15 Richest People in History

Can you name these historically wealthy people???
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Rank
Name
Wealth in Billions (USD)
Country of origin
Source of Fortune
1.
John D. Rockefeller
318.3
United States
Standard Oil
2.
Andrew Carnegie
298.3
Scotland
Carnegie Steel Company
3.
Tsar Nicholas II
253.5
Russia
House of Romanov
4.
William Henry Vanderbilt
231.6
United States
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
5.
Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
210.8
Hyderabad
Monarchy
6.
Andrew W. Mellon
188.8
United States
Gulf Oil
7.
Henry Ford
188.1
United States
Ford Motor Company
8.
Marcus Licinius Crassus
169.8
Roman Republic
Roman Senate
9.
Basil II
169.4
Byzantine Empire
Monarchy
10.
Cornelius Vanderbilt
167.4
United States
New York and Harlem Railroad
11.
Alanus Rufus
166.9
England
Investments
12.
Amenophis III
155.2
Ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
13.
William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
153.6
England
Earl of Surrey
14.
William II
151.7
England
Monarchy
15.
Elizabeth I
142.9
England
House of Tudor
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