(2) Thomas Edison
(3) Henry ford
(4) Charles Schwab
(5) John D Rockefeller
(6) Alexander Graham bell
(7)F. W. Wolworth
(8) Woodrow Wilson
(9) Theodore Roosevelt
(1) Andrew Carnegie:(1835-1919)Was an industrialist who was instrumental in the formation of the American steel industry and was the richest person in the world at one time. Later in life,he became a philanthropist giving away around$350 million to various charities, foundation and university.
(2) Thomas Edison:(1847-1931)Was , quite simply, American greatest inventor. He heeled 1,093 patents in the USA alone,and many other patents in the UK, France,and germany.when he died, his estate was worth$12 million; enormous sum back in 1931.
(3) Henry ford :(1863-1947) Was the founder of the motor company. Ford developed assembly line techniques for the mass production and automobile, driving down prices and making them affordable to the masses. At his death,his estate was valued in billion of $us dollars
(4) Charles Schwab :(1862-1939) Was an American steel mogul who transformed the Bethlehem steel company into second largest steel maker in the United States. He managed to a mass a fortune of some where between$25-40$million.
(5) John D Rockefeller sr:(1839-1937)Was an America oil magnate and philanthropist, widely considered to have been the richest man to have lived in the modern world.worth almost 2percent of national economy,he was American first ever billionaire.
(6) Alexander Graham bell:(1847-1922)Was the inventor and engineer who patented the first paratical telephone and founded the American telephone and telegraph company. The company was worth around$1.7million during his life time.
(7) F. W. Woolworth:(1852-1919)Founded the company that bore his name and operated a chain of retail store (known as five and dimes in the USA)that sold inexpensive commodities. When he died,his estate was worth about$76.5 million.
(8) Woodrow Wilson:(1856-1924) Was an American politician who became the 28th president of USA.the net worth of his estate at death was below$million but he was wealthy man.
(9) Theodore Roosevelt Jr:(1858-1919)Was an American business man and military leader, Theodore Roosevelt who a massed a considerable fortune, amounting to million of dollars, before the outbreak of world war I.
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