It is probable that Paul Getty was the first billionaire on paper.
J.K Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, was the first author ever to become a billionaire.
He became the World's richest man and the first US Billionaire.
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)
sagar varma
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
Robert Johnson, the former owner and CEO of Black Entertainment television, was the first African American billionaire. As you may know, Oprah was the first African American LADY billionaire. =) I just figured out that Robert Church was the first black billionare
Pablo Escobar.
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