Born    : March 29, 1918(1918-03-29) in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, U.S. Died    : April 5, 1992 (aged 74)in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Occupation      : Former Chairman, Wal-Mart Net worth        : US$58.6 bn (1992 Forbes 400), $128.0 billion (2008), according to Wealthy historical figures 2008. When a person from Berryville, Arkansas, began opening discount stores outside [...]

Considered the Indian jewel in the crown of the information superhighway, Sabeer Bhatia was raised in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Aged just 19, the gifted computer whiz kid moved to California with $250 in his pocket and a head full of ideas. A successful scholarship at the California Institute of Technology was followed [...]

Born    : November 17, 1906 in Hamamatsu, Japan Died    : August 5, 1991 (aged 84) in Japan Occupation      :  Founder, Honda Motor Company Limited Throughout his life, Soichiro Honda never forgot the day when he ran hopelessly after the first motor car he ever saw. Long before the car actually reached Yamahigashi, a small [...]

Richard Schulze has devoted more than half of his life to the consumer electronics industry, awl he was the recipient of the 1999 National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. His wide – ranging career encompasses technical experience, retail awl distributor sales, and management of the America’s leading retail chain, But Buy. It [...]

Born    : 14 February 1967 in Athens, Greece Alma Mater     : London School of Economics Occupation      : Entrepreneur Net Worth       : GBP £1.29 billion Stelios is the man who introduced low-cost flying in Britain, and today he is a big guy with a personal fortune of $650 million. But he drives to his favorite casino in [...]