Ten Wealthiest Men in History Ancient Times to 20th Century

#10 - Ceasar Basil II of Rome $172.5 Billion USD Source – Monarchy Death - 67

#9 – Alain Le Roux $178.7 Billion Nation – Great Britain Source – Monarchy Death - 49

Marcus Licinius Crassus $181.3 Billion Nation – Rome Source – Inheritance, Mining, Slave Trade, Real Estate Death - 62

#7 – Henry Ford $194.9 Billion Nation – U.S. Source – Ford Motor Company Death - 87

#6 – Andrew W. Mellon $195.7 Biliion Nation Source – Gulf Oil Death - 82

#5 – Osam Ali Khan $225.1 Biliion Nation – India Source – Monarchy Death - 80

#4 – William Henry Vanderbilt $240 Billion Nation – U.S. Source – Railway Companies Death - 64

Biltmore – By William Henry’s Son, George

#3 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia $290.7 Billion Nation – Russia Source – Monarchy Death – 50, by Bolshevik firing squad

#2 – Andrew Carnegie $309.2 Billion Nation – U.S. Source – U.S. Steel Death - 83

Carnegie’s Homes Skibo Castle, Scotland 5th Avenue, New York – 2 City Blocks!

#1 – John D. Rockefeller $329.9 Billion Nation – U.S. Source – Standard Oil Death - 97