Homes Of Some Filthy Rich People

Everyone somehow has their dream home right? So, below are homes of some of the world's billionaires.

Warren Buffett
Omaha, Neb.
Net Worth: $37 billion
Rank: 2

The world's second-richest man still resides in the 6,000-square-foot, five-bedroom gray stucco home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. The 77-year-old keeps fit on his very own handball court. In 2007 an intruder armed with a fake gun tried to break into the modest, ungated property, but was thwarted by security.

Steven Spielberg
East Hampton, N.Y.
Net Worth: $3 billion
Rank: 205

Called Quelle Farm, Spielberg's 12-acre summer retreat sits on Georgica Pond, the A-lister playground of Ron Perelman and Calvin Klein. The Hollywood kingpin and his wife play host to a retinue of top stars and their families each summer, the Clintons and Gwyneth Paltrow and her brood among them.

Ralph Lauren
Montauk, N.Y.
Net Worth: $2.8 billion
Rank: 224

America's original fashion mogul bought this stone and wood beach house, situated on five-and-a-half acres, in 1981. The cozy home, which boasts a clay tennis court, once belonged to John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Oprah Winfrey
Montecito, Calif.
Net Worth: $2.7 billion
Rank: 234

The self-made media mogul paid $50 million in 2001 for the 23,000-square-foot Georgian-style home she calls the "Promised Land." In 2007 the spread was appraised at just under $85 million. For such a public persona, Winfrey ferociously guards the privacy of her home, situated on 43 acres.

Michael Dell
Austin, Texas
Net Worth: $12.3 billion
Rank: 25

Built in 1997, Dell's 33,000-square-foot manse sits on a 20-acre spread a stone's throw from where he founded his eponymous computer company. It is known locally as "the castle" thanks to its high walls and tight security.

Lev Leviev
London, England
Net Worth: $1.5 billion
Rank: 468

In 2008 the world's largest diamond cutter decamped from Israel to the posh London suburb of Hampstead. His new $65 million home, called the Palladio, is an extravagant 17,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom estate replete with in-house nightclub and gold-plated indoor pool. Neighbour include Maurice Gibb.

Larry Ellison
Woodside, Calif.
Net Worth: $22.5 billion
Rank: 4

Over the last few years, the Oracle co-founder has kept jaws a-dropping by spending $200 million by some estimates on near a dozen properties in Malibu. His 23-acre estate in Woodside is reminiscent of a 16th-century imperial Japanese palace and reportedly cost upward of $100 million to build.

Lakshmi Mittal
London, England
Net Worth: $19.3 billion
Rank: 8

Mittal paid $128 million for this 12-bedroom townhouse in the luxe Kensington neighbourhood called Billionaires' Row. Mittal's mansion, tucked between Kensington Palace and the Sultan of Brunei's spread, has an indoor pool, Turkish baths and garage space for 20 cars. The home is embellished with marble taken from the same quarry that supplied the Taj Mahal.

George Lucas
Marin County, Calif.
Net Worth: $3 billion
Rank: 205

The acclaimed Star Wars filmmaker lives and works on his famed Skywalker Ranch. The 5,156-acre spread, which houses Skywalker Sound, Lucas' post-production company, as well as five acres of olive trees, a herd of longhorn cattle and even bee colonies. Lucas displays his Hollywood memorabilia inside the 50,000-square-foot main house.

Bill Gates
Medina, Wash.
Net Worth: $40 billion
Rank: 1

Gates' 66,000-square-foot compound is built into a hillside on the edge of Lake Washington, near Seattle. Out-of-shape visitors can skip the 84-step hike to the ground floor and opt for an elevator ride instead. Among its enviable amenities: a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot gym and a 1,000-square-foot dining room.

Some cool and pretty houses huh?