Billionaires who... married an employee
married an intern
married another billionaire
divorced a spouse with prenuptial agreements
are obsessed with model trains
are Buddhist
spent time in prison
have been executed
committed antitrust violations
committed manslaughter
have dyslexia
collect horses
play professional poker
own an island
own a private company
fund cancer research
fund an art museum
are major art collectors
inherited money from a spouse
live on Park Avenue in New York City
produced a movie
wrote a memoir
wrote a novel
wrote a nonfiction book
own exotic pets
bought out their neighbors' property
immigrated to the U.S.
dropped out of college
attended an Ivy League college
are self-made women
are food billionaires
are beverage billionaires
are media billionaires
are natural resource billionaires Desired graphs
Self-made vs. inherited over time: (1984, <50%) (2014, 69%)
Forbes 400th over time (minimum to make the list)
Wealth of Forbes 400 as percentage of national income over time: (1982, 2.8%) (2000, 12.2%)
Forbes 400 wealth vs. S&P over time
Finance as a percentage of Forbes wealth over time
Natural resources as a percentage of Forbes wealth over time
Technology as a percentage of Forbes wealth over time
Retail as a percentage of Forbes wealth over time
Manufacturing as a percentage of Forbes wealth over time Desired maps
Billionaires by state / city 1982, 2015