The 30 Richest People In History

1. John D. Rockefeller
Net worth: $318.3 billion
Source: Standard Oil, United States

2. Andrew Carnegie
Net worth: $298.3 billion
 Source: Carnegie Steel Company, Scotland

3. Nicholas II
Net worth: $253.5 billion
Source: House of Romanov, Russia

4. William Henry Vanderbilt
Net worth: $231.6 billion
 Source: Burlington and Quincy Railroad, United States

5. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
Net worth: $210.8 billion
Source: Hyderabad Monarchy

6. Andrew W. Mellon
Net worth: $188.8 billion
Source:  Gulf Oil, United States

7. Henry Ford
Net worth: $188.1 billion 
Source: Ford Motor Company, United States

8. Marcus Licinius Crassus
Net worth: $169.8 billion
 Source: Roman Senator, Roman Republic

9. Basil II
Net worth: $169.4 billion
Source: Monarchy of Byzantine Empire

10. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Net worth: $167.4 billion
Source: New York and Harlem Railroad, United States

11. Alanus Rufus
Net worth: $166.9 billion
Source: Investments, England

12. Amenophis III
Net worth: $155.2 billion
Source: Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh

13. William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey
Net worth: $153.6 billion
Source: Earl of Surrey, England

14. William II
Net worth: $151.7 billion
Source: Monarchy, England

15. Elizabeth I
Net worth: $142.9 billion
Source: House of Tudor, England

16. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
Net worth: $141.4 billion
Source: Standard Oil, United States

17. Sam Walton
Net worth: $128 billion
Source: Wal-Mart, United States

18. John Jacob Astor
Net worth: $115 billion
Source: American Fur Company, Germany

19. Odo of Bayeux
Net worth: $110.2 billion
Source: Monarchy, England

20. Stephen Girard
Net worth: $99.5 billion
Source: First Bank of the United States, France

21. Cleopatra
Net worth: $95.8 billion
Source: Ptolemaic Inheritance, Ancient Egypt

22. Stephen Van Rensselaer III
Net worth: $88.8 billion
Source: Rensselaerwyck Estate, United States

23. Richard B. Mellon
Net worth: $86.3 billion
Source: Gulf Oil, United States

24. Alexander Turney Stewart
Net worth: $84.7 billion
Source: Long Island Rail Road, Ireland

25. William Backhouse Jr.
Net worth: $84.7 billion
Source: Inheritance, United States

26. Don Simon Iturbi Patino
Net worth: $81.2 billion
Source: Huanuni tin mine, Bolivia

27. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Net worth: $80.7 billion
Source: Kral, Brunei

28. Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Net worth: $80.4 billion
Source: Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Germany

29. Moses Taylor
Net worth: $79.3 billion
 Source: Citibank, United States

30. Vincent Astor
Net worth: $73.9 billion
 Source: Inheritance, United States