Outliers has a very interesting list. Malcolm Gladwell has compiled the list of 75 richest people in the history of mankind.
Some interesting names in the list are:
3. Czar of Russia, Nicholas II
7. Henry Ford
12. Pharaoh of Egypt, Amenophis III
21. Cleopatra
37. Bill Gates
There are a few Indians in the list too:
40. Mukesh Ambani
42. Lakshmi Mittal
48. Anil Ambani
68. K. P. Singh (of DLF)
Imagine these 4 Indians are among the richest in the history of mankind.
Wait! There is another Indian:
5. (yes 5, that is not a typo) Nizam of Hyderabad Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII.
Hmmm.. Something wrong with the list. Where is Akbar the Great?
By the way, at number 1 and 2 are John D. Rockfeller and Andrew Carnegie
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