Youre probably wondering who are the richest people in world history ever? Were happy to provide you with the answer to that! Keep reading!

Many people dream of getting rich, or having enough to feed and remove the fear of ever getting poor for several generations to follow! Well, the people on this list are not like that, if you were thinking Bill Gates, Warren Buffet or Carlos Slim Helu are rich, youre sadly mistaking, since they didnt even make the cut for our top 10!

These are the people that controlled the world, owned continents or changed the course of history and there are lessons to be learned from each of them! Were only going to take a look at the top 10 richest people that have ever lived. Weve adjusted their personal net worth for the year 2014 so we know theyre competing on the same ground!

Just to top 5 combined have a net worth of over $1.7 Trillion US Dollars and none of our top 10 are still alive! Had enough of an intro? Lets get this started!

Here are the top 10 richest people in world history ever !

#10. Cornelius Vanderbilt Net Worth $185 Billion

Made his fortune from steamboats, later shipping and became super wealthy by investing in railroads.

His net worth reached its peak when he was 84.

The source of his wealth comes from Ford Motor Company being regarded as the man not to invent but to take to the masses the automobile.

The most recent of the figures mention in this top, more popularly known as Colonel Gaddafi. he was the ruler of Lybia for over 4 decades.

Building his wealth by taking over kingdoms and reigning them, William was the first Norman King of England. He ruled for 20 years, his empire being at its peak when he died in 1087.

A great lover of gold and precious stones, half a billion just those. Mir Osman Ali Khan ruled over Hyderabad and Berar which were later annexed to India.

The last Tsar of Russia, forced to abdicate by the Bolsheviks and executed by Lenins order, he got to be the 5th richest person in history by inheriting his fortunes.

One of the most well known industrialists in the world, made his first money in stock, but the massive amounts were mostly in the steel industry and diversified from there!

He is the founder of Standard Oil Company, the company that revolutionized the petroleum industry and also the richest American to ever live.