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  2. List of richest Americans in history - Wikipedia

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    In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [6] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...

  3. List of wealthiest families - Wikipedia

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    Family name Notable members Combined wealth in US$ billions (estimated) Source of wealth Country or region Walton [5] [6] Jim Walton, S. Robson Walton, Alice Walton, Lukas Walton, Christy Walton, Nancy Walton Laurie, Ann Walton Kroenke (Sam Walton, Bud Walton) 289.8 (2024) [7] Walmart, Sam's Club United States: Wallenberg [8] [9]

  4. List of people associated with the California Gold Rush

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    last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule from 1845 to 1846. [11] [12] Mary Ellen Pleasant: c. 1814–1904 U.S. African American entrepreneur, real estate investor, abolitionist, financier first self-made millionaire of African-American heritage Addison Pratt: 1802–1872 Winchester, New Hampshire, U.S. missionary, farmer, whaler

  5. List of Dutch family names - Wikipedia

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    Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .

  6. Old money - Wikipedia

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    Old money is "the inherited wealth of established upper-class families (i.e. gentry, patriciate)" or "a person, family, or lineage possessing inherited wealth". [1] It is a social class of the rich who have been able to maintain their wealth over multiple generations, often referring to perceived members of the de facto aristocracy in societies that historically lack an officially established ...

  7. Category:18th-century English nobility - Wikipedia

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    Edward Rich, 8th Earl of Warwick; John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland; John Fane, 9th Earl of Westmorland ... This page was last edited on 28 March 2024, at 03:55 (UTC).

  8. List of slave owners - Wikipedia

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    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of notable people who owned other people as slaves, where there is a consensus of historical evidence of slave ownership, in alphabetical order by last name. Part of a series on Forced labour and slavery Contemporary ...

  9. McCormick family - Wikipedia

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    Cyrus Hall McCormick Sr., founder of the McCormick business dynasty. Robert McCormick Jr. (1780–1846) was an American inventor who lived in rural Virginia. [1] His maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants, George Sanderson and Catharine (née Ross) Sanderson, and paternal grandparents were Thomas (1702–1762) and Elizabeth (née Carruth) McCormick, Presbyterian immigrants born in ...

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