who is the richest person alive?
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bill gates - The world's richest person for the seventh consecutive year--$58 billion
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He is one of the richest men in the world. He is married and has 3 kids. He lives in Woodside CA.Graduate of Harvard with a Masters of Business Administration.Under grad of USC, Bachelor of Arts/Science. For more go to forbes.com Frobes 400 richest in America 2003
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In my opinion (which is based on the facts,) Bill Gates is THE best entrepreneur in the world. He started his own company, Microsoft, and has since then become the richest man in the WORLD! His net worth is $40.7 BILLION!\n\nThis site has some more info on Bill and his accomplishments: http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2003/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2003&passListType=Person&datatype=Person&uniqueId=BH69
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Bill Gates.\n\nWilliam Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is the co-founder, chairman, and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the world's largest computer software company. According to Forbes magazine, Gates is the world's wealthiest person, with a net worth of approximately US$51 billion, as of September 2005)\n\nRead more at \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_gates\n\nGates has been number one on the "Forbes 400" list through 1993-2005 and number one on Forbes list of "The World's Richest People" in 1996-2005, except for 1997 when the Sultan of Brunei was included despite Forbes' usual policy of excluding heads of state.\n\nThe collective net worth of the world's 691 billionaires is $2.2 trillion, up $300 billion from the combined net worths of the 587 people listed last year. \n\nRead about the richets people of the world at \nhttp://www.forbes.com/2005/03/09/bill05land.html\n\nGet all interesting lists at \nhttp://www.forbes.com/lists/
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It definatly is NOT BILL GATES with his 50 billion or so.\n\nI would have to say Lord Rothschild of the UK. His family has been billionairs before computers were even invented. He is so rich and controls so much wealth he can even hide it from the mainstream press. His family helped set up the FEDERAL RESEVE BANK and is one of the prime stock holders. Think about that since 1913 he and his family have been making money from the Federal Reserves loans. Who do you think we owe our national debt too? Its sad how uninformed the vast majority of americans are. Our debt is in the trillions every year we pay hundreds of billions to service that debt, Mr. Rothschild gets, via the corporations he is on the board of (board members are owners) a fat chunk of those intrest payments into his coffers each year. The Federal Reserve has NEVER been subject to an external audit, so its not known just how rich the stock holders are.
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The list would still start out with Bill Gates either way. He made a donation to some charity this year that made him the world's, not the U.S.'s, biggest philanthropist. He's donated more money in a year than any person every. Of course, since he has the most money of any person ever, it only makes sense.\n\nBrandon O'Dell\nO'Dell Consulting\nRestaurants/Retail/Bars\n(316) 361-0675\nbodell1@cox.net\nhttp://www.bodellconsulting.com\n\nFree initial consultations
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According to Forbes magazine, in 2005 it's Warren Buffet.
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Everybody knows it's Bill Gates. Here's the top 10 list:\n1. Bill Gates\n2. Warren Buffett\n3. Paul Allen\n4. Helen Walton\n5. S. Robson Walton\n6. John Walton\n7. Jim Walton\n8. Alice Walton\n9. Larry Ellison\n10. Michael Dell
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Bill Gates\n\n#1  William Gates III  United States  50.0 Billions
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Lakshmi Mittal\n\nCheck this out: http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/15/india-richest-40_05india_land.html
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Bill Gates; that's not my opinion though, it's from the Forbes Rich List. Also, Warren Buffet gave money to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, not to Bill Gates.
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I don't think rich people are always stingy.  Bill Gates and Oprah, two of the richest people in the world, donate millions of dollars to good causes.
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You could be the richest person in the world.  Bill Gates, the richest person in the world, only has a high school diploma.  He did go to college though, but dropped out because he was too bored with it.  Just think of what this world needs, invent it, and make as much money off of it as you can.  Never sell yourself short.
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Bill Gates - somewhere in the neighborhood of 45 billion
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The person with the most money.
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Actually it is NOT Michael Jordan.\n\nTiger Woods & Michael Schumacher tie for first place with an approximate wealth of $80 million.\n\nHere is the top 10...\n\n1.  Tiger Woods \n1.  Michael Schumacher \n3.  Peyton Manning \n4.  Michael Jordan \n5.  Shaquille O'Neal \n6.  Kevin Garnett \n7.  Andre Agassi \n8.  David Beckham \n9.  Alex Rodriguez \n10. Kobe Bryant
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Here is Forbes' list of the 10 richest people in the world as of 3/7/06:\n\nWilliam Gates \nWarren Buffett \nCarlos Slim Helú \nIngvar Kamprad \nLakshmi Mittal \nPaul Allen \nBernard Arnault \nPrince Alwaleed \nKenneth Thomson \nLi Ka-shing