The Richest Peoples Ever in History

THE RICHEST PEOPLES EVER IN HISTORY
I am not talking about bill gates i am talking about richest peoples ever in history
which are far ahead from bill gates
This list of the richest people ever or the most wealthy historical figures is
essentially a list of the richest people in recorded history, or the richest people
ever born (ancient, medieval, and modern).
The list is based on calculations by Forbes. It is updated annually to reflect
changes to GDP. However, their wealth or net worth is hard to estimate and the
ancient historical figures are scarce in numbers or rare on the list. Also, the list
presupposes the notion of private property, excluding monarchies where the
ruler may theoretically own an entire empire (such as the pharaohs, who "owned"
all of Ancient Egypt, or Alexander the Great who "owned" most of the known
world).
Ranking process
The ranking process is done by the percentage of the total GDP of the nation they
lived in at the time they were alive. Whether or not their fortune was inherited,
the list records the people at the time of their greatest net worth, not by their
current net worth, or their net worth when they died.
The list doesn't significantly change from year to year unless there is a new
person who qualifies to be on the list or someone surpasses their previous peak
amount. However, this can only really happen to those who are still alive. On
occasion, there is an undiscovered billionaire from Ancient times, the Middle
Ages, and the Industrial age that wasn’t placed on the list before, or one of the
billionaires already on the list has been found to have a higher peak net worth
than previously thought. If this is proven, or a new billionaire is found, then the
figure or net worth should be placed on the following list.
However, if the country where the member originally lived is now defunct, then
the inflated net worth has to be averaged by the world GDP, rather than the
country's. Because of this, the world GDP may be higher or lower than the other
country's GDP and not tied to the same standard. This is really the only time
where a member's net worth can be changed above the standard after he or she
dies, thereby raising or lowering their rank on the list (e.g. Nicholas II of Russia).
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Top ten wealthiest historical figures
No.1
* Name: John D. Rockefeller

* Age at highest earnings: 74
* Age at death: 97 (died May 23, 1937)
* Net worth: ▬ 329.9 billion $USD
* Original net worth: US$1 billion (September 29 1916)
US$900.0 Million (1913-eve of WWI)
* Origin: United States
* Main source of wealth: Standard Oil
* Other achievements: First billionaire (Globally-USD) and The Rockefeller
Foundation (Created:1913)
No.2
* Name: Andrew Carnegie

* Age at death: 83 (died August 11, 1919)
* Original net worth: 479.9 Million $USD (1901)
* Origin: Scotland
* Company: U.S. Steel
No.3
* Name: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov)

* Age at death: 50 (died July 17, 1918)
* Original net worth: 1.3 billion $USD (1916)
* Origin: Russian Empire
* Company: Monarchy - the Emperor and Autocrat of the Russian Empire (from
the House of Romanov).
* Other achievements: Wealthiest Monarch and Wealthiest Head of state
No. 4
* Name: William Henry Vanderbilt

* Age at death: 64 (died December 8, 1885)
* Original net worth: 194 Million $USD (1885)
* Company: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and other railway
companies.
No. 5
* Name: Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

* Age at death: 80 (died February 24, 1967)
* Origin: Hyderabad, India
* Company: Monarchy - Nizam of Hyderabad
* other achievements: Wealthiest non-European, Wealthiest Asian,
Wealthiest Indian
No. 6
* Name: Andrew W. Mellon

* Age at death: 82 (died August 27, 1937)
* Company: Gulf Oil and various other oil companies.
No. 7
* Name: Henry Ford

* Age at death: 83 (died April 7, 1947)
* Company: Ford Motor Company
No. 8
* Name: Marcus Licinius Crassus

* Age at death: 62 (died 53 B.C.)
* Net worth: ▬ 181.3 billion $USD (100 B.C)
* Original net worth: 170 Million sesterces[6]
* Origin: Roman Republic
* Company: Roman Fire Brigade (wealth inherited, as well as earned by
speculating in tenants, mining corporations, and slave trade)
No. 9
* Name: Alain Le Roux

* Age at death: 49 (died 1089)
* Original net worth: 11,000 GBP (1089)
* Origin: England
* Company: None, earned money through monarchy and investments.
No. 10
* Name: Basileus Basil II of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire

* Age at death: 67 (died December 15, 1025)
* Original net worth: 200,000 gold talents (about 5,400,000kg)
* Origin: Byzantine Empire
* Company: Monarchy - Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
(from the Macedonian dynasty)

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* Name: John D. Rockefeller

* Name: Andrew Carnegie

* Name: Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov)

* Name: William Henry Vanderbilt

* Name: Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII

* Name: Andrew W. Mellon

* Name: Henry Ford

* Name: Marcus Licinius Crassus

* Name: Alain Le Roux

* Name: Basileus Basil II of the Roman (Byzantine) Empire

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