Statistics for 15 Richest People in History

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Rank	Name	Wealth in Billions (USD)	Country of origin	Source of Fortune	% Correct
7.	Henry Ford	188.1	United States	Ford Motor Company	76%
2.	Andrew Carnegie	298.3	Scotland	Carnegie Steel Company	70%
3.	Tsar Nicholas II	253.5	Russia	House of Romanov	45%
15.	Elizabeth I	142.9	England	House of Tudor	43%
1.	John D. Rockefeller	318.3	United States	Standard Oil	42%
10.	Cornelius Vanderbilt	167.4	United States	New York and Harlem Railroad	32%
4.	William Henry Vanderbilt	231.6	United States	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad	27%
8.	Marcus Licinius Crassus	169.8	Roman Republic	Roman Senate	24%
14.	William II	151.7	England	Monarchy	11%
6.	Andrew W. Mellon	188.8	United States	Gulf Oil	4%
9.	Basil II	169.4	Byzantine Empire	Monarchy	3%
11.	Alanus Rufus	166.9	England	Investments	1%
12.	Amenophis III	155.2	Ancient Egypt	Pharaoh	1%
5.	Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII	210.8	Hyderabad	Monarchy	1%
13.	William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey	153.6	England	Earl of Surrey	1%