J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, was the first author ever to become a billionaire.
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John D. Rockefeller, who made his fortune in the oil industry. With the rise of his company Standard Oil.
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Based on the profits of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, John D. Rockefeller became the billionaire in the United States. He retained his wealth, however, in 1911, his new company called the Standard OIl Trust, was found to be in violation of various new antitrust laws and he divested much of the Trust into smaller companies which were sold.
No, there is only one billionaire author, that is J.K.Rowling
It is probable that Paul Getty was the first billionaire on paper.
He became the World's richest man and the first US Billionaire.
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In 2009 he became the world's first billionaire sportsperson. He has probably made a good bit over that now.
in 2009
He became the first African American billionaire as creator of the BET network
Became the first US billionaire through ruthless business practices. Suddenly acquired a conscience later in life, and became a great philanthropist (easy enough to give money away when you're already a billionaire)
The Black Entertainment Television (BET) network was created by Robert L. Johnson and his wife Sheila Johnson. Robert L. Johnson became the first African American billionaire after selling BET to Viacom in 2001.
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he co-founded Microsoft office and became a billionaire
Mark Zucherburge created Facebook and became the youngest billionaire evr
John D. Rockefeller, who made his fortune in the oil industry. With the rise of his company Standard Oil.