The exhaustive list of the victims of alleged Wall Street swindler Bernie Madoff finally published by federal investigators Wednesday reads like a who’s who of Palm Beach.

Take Bernard Marden, for example.

Until today, the quiet former chairman of the Revco pharmacy chain was mostly known for selling his oceanfront mansion in Palm Beach in 2005 for a whopping $35 million.

He figures prominently on the list, with at least 13 accounts opened with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. Those include a trust for his grandchildren.

There’s a rumor he lost $300 million. It’s not true, he said.

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“That’s wrong,” he said with a snicker. “It’s much lower. But I can’t comment further.”

In all, 569 accounts on the 163-page list are owned by people from Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and North Palm Beach. And the local names are intermingled with those of celebrities nationwide, A-listers like Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax, actor Kevin Bacon (A Few Good Men, Mystic River) and World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein.

Palm Beacher Ray Floyd – Yes, the golfer — lost some cash she invested with Palm Beacher Madoff. Floyd owns in a $14 million-mansion on Plantation Road. He and his socialite wife, Maria, are both on the list.

Neither returned calls for comment, but this could be the second time that Floyd is taken for a ride by a shady investment company. The West Palm Beach-based KL, which lost $213 million in 2006, reportedly had him as a client.

Susan Markin, the town councilwoman? She, too, lost dough in Madoff’s $50 billion Ponzi scheme, although she says it was just a small amount of her portfolio. Her ex-husband, however, is in for some big money. Taxi cab heir David Markin opened five accounts.

The deceased philanthropist Arthur Meyer, who gave his name to the waterfront amphitheater in West Palm and was known to make $1 million donations to nonprofits, and his wife, Sydelle, have 10 accounts with Madoff’s firm. Arthur Meyer died in October, two months before the scandal broke.

Sydelle’s home number was not in service Thursday.

Melvin and Barbara Nessel were also noted philanthropists. They gave tens of millions over the years, including a $10 million gift to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The two are also deceased, but their estate owns as many as 20 investment accounts with Madoff.

Someone who picked up the phone at their old home hung up when asked about the Madoff funds.

Another name that pops up is Robert Meister. The retired insurance exec is a well-known figure on the Palm Beach nightscape. His son, Todd, made news in 2004 for his three-month marriage to Nicky Hilton, Paris’ sister.

Dad couldn’t be reached.

The names of several active businessmen well versed in the financial world are surprisingly on the list, too.

They include Benjamin Gordon, founder of the Palm Beach-based BG Strategic Advisors. He didn’t want to be quoted, but it’s clear he isn’t happy. His company, after all, is an investment banking consulting firm.

The name of one of the bigwigs at the local office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, William Fong, is there, too. Fong didn’t comment.

Well-known CPA Seth Lipson’s name was on nine accounts at Madoff’s firm. He didn’t return calls to explain whether the money was his or clients’.

Another high-profile accounting firm ended up on the list, too. Rampell & Rampell co-founder Richard Rampell explained that one of its clients was a Madoff investor. He declined to name the client.

Of course, we already knew about Nine West founder Jerome Fisher; Madoff operative Bob Jaffe, who’s said to be holed up at The Breakers because he’s worried about being home; and his father-in-law, apparel entrepreneur Carl Shapiro, 95. The latter may be out more than $500 million. Combined and including the three men’s extended families, they may have owned more than 100 accounts at Madoff Securities.

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