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Nancy Anschutz (née Johnson) is an American philanthropist and businesswoman, born on November 18, 1942, in the United States. She is best known as the wife of billionaire Philip Anschutz, whom she married in the early 1970s. While maintaining a relatively private life with limited public information about her early years, education, or independent career, she has been variably described in records as a 'housewife' or 'homemaker' and has connections to Southern Pacific and the Anschutz Company, reflecting involvement in family business interests. Together with her husband, she has been instrumental in managing and directing the family's extensive philanthropic efforts for over a quarter-century, supporting education, health, arts, and conservative causes aligned with the family's right-leaning politics. The couple resides in Denver, Colorado, and their philanthropy emphasizes conservative values and family-oriented projects. Notable connections include former Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, who once served as counsel for Anschutz-related entities. While her net worth is not separately estimated from her husband's, she shares in the vast fortune derived from energy, entertainment, real estate, and other sectors. No major controversies or personal scandals are documented in available sources.