Ten Wealthiest Men in History

1. Ten Wealthiest Men in History Ancient Times to 20th Century

2. #10 - Ceasar Basil II of Rome • $172.5 Billion USD • Source – Monarchy • Death - 67

3. #9 – Alain Le Roux • $178.7 Billion • Nation – Great Britain • Source – Monarchy • Death - 49

4. Marcus Licinius Crassus • $181.3 Billion • Nation – Rome • Source – Inheritance, Mining, Slave Trade, Real Estate • Death - 62

5. #7 – Henry Ford • $194.9 Billion • Nation – U.S. • Source – Ford Motor Company • Death - 87

6. #6 – Andrew W. Mellon • $195.7 Biliion • Nation • Source – Gulf Oil • Death - 82

7. #5 – Osam Ali Khan • $225.1 Biliion • Nation – India • Source – Monarchy • Death - 80

8. #4 – William Henry Vanderbilt • $240 Billion • Nation – U.S. • Source – Railway Companies • Death - 64

9. Biltmore – By William Henry’s Son, George

10. #3 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia • $290.7 Billion • Nation – Russia • Source – Monarchy • Death – 50, by Bolshevik firing squad

11. #2 – Andrew Carnegie • $309.2 Billion • Nation – U.S. • Source – U.S. Steel • Death - 83

13. Carnegie’s Homes Skibo Castle, Scotland 5th Avenue, New York – 2 City Blocks!

14. #1 – John D. Rockefeller • $329.9 Billion • Nation – U.S. • Source – Standard Oil • Death - 97