10 most wealthy men of all time

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About this trail:
Curious to see who the richest men in the world would be today if their net worth's were represented in today's dollar amount? Find out where they would stand today with this trail.
10 marks in this trail
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If you are familiar with the UAE, you probably are familiar with Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahayan. If not, read about him here. What was he worth? About $23 billion USD.

All dollar amounts represent what they would be worth in United States dollars in 2001.
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Number 9 on the list of the 10 most wealthy men of all time, Paul Allen. Worth about $25 billion.
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Although he is number 2 in line for the current richest men in the world, he has made the spot for the eighth wealthiest person of all time, worth about $28 billion.
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King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud, who died 2005, was said to be worth about $30 billion.
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If you are familiar with Oracle, you just might be familiar with Larry Ellison. Worth approximately $55 billion.
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Seriously, who didn't see this coming? Worth about $60 billion.
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With a major hand in American Fur Trade, John Jacob Astor would become the fourth richest man with worth about $85 billion.
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When you have a university named after you, you know you've made it. Cornelius Vanderbilt  was worth about $100 billion.
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The dinosaur Diplodocus carnegiei was named after Carnegie. How many people can say that? At his death, Carnegie was worth about $110 billion.
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And in first place comes John D. Rockefeller. His worth would be the equivalent of $200 billion today.

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