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Top 10 Richest People Of All Time


Each and every person by default aspires to be wealthy, get a lot of money, and be on the names of the world's wealthiest individuals. People will often remember you if you are a wealthy person even if money alone will not make you truly wealthy and a crown of gold will not make up for the hole in your heart.


With billions of dollars saved in their respective individual bank accounts, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are  now the richest people. Yes! We blindly assume to ourselves that no one has ever attained such a level of riches since it is so enormous. However, if we go back in history and make  try to account for inflation, we will  see that there have been even wealthier persons whose fortunes have contributed to half of the global GDP.


If you think that the era in which we live is the one that has produced the richest people throughout human history, you will need to reconsider. The Top 10 Wealthiest individuals in History (after inflation) are all long deceased.

Even famous kings and renowned emperors, who are not included in this ranking, could feel envious of the wealth that each of these people managed to amass despite the fact that their respective paths to prosperity were varied. 


The names of the Top 10 wealthiest people of all time are shown below in (current) order.


Number. 10. Stephen Girard


Net worth: ~ $120 billion

Lifespan: 1750 – 1831

Where Born in: Bordeaux, Guyenne and Gascony, Kingdom of France

Where Died in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

His Nationality: French-American

Source of property: Merchantry, Investments, Founder of Girard Bank


Number 9. John Astor


Net worth: ~ $140 billion

Lifespan: 1763 – 1848

Where Born in: Walldorf, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (as Johann Astor)

Where Died in: New York City, New York, USA

His Nationality: German-American

Source of property: Founder of American Fur Company, Real estate tycoon.



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