking about making Hamm United States Secretary of Energy.[6]
In October 2025, Hamm was named by the White House as a donor to the construction of the White House State Ballroom, a proposed 90,000-square-foot expansion of the East Wing.[7]
In March 2026, Hamm called Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to ask if he could be picked to replace Markwayne Mullin as U.S. Senator after Mullin becomes Secretary of Homeland Security.[8] However Stitt ended up picking businessman Alan Armstrong as Mullin’s replacement.[9]
Harold Hamm Media
The Continental Towers in Enid, Oklahoma
President Donald Trump attends a roundtable with energy officials and executives from the oil industry in the East Room of the White House, Friday, January 9, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
References
- ↑ Harold Hamm & family. Forbes. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ http://docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/FA00/20140326/101956/HHRG-113-FA00-Bio-HammH-20140326.pdf
- ↑ Gregory Zuckerman, The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters 2013, Portfolio Penguin. ISBN 9781591846451
- ↑ Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Harold Hamm. https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/harold-g-hamm/. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ↑ Carroll, Joe (March 1, 2012). "Romney Names Oklahoma Oil Billionaire Hamm as Energy Adviser". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-01/mitt-romney-names-oklahoma-oil-billionaire-harold-hamm-as-energy-adviser.html.
- ↑ Conlin, Michelle (July 21, 2016). "Exclusive: Trump considering fracking mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary - sources". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-hamm-exclusive-idUSKCN10100Z. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- ↑ Maher, Kit. White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom (in en). CNN (2025-10-23). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ↑ Luetkemeyer, Em; Gorman, Reese (March 6, 2026). "Oil Tycoon and GOP Donor Harold Hamm Asked Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for Senate Appointment". Oklahoma Watch. https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/03/06/oil-tycoon-and-gop-donor-harold-hamm-asked-oklahoma-gov-kevin-stitt-for-senate-appointment/. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
- ↑ read, Graham Dowers 2 min. Oklahoma Gov. Stitt expected to appoint Alan Armstrong to Senate, sources tell News On 6 (in en-US). NewsOn6.com (2026-03-22). Retrieved 2026-03-24.
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