User:Taraborn/richmen

Self-made men/women
I'm looking for a list (the longer, the better) of people that made a fortune out of almost nothing, can somebody help me? Thanks. --Taraborn (talk) 19:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Many successful rappers such as 2Pac came from ghetto poverty to a self-made millionaire. Acceptable (talk) 19:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Hmmm... I'm looking for examples of brilliant entrepreneurship, I'm not interested in entertainers. --Taraborn (talk) 20:04, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Category:Dropouts has some, but they're mostly entertainers. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Alan Sugar, Bill Gates (although he was from a wealthy family) and Richard Branson spring to mind. — Matt Eason (Talk &#149; Contribs) 20:55, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * So we're looking for a list with people like John D. MacArthur, Andrew Carnegie, and John D. Rockefeller. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 21:18, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Add Sam Walton. (Gee, is there a U.S. bias to this list?) Here's a more global list which might interest you: Dforest (talk) 21:48, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I'd also include Michael Dell. Useight (talk) 23:29, 1 March 2008 (UTC)


 * OK, if you want some antipodean names, try Sir Fletcher Jones, Alan Bond, Sir Keith Murdoch and Reg Ansett. --  JackofOz (talk) 00:32, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Does "no entertainers" also exclude writers? J.K. Rowling was on welfare when she was writing the first Harry Potter book.  Now... see the article. --Anonymous, 06:00 UTC, March 2, 2008.

Check the article on Madam C.J. Walker. Corvus cornix talk  06:27, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I would add Hugo Chávez, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Suharto. All were born into extreme poverty yet became extremely wealthy through their entrepreneurial approach to national governance.  --M @ r ē ino 06:47, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I'm checking all those articles. --Taraborn (talk) 13:04, 2 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Anita Roddick of the Body Shop is a good read, especially the book. Julia Rossi (talk) 09:15, 3 March 2008 (UTC)