25. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Barr, Amelia, 19th-century British-American novelist Baruch, Bernard, 20th-century American financier and presidential advisor Bean, Leon, Leonwood, Founder of L. L. L. Bean Beatles, The, British rock band Beaverbrook, Max Aitken, Lord, 20th-century Canadian newspaper magnate Belloc, Hilaire, 20th-century French writer and historian Beng, Kwek, Leng, Singapore venture capital investor Berlusconi, Silvio, Media mogul and Prime Minister of Italy Bevan, Aneurin, 20th-century British politician Bezos, Jeff, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com Billings, Josh, 19th-century American humorist Black, Conrad, Canadian newspaper publisher Blank, Arthur, Founder of Home Depot Blixseth, Tim, Founder of Yellowstone Club resorts and golf courses Bloomberg, Michael, American businessman and philanthropist, Mayor of New York City Boesky, Ivan, American investor, notorious for his role in the Wall Street insider trading scandal Bond, Alan, Australian businessman and sportsman Bosch, Robert, German founder of automotive components company Bourdet, Edouard, 20th-century French playwright Branson, Richard, British founder of Virgin Records and Virgin Airlines Brin, Sergey, American founder of Google, Inc. Broad, Eli, American financier, art collector, and philanthropist Bronfman, Sr., Edgar, Canadian businessman and philanthropist Brooks, David, American political and cultural journalist and commentator Bryan, William, Jennings, 20th-century American politician Buffett, Warren, American investor, chairman of Berkshire-Hathaway, and #1 on the 2008 Forbes list of worlds wealthiest people Burns, Charles, Montgomery Monty, TV cartoon character, Homer Simpons tightfisted boss Burton, Sir Richard, 19th-century English explorer and writer Bushnell, Nolan, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheeses Butler, Samuel, 19th-century British novelist Butler, Geezer, English musician, bass player of Black Sabbath rock band Byron, George Gordon, Lord, 19th-century British poet Canfield, Jack, American motivational speaker and co-creater of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series Caplan, Mitchell, CEO of E*Trade Group, Inc. Cardenas, Robert, retired U.S. Air Force general and business executive Carnegie, Andrew, 19th-century Scots-American steel industrialist and philanthropist Case, Steve, CEO of America Online Chanel, Coco, French fashion designer Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charney, Dov, Founder of American Apparel Chekhov, Anton, 19th-century Russian author and playwright Chesterton, G. K., 20th-century English author and mystery novelist Christie, Agatha, 20th-century English crime writer Chrysler, Walter, Founder of the Chrysler automobile empire Clason, George, Soldier, businessman, and writer Clitheroe, Paul, Australian financier and author, founder of ipac Securities Clough, Arthur, Hugh, 19th-century British poet Cocks, Sir Barnett, 20th-century British politician Cohen, Ben, Co-founder of Ben & Jerrys ice cream company Combs, Sean, P.
Diddy, American rap music producer and entrepreneur Conwell, Russell Herman, 19th-century minister and educator, founder of Temple University Cooley, Mason, American writer and aphorist Cork, Kenneth, British lawyer Craig, Jenny, Founder of Jenny Craig, Inc. weight-loss program Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, 20th-century Hungarian psychologist Cuban, Mark, Founder of MicroSolutions and Landmark Theaters Dali, Salvador, 20th-century Spanish surrealist artist Davis, Bette, 20th-century American film actress Davis, Marvin, American petroleum industrialist, investor, and philanthropist de Vries, Peter, 20th-century American editor and novelist De Wolfe, Chris, Co-creator of MySpace social networking website Dell, Michael, American businessman, founder of Dell, Inc. computers DeLuca, Fred, Founder of Subway sandwich chain Dennis, Felix, British magazine publisher DeVos, Richard, M., Founder of Amway Dickens, Charles, 19th-century British novelist Didion, Joan, 20th-century American journalist and author Diller, Barry, Television executive, creator of Fox Brodcasting and USA Broadcasting Dirkson, Everett, 20th-century American politician Disney, Walt, Film producer, founder of Walt Disney Company Disney, Roy, Senior executive of the Walt Disney Company Drucker, Peter, Ameican author and management consultant Dylan, Bob, American pop and folk musician Dyson, James, Sir, British industrial designer, inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner Eastman, George, 20th-century American inventor, founder of the Eastman Kodak film company Edison, Thomas, 19th-century American inventor and businessman Eikerenkootter, Frederick, Reverend Ike, 20th-century American televangelist Eisner, Michael, Former CEO of the Walt Disney Company Elizabeth II, Current British monarch Ellison, Larry, Co-founder and CEO of the Oracle Corporation Emerson, Ralph, Waldo, 19th-century American essayist and poet Epictetus, 1st-century B.C. Greek Stoic philosopher Erdman, Paul, American economist Ertegun, Ahmet, Turkish-American record producer, co-founder of Atlantic Records Fielding, Henry, British novelist Fields, W. C., American film and stage actor Fields, Debbi, CEO of Mrs. & J. & J.