10 Richest People of All Time

10 Richest People Of All Time History has produced some of the wealthiest people in existence. But, there are only a few multi-billionaires to date. Check out this list of the ten richest people of all time; number one will make your jaw drop! 10 AMANCIO ORTEGA GAONA (1936 -) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: Spain Net Worth: $64.5 billion Source of wealth: Inditex Group WARREN BUFFETT (1930 - ) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: United States Net Worth: $72.7 billion Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway 8 CARLOS SLIM HELU (1940 - ) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: Mexico Net Worth: $77.1 billion Source of wealth: Telecommunications BILL GATES (1955 -) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: United States Net Worth: $78.9 billion Source of wealth: Microsoft CORNELIUS VANDERBILT (1794 TO 1877) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: United States Net Worth: $185 billion Source of wealth: Railroads & Shipping ALAN RUFUS A.K.A. ALAN THE RED (1040 TO 1093) Occupation: 1st Lord of Richmond Country: France Net Worth: $194 billion Source of wealth: Property (due to the Norman Conquest of England) 4 JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839 TO 1937) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: United States Net Worth: $341 billion Source of wealth: Oil Empire ANDREW CARNEGIE (1835 TO 1919) Occupation: Business Magnate Country: United States Net Worth: $372 billion Source of wealth: American Steel Empire MANSA MUSA (1280 TO 1337) Occupation: King of Mali, West Africa Country: Mali Net Worth: $400 billion Source of wealth: Gold Mining AUGUSTUS CAESAR (63 BC TO 14 AD) Occupation: First Emperor of the Roman Empire Country: Italy Net Worth: $4.6 trillion Source of wealth: The Roman Empire Justrichest.com Sources: http://time.com/money/3977798/the-10-richest-people-of-all-time/ http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-people-of-all-time-2011-1?op=1&IR=T http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/meet-mansa-musa-i-of-mali--the-richest-human-being-in-all-history-8213453.html http://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Rufus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amancio_Ortega_Gaona