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Daniel Abraham
Age: 88 Source of Wealth: Slim-Fast, Self-made Residence: Palm Beach, FL Country of Citizenship: United States Education: Diploma, High School Marital Status: Married Children: 6 Education: Did not attend college S. Daniel Abraham struck it rich with the Slim-Fast line of diet supplements, but not before trying his luck with a few failed products, including itch cream and weight-loss gum. The Long Island-born entrepreneur served in the U.S. Army in World War II, then joined his uncle's medical supplies company. He created Slim-Fast in 1977, took it public two years later and private again in 1987. He sold the outfit to Unilever for $2.3 billion in 2000. Today Abraham is involved in Middle East peacemaking efforts. He founded the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace and is the author of a book called "Peace is Possible."

Dhiru Bhai Ambani

Born: December 28, 1932 Died: July 6, 2002 Education: Matriculation Dhiru Bhai Ambani built India's largest private sector company. Created an equity cult in the Indian capital market. Reliance is the first Indian company to feature in Forbes 500 list.Dhirubhai Ambani was the most enterprising Indian entrepreneur. His life journey is reminiscent of the rags to riches story. He is remembered as the one who rewrote Indian corporate history and built a truly global corporate group. His father was a school teacher. Dhirubhai Ambani started his entrepreneurial career by selling "bhajias" to pilgrims in Mount Girnar over the weekends.After doing his matriculation at the age of 16, Dhirubhai moved to Aden, Yemen. He worked there as a gas-station attendant, and as a clerk in an oil company. He returned to India in 1958 with Rs 50,000 and set up a textile trading company.

Sheldon Adelson
Age: 79 Source of Wealth: Casinos, Self-made Residence: Las Vegas, NV Country of Citizenship: United States Education: Drop Out, City College of New York Marital Status: Married Children: 5 Occupation: Chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Known for: Casino and hotel magnate Net worth: $24.9 billion (2012)

Tom Anderson
Age: 41 Born: November 8, 1970 Residence: Los Angles Occupation: Internet Entrepreneur (Co- founder of My Space) Education: High school dropout.

Henry Ford
Born: July 30, 1863 Greenfield Township, Michigan, U.S. Died: April 7, 1947 (aged 83) Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S Education: Received only a modest rural education. Occupation: Founder of Ford Motor, Business magnate, Engineering. Net worth: $188.1 billion, based on information from Forbes, February 2008.