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Reginald Francis Lewis (December 7, 1942 – January 19, 1993), was an American businessman. He was one of the richest Black American men in the 1980s, and the first African-American to build a billion-dollar company: TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc. [1]
In 2004, Forbes named Rowling "the first billion-dollar author". [177] Rowling denied that she was a billionaire in a 2005 interview. [178] By 2012, Forbes concluded she was no longer a billionaire due to her charitable donations and high UK taxes. [179] She was named the world's highest paid author by Forbes in 2008, [180] 2017 [181] and 2019 ...
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [7] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
On Sept. 29, 1916, newspapers across the country announced a wealth milestone once thought to be unreachable: the world’s first billionaire. Top 10 people most likely to reach trillionaire ...
Name Territory/nationality Reference 1999 Bill Gates United States [2] 2017 Jeff Bezos United States [2] 2020 Bernard Arnault France [1] Elon Musk United States/ Canada/ South Africa [1] Mark Zuckerberg United States [1] 2021 Mukesh Ambani India [3] Steve Ballmer United States [3] Sergey Brin United States [3] Warren Buffett United States [3]
Stewart was first declared a billionaire by Forbes in 2000. However, Forbes last reported her net worth to be $220 million in 2015, making her just $30 million shy of the outlet's inaugural list ...
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