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Here is a list of the top 50 richest people in U.S. history, adjusted for inflation (to 2024 dollars). This ranking is based on historical assessments and their impact on American economic history:
1. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) - $340 billion
Founder of Standard Oil, the first great U.S. business monopoly.
2. Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) - $310 billion
Steel magnate, built the American steel industry.
3. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) - $220 billion
Shipping and railroad tycoon.
4. Bill Gates (1955-Present) - $160 billion
Co-founder of Microsoft.
5. Elon Musk (1971-Present) - $150 billion (varies greatly)
CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and other ventures.
6. Jeff Bezos (1964-Present) - $145 billion
Founder of Amazon.
7. Sam Walton (1918-1992) - $135 billion
Founder of Walmart.
8. William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885) - $105 billion
Expanded the Vanderbilt family’s railroad empire.
9. Henry Ford (1863-1947) - $100 billion
Founder of Ford Motor Company, revolutionized the auto industry.
10. Stephen Girard (1750-1831) - $90 billion
Shipping magnate, financier of the early U.S. government.
11. Warren Buffett (1930-Present) - $85 billion
Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
12. Andrew W. Mellon (1855-1937) - $80 billion
Industrialist, banker, and U.S. Treasury Secretary.
13. John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) - $75 billion
Real estate and fur trading mogul.
14. Mark Zuckerberg (1984-Present) - $70 billion
Co-founder of Facebook.
15. Larry Page (1973-Present) - $65 billion
Co-founder of Google.
16. Sergey Brin (1973-Present) - $63 billion
Co-founder of Google.
17. Michael Bloomberg (1942-Present) - $60 billion
Founder of Bloomberg LP, former mayor of New York City.
18. Jay Gould (1836-1892) - $58 billion
Railroad developer and speculator.
19. Charles Koch (1935-Present) - $55 billion
Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries.
20. David Koch (1940-2019) - $55 billion
Former executive vice president of Koch Industries.
21. Frederick Weyerhaeuser (1834-1914) - $50 billion
Timber mogul, largest landowner in U.S. history.
22. George Washington (1732-1799) - $50 billion
First U.S. president, plantation owner, and land speculator.
23. Amancio Ortega (1936-Present) - $50 billion
Zara fashion retailing empire.
24. William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) - $40 billion
Newspaper magnate.
25. Stephen Van Rensselaer (1764-1839) - $40 billion
Landowner, one of the largest landholders in New York state.
26. Marshall Field (1834-1906) - $40 billion
Department store magnate.
27. Steve Jobs (1955-2011) - $35 billion
Co-founder of Apple.
28. J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) - $35 billion
Banker, financier, and industrial consolidator.
29. Thomas Peterffy (1944-Present) - $30 billion
Founder of Interactive Brokers.
30. Sheldon Adelson (1933-2021) - $30 billion
Casino and resort magnate.
31. Phil Knight (1938-Present) - $30 billion
Founder of Nike.
32. John Mars (1935-Present) - $30 billion
Mars Inc., candy and pet food empire.
33. Jacqueline Mars (1939-Present) - $30 billion
Heir to the Mars fortune.
34. Elon Musk (1971-Present) - $28 billion
Founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla (fluctuates with stock value).
35. Charles Schwab (1937-Present) - $25 billion
Founder of Charles Schwab Corporation.
36. David Packard (1912-1996) - $24 billion
Co-founder of Hewlett-Packard.
37. Paul Allen (1953-2018) - $22 billion
Co-founder of Microsoft.
38. Larry Ellison (1944-Present) - $20 billion
Co-founder of Oracle.
39. Gordon Moore (1929-2023) - $19 billion
Co-founder of Intel.
40. Carl Icahn (1936-Present) - $18 billion
Corporate raider and investor.
41. Harold Hamm (1945-Present) - $17 billion
Oil industry leader.
42. Donald Bren (1932-Present) - $17 billion
Real estate mogul.
43. George Soros (1930-Present) - $16 billion
Investor and philanthropist.
44. H. Ross Perot (1930-2019) - $16 billion
Founder of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems.
45. Robert Wood Johnson (1893-1968) - $15 billion
Co-founder of Johnson & Johnson.
46. Rupert Murdoch (1931-Present) - $14 billion
Media mogul, founder of Fox Corporation.
47. Ray Dalio (1949-Present) - $14 billion
Founder of Bridgewater Associates.
48. Pierre Omidyar (1967-Present) - $13 billion
Founder of eBay.
49. Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919) - $13 billion
Steel magnate, partner of Andrew Carnegie.
50. Cyrus McCormick (1809-1884) - $12 billion
Founder of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company.
These individuals have amassed their wealth through a variety of industries such as oil, steel, real estate, technology, and finance, making them some of the wealthiest figures in American history. Many of these fortunes have fluctuated over time due to stock market variations, business success, or philanthropy.