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The Top 5 Richest Americans of All-time
| Name | Net Worth (estimated) |
Date of Birth/Death | Source of Wealth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John D. Rockefeller | $336 billion | July 8, 1839 to May 23, 1937 |
Industrialist (petroleum) |
| 2 | Andrew Carnegie | $309 billion | November 25, 1835 to August 11, 1919 |
Industrialist (steel industry) |
| 3 | Cornelius Vanderbilt | $185 billion | May 27, 1794 to January 4, 1877 |
Industrialist (shipping and railroads) |
| 4 | William Henry Gates | $136 billion | October 28, 1955 to ? | Information Technology |
| 5 | John Jacob Astor | $121 billion | May 20, 1750 to December 26, 1831 |
Fur trader (also real estate) |
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Business, Finance & Industry, The Economy, Top 5 Richest
Sources: Peter W. Bernstein, Annalyn Swan: All the Money in the World (ISBN-10: 0307266125), Forbes.com, Businessinsider.com
List Notes: Each persons wealth was calculated at it's peak, compared to the gross domestic product at the time, and converted into 2011 dollars. All figures are in US dollars. List is current as of 2015.
Sources: Peter W. Bernstein, Annalyn Swan: All the Money in the World (ISBN-10: 0307266125), Forbes.com, Businessinsider.com
List Notes: Each persons wealth was calculated at it's peak, compared to the gross domestic product at the time, and converted into 2011 dollars. All figures are in US dollars. List is current as of 2015.
