Category: Billionaires

Carlos Slim Helú, a Mexican businessman, CEO of Telmex, Telcel and América Móvil, was born in Mexico City in 1940, January 28. Among six siblings, he is the youngest of his parents Yusef Salim Haddad …

Richard Desmond, Owner of Express Newspaper and founder of Northern and Shell, was born in in Edgware, North London in1951, on December 8th. After his parent’s divorce, he lived with his mother. He left his …

J.K. Rowling, British author and creator of Harry Potter Fantasy, was born in Yate, near Bristol in 1965, on 31st of July. Despite having a troubled marriage and spending years on social welfare, she overcame …

Micky Jagtiani, the chairman and founder of Dubai based Landmark Group, was born in Kuwait on 15th of August 1952. He completed his schooling in Bombay (now Mumbai) and Brummana High School in Lebanon. After …

  Oprah Winfrey / Net Worth: $4.6 Billion / Occupation: Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey, the richest African American of the 20th century, was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1958, on 29th of January. She is …

Sheldon Adelson, an American billionaire, was born in Dorchester on 6th August 1933, to a traditionally democratic Jewish family. He was the son of a cab driver whose family migrated to the United States from …

Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and CEO of Millhouse Capital, was born in Lithuania to a Jewish family on October 24th, 1966. After loosing his parents at the age of 4 he went to live …

Li Ka-shing was born on 13th of June 1928 in the south eastern coastal city of Chiu Chow, China. He is known as the most influential business man in East Asia and Hong Kong. His …

In the profusion of towering odds, while most give up, there are a very few who stand unyielding. And all difficulties bow down to their courage and determination. Ingvar Kamprad, one of the richest industrialists …

William Henry Gates, an American businessman and chairman of Microsoft, was born in 1955, on 28 October in Seattle, Washington. He came from upper middle class family; his father was a lawyer. From his childhood, …