A Complete List of the Richest People Throughout History

Larry Ellison

With a fortune of $66.1 billion, Ellison is the fourth wealthiest person in the United States and seventh in the world. He enjoys yachts and yacht racing but has pledged to give half of his wealth to charity before his death.

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The More You Know

  • The patient in the game Operation has a name.
  • Stephen Hawking is 73 years old and has outlived his shortened life expectancy due to ALS by over 50 years.
  • J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity!
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
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