Statistics for Richest Americans Through History

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Year	Hint	Answer	% Correct
2015	software	Bill Gates	99%
1995	software	Bill Gates	99%
2000	software	Bill Gates	99%
2005	software	Bill Gates	99%
2010	software	Bill Gates	99%
1945	automobile	Henry Ford	90%
1940	automobile	Henry Ford	90%
1925	automobile	Henry Ford	90%
1920	automobile	Henry Ford	90%
1915	oil	John D Rockefeller	83%
1910	oil	John D Rockefeller	83%
1895	oil	John D Rockefeller	83%
1890	oil	John D Rockefeller	83%
1900	steel	Andrew Carnegie	71%
1905	steel	Andrew Carnegie	71%
1970	aviator / movies	Howard Hughes	58%
1965	aviator / movies	Howard Hughes	58%
1960	aviator / movies	Howard Hughes	58%
1975	aviator/ movies	Howard Hughes	58%
1875	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1865	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1860	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1855	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1850	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1870	shipping	Cornelius Vanderbilt	50%
1880	heir / business	William Henry Vanderbilt	50%
1885	heir / business	William Henry Vanderbilt	50%
1985	retail	Sam Walton	47%
1840	furs / real estate	John Jacob Astor	31%
1845	furs / real estate	John Jacob Astor	31%
1955	oil	J Paul Getty	18%
1935	finance	Andrew Mellon	15%
1930	finance	Andrew Mellon	15%
1950	oil	H L Hunt	5%
1980	shipping	Daniel Ludwig	3%
1990	television	John Kluge	3%