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Adelson, Sheldon
The billionaire owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation
Carnegie, Andrew
Steel tycoon who started over 2,800 libraries
DeVos, Betsy
Trump's 2016 pick for Secretary of Education
Geldof, Bob
The singer who organized the Live Aid concerts
Hotchner, A.E.
The writer who befriended Ernest Hemingway and Paul Newman
Kerry, Teresa Heinz
The wife of Secretary of State John Kerry
Lansing, Sherry
The first woman to head a Hollywood movie studio
Morgan, J. P.
Early 20th century financier who formed U.S. Steel
Rockefeller, David
Leader of Chase Manhattan Bank, 1969-81
Rockefeller, John D. Sr.
Standard Oil tycoon and big-time philanthropist
Scaife, Richard
Financial backer of U.S. conservative political causes
Smithson, James
The man whose money founded the Smithsonian Institution
Soros, George
Quantum Fund billionaire and "open society" advocate
Tan Tock Seng
Founder of Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Turner, Ted
That loud-mouthed rich guy who founded CNN
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