Top Rags to Riches Stories

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No. 1: John Rockefeller

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John Rockefeller was born in the mid-19th century in a poor American family, along with 5 other siblings. His first job as bookkeeper paid him a measly 50 cents per day. Nonetheless, the young aspiring entrepreneur would change everything around by founding the Standard and Oil Company, a venture that made him the first billionaire in history.

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