Bill Gates, the 20th richest person in the history of the world, both modern and ancient, as of 2008
The list of most wealthy historical figures is based on calculations by
Ancient Times. However, their wealth is hard to estimate and the ancient historical figures are scarce in numbers on the lists.
In 1913, Rockefeller became the richest person in the history of the world. Today, after adjusting for inflation, he is the wealthiest person in the US history.
The ranking process is done by percentage of the total
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 next list.
However, if the country of where the member originally lived in is now deduced or defunct, then the inflated net worth
has to be averaged by the World
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