Who are the top 20 wealthiest people in history?
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2. Andrew Carnegie
3. Nicholas II of Russia
4. William Henry Vanderbilt
5. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
6. Andrew W. Mellon
7. Henry Ford
8. Marcus Licinius Crassus
9. Basil II
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt
11. Alanus Rufus
12. Amenhotep III
13. William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
14. William II of England
15. Elizabeth I
16. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
17. Sam Walton
18. John Jacob Astor
19. Odo of Bayeux
20. Bill Gates
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It's a list of 200 people!, along with the total amount of net worth per individual.
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The list of the most wealthy historical figures of 2008 is based on research done around the world by Forbes magazine in 2007 and other sources of information, and has been adjusted for 2007 US dollars. This is a list of historical figures who lived during the Industrial age, Information Age, Middle Ages, Ancient world and is solely based on net worth accumulated by inheritance or personal earnings. The ranking process is done by the percentage of the total GDP of the nation they live in. The estimated net worth of these people is calculated into inflation-adjusted 2007 dollars, from when historical figures were at the peak of their net worth. In order to be inflation adjusted for 2007 dollars, the bearer of wealth at time of death or at highest point must be at least 16 years ago.
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#1 William Gates III
#2 Warren Buffett
#3 Carlos Slim Helú
#4 Lawrence Ellison
#5 Ingvar Kamprad
#6 Karl Albrecht
#7 Mukesh Ambani
#8 Lakshmi Mittal
#9 Theo Albrecht
#10 Amancio Ortega
#11 Jim Walton
#12 Alice Walton
#13 Christy Walton
#14 S Robson Walton
#15 Bernard Arnault
#16 Li Ka-shing
#17 Michael Bloomberg
#18 Stefan Persson
#19 Charles Koch
#20 David Koch
Mike !
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Name Net worth (in billion 2007 US dollars) - Main income source
1. John D. Rockefeller 318.3 - Standard Oil
2. Andrew Carnegie 298.3 - Carnegie Steel Company
3. Nicholas II of Russia 253.5 - House of Romanov
4. William Henry Vanderbilt 231.6 - Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
5. Osman Ali Khan 225.8 - Monarchy
6. Andrew W. Mellon 188.8 - Gulf Oil, Mellon Financial
7. Henry Ford 188.1 - Ford Motor Company
8. Marcus Licinius Crassus 169.8 - Heritage, tenant and mining
9. Basil II 169.4 - Monarchy
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt 167.4 - New York and Harlem Railroad, Steamship Lines
11. Alanus Rufus 166.9 - Investments
12. Amenhotep III 155.2 - Pharaoh
13. William de Warenne 153.6 - Earl of Surrey
14. William II of England 151.7 - Monarchy
15. Elizabeth I 142.9 - Monarchy, House of Tudor
16. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 141.4 - Standard Oil
17. Sam Walton 128.0 - Wal-Mart
18. John Jacob Astor 115.0 - American Fur Company
19. Odo of Bayeux 110.2 - Monarchy
20. Bill Gates 100.0 - Microsoft
Name Net worth (in billion 2007 US dollars)
1. John D. Rockefeller 318.3
2. Andrew Carnegie 298.3
3. Nicholas II of Russia 253.5
4. William Henry Vanderbilt 231.6
5. Osman Ali Khan 225.8
6. Andrew W. Mellon 188.8
7. Henry Ford 188.1
8. Marcus Licinius Crassus 169.8
9. Basil II 169.4
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt 167.4
11. Alanus Rufus 166.9
12. Amenhotep III 155.2
13. William de Warenne 153.6
14. William II of England 151.7
15. Elizabeth I 142.9
16. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 141.4
17. Sam Walton 128.0
18. John Jacob Astor 115.0
19. Odo of Bayeux 110.2
20. Bill Gates 100.0
Most of the Top 20 are not alive. What sector type did the Top 20 make money: financial, oil, steel, technology, etc?
Will you include the total amount of net worth per individual?