Did
you know...? |
Walter
Haefner
WORLD'S OLDEST BILLIONAIRE
... his Moyglare Stud Farm in
Ireland - now transferred to his dau. - has approx.
100 horses and has bred such winners as Simple Exchange
and Media Puzzle
|
David
Rockefeller Sr
grandson of visionary oil baron John D. Rockefeller now
working to give away his fortune ... beetle enthusiast
has one of largest collections in world: 160,000 specimens |
Karl
Wlaschek
former jazz pianist ... authorized biography: Karl Wlaschek:
A Success Story |
Kirk
Kerkorian
8th grade dropout ... trained fighter pilots during WWII
... bought and sold MGM Studios three times |
John
Anderson
son of a barber, sold popcorn as a kid to earn extra cash
... says he'll never retire ... emphasizes
saving; has called compound interest the "eighth
world wonder" |
Albert
Ueltschi
Uni of Kentucky dropout ... flew Pan Am planes for 26
years |
Henry
Hillman
philanthropist ... shuns publicity: "A whale is harpooned
only when it spouts" |
Karl
Albrecht
fiercely private ... raises orchids and plays golf ...
over
8,000 Aldi stores |
Anne
Cox Chambers
OLDEST FEMALE BILLIONAIRE
...
owns 17 newspapers, 15 TV stations, 86 radio stations |
Sulaiman
Al Rajhi
one of 4 Al Rajhi brothers ... Al
Rajhi Bank is one of the largest Islamic banks in the
world ... yes, 23 kids! |
Freederik
G.H. Meijer
pioneered 'superstore' one-stop shopping ... 190
Meijer stores in 5 states |
George
Mitchell
son of Greek immigrants ... has created at least 200,000
jobs in recent years, made millionaires out of poor landowners
and given America 100 years worth of clean(er) energy |
Ernest
Gallo
(USA)
died 6 Mar 2007, age 97. He was worth
$1.3 billion |
Anacleto
Angelini
Chile's and South America's richest man) died 28 August
2007, age 93. He was worth $6.0 billion |
John
Simplot (USA)
died May 25, 2008, age 99. He was the
OLDEST BILLIONAIRE in 2008, worth
$3.8 billion |
Leonore
Annenberg (USA)
died March 12 2009, age 91. She was worth
$1.7 billion |
Eugen
Viehof (Germany)
died Feb 5, 2010, age 93. He was worth
$1.9
billion |
Walter
Shorenstein, (USA)
died 24 June, 2010, age 95. He was worth
$1.1 billion |
John
Kluge
richest man in USA from 1989-1991) died September 7, 2010,
age 95. He was worth $6.5 billion |
Saleh
Al Rajhi (Saudi Arabia)
died Feb, 2011, age 99. He was worth
$5.8 billion. Had 61 children
(22 sons, 39 daughters, from 7 wives) |