List of wealthiest non-inflated historical figures

For a comparison of the real value of wealthy historical figures, see List of wealthiest historical figures.

The list of the wealthiest non-inflated historical figures is given in U.S. dollars for simple comparison purposes, and lists the peak net worth of an individual in nominal dollars, that is listed as the true and total sum possessed by the individual without any adjustments for inflation or other economic factors.

Wealthiest persons by peak net worth

Photo Name Date of birth Peak net worth in U.S. dollars Date of peak net worth Birth place Residence Source of wealth
Bill Gates 28 October 1955 $101.0 billion 5 April 1999 Seattle, Washington Medina, Washington Microsoft, Cascade Investment
Carlos Slim Helu 28 January 1940 $74.0 billion 9 March 2011 Mexico City, Mexico Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
Lakshmi Mittal 15 June 1950 $69.1 billion 5 June 2008 [1] Sadulpur, India London, United Kingdom Arcelor-Mittal
Warren Buffett 30 August 1930 $66.1 billion 10 December 2007 [2] Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Berkshire Hathaway
Mukesh Ambani 19 April 1957 $60.7 billion 14 January 2008 [3] Aden, Yemen Mumbai, India Reliance Industries
Larry Ellison 17 August 1944 $59.5 billion 1 September 2000 Bronx, New York Woodside, California Oracle Corporation
Hassanal Bolkiah 15 July 1946 $55.6 billion 1997 [4] Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Sultan of Brunei
Kushal Pal Singh 15 August 1931 $45.4 billion 14 January 2008 [5] Bulandshahr, British India Gurgaon, Haryana, India DLF Universal
Anil Ambani 4 June 1959 $42.0 billion March 2008 Mumbai, India Mumbai, India Reliance Industries, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
Bernard Arnault 5 March 1949 $41.0 billion 9 March 2011 Roubaix, France Paris, France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
Paul Allen 21 January 1953 $40.0 billion 2000 Seattle, Washington Mercer Island, Washington Microsoft, Vulcan Inc.
Li Ka-shing 29 July 1928 $33.4 billion 30 November 2007 [6] Chaozhou, Guangdong, China Hong Kong Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Holdings
Ingvar Kamprad 30 March 1926 $33.0 billion March 2007 Almhult, Sweden Lausanne, Switzerland IKEA
Amancio Ortega Gaona 28 March 1936 $31.0 billion 9 March 2011 Villamanin, Spain A Coruna, Spain Inditex Group
Eike Batista 3 November 1956 $30.0 billion 9 March 2011 Governador Valadares, Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil EBX Group

See also

References

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