24. Harold Hamm – Net Worth: 5.8 Billion USD
For someone who grows up milking cows and gathering eggs, venturing in the oil & gas sector can be nothing less than a nightmare. Nonetheless, Harold made his way through everything, thick & thin.
The youngest of 13 kids, Harold always wanted to make a name for himself. He entered the oil & gas sector by being a logistics provided to a drilling company. It was from these humble beginnings that he was able to build an entire empire, today known as Continental Resources.
25. Ken Langone – Net Worth: 2.8 Billion USD
The grandchildren of Italian migrants, Langone had a difficult childhood in a working-class family. His mother worked in a cafeteria while his father was a plumber. From his youth, Langone worked on several jobs, such as a butcher’s assistant, a ditch digger, etc.
He struck gold after graduation when he began his career at R.W. Pressprich. Here he realized the potential to move up in the world and convinced the Wall Street company to handle Electronic Data System’s IPO. The move would make him the president of the company and a poor billionaire, per se.
Today he has multiple investments, and is known as the co-founder of the construction-retail company Home Depot.
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