Portrait of Norman Braman

Rank #1089

Norman Braman

Net worth $3.9B

Art, car dealerships · United States

Born
Aug 22, 1932
Age
93
Source
Art, car dealerships
Residence
Miami, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Temple University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Norman Braman owns one of Florida's largest car dealerships, Braman Motorcars, which has more than $3 billion in annual revenue.
  • Braman made his first fortune selling pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
  • Born in Philadelphia to immigrant parents, he was a water boy for the Eagles, the NFL team he bought in 1985 and sold in 1994 for a $120 million profit.
  • An avid art collector, he helped bring the prestigious Swiss art fair, Art Basel, to Miami in 2002.
  • He and his wife funded the construction of Miami's Institute for Contemporary Art, a free museum which opened in 2017.
  • In college, Braman worked at a retail store in downtown Philadelphia where he says he earned 50 cents an hour.
  • In 2025, Miami Beach renamed a portion of 17th Street ?Norman Braman Way" to honor his contributions to the city.