Who is the wealthiest person who ever lived?

But the richest man in history, according to Money, is Mansa Musa, the king of Timbuktu, who lived between 1280 and 1337. Timbuktu was the largest producer of gold at a time when gold was in huge demand, the magazine said. read more

10 Richest People Who Have Ever Lived. Carlos “More Money than God” Slim, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet are three extremely notable wealthy guys of today. read more

The richest among the Rothschilds was the head of its English branch—Nathan Mayer Rothschild—the richest person of his time. Bernstein and Swan in All the Money in the World (2008) mention the top three richest Americans ever—all tycoons of the Gilded Age—respectively: John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Cornelius Vanderbilt; Henry Ford was ranked only 12th. read more

Fun Facts About The Richest People Who Ever Lived: These billionaires control a combined $4.317 trillion! The richest people ever are all men. Sadly No women cracked the top 25. 14 out of the 25 people are Americans. Bill Gates is the richest American and the richest person still alive on this list. read more