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Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, United States
- Age: 64
- Residence: West Chester Township, OH
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Xavier University
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The most conservative members of his party in the House were able shut
down the U.S. government for 16 days In October in an effort to break
Obamacare.
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Partner, Greylock Partners
- Age: 46
- Source of Wealth: LinkedIn, self-made
- Residence: Palo Alto, CA
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Education: Master of Science, Oxford University; Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University
- Marital Status: Married
- Times on Midas: 3
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The most connected man in Silicon Valley, Hoffman has been behind many
of the world's most important tech companies, including Facebook and
PayPal.
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CEO, Dangote Group
- Age: 56
- Source of Wealth: cement, sugar, flour, self-made
- Residence: Lagos, Nigeria
- Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Al-Azhar University
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 3
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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, continues to expand his publicly
traded Dangote Cement across the continent, announcing plans in recent
months to build new plants in Kenya and Niger.
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Founder, Metalloinvest
- Age: 60
- Source of Wealth: steel, telecom, investments, self-made
- Residence: Moscow, Russia
- Country of Citizenship: Russia
- Education: Master,
Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation; Master
of Laws, Moscow Institute of International Relations
- Marital Status: Married
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The richest man in Russia made his fortune in metals (iron and steel)
and now has interests ranging from
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Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, United States
- Age: 59
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Harvard University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Harvard University
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 2
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Now eight years into his lifelong tenure as the U.S. Supreme Court's top
judge, he's successfully moved the court in a conservation direction.