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Forbes' list of the top 20 richest people in the world as of 2009. The wealthiest people in the world have their ups and downs just like us - their annual list of the world's richest people has had a lot of fluctuation with the economic turmoil of recent years. The few women who made this list are the richest women in the United States. For the full article and photo gallery of the world's top billionaires go to: http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/11/worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires_land.html

 
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  1. 1
    William H. Gates, Sr. Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    William H. Gates, Sr.

    1925
    Lawyer, Attorney at law
    Bremerton
    United States of America
  2. 2
    Warren Buffett Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Warren Buffett

    1930
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Investor
    Omaha
    United States of America
  3. 3
    Carlos Slim Helú Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Carlos Slim Helú

    1940
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer
    Mexico City
    Mexico
  4. 4
    Larry Ellison Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Larry Ellison

    1944
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur
    Manhattan
    United States of America
  5. 5
    Ingvar Kamprad Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Ingvar Kamprad

    1926
    Entrepreneur
    Agunnaryd
    Sweden
  7. 6
    Karl Albrecht Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Karl Albrecht

    1920
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur
    Essen
    Germany
  8. 7
    Mukesh Ambani Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Mukesh Ambani

    1957
    Businessperson, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director
    Aden
    India
  9. 8
    Lakshmi Mittal Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Lakshmi Mittal

    1950
    Chief Executive Officer
    Sadulpur
    India
  10. 9
    Theo Albrecht Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Theo Albrecht

    1922
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur
    Essen
    Germany
  11. 10
    Amancio Ortega Gaona Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Amancio Ortega Gaona

    1936
    Businessperson, Entrepreneur
    León
    Spain
  12. 11

    Jim Walton

    1958
  13. 12
    Alice Walton Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Alice Walton

    1949
    Philanthropist
    Newport
    United States of America
  14. 13
    Christy Walton Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Christy Walton

    1955
    Philanthropist
    United States of America
  15. 14
    S. Robson Walton Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    S. Robson Walton

    1945
    Businessperson
    Tulsa
    United States of America
  16. 15
    Bernard Arnault Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Bernard Arnault

    1949
    Businessperson
    Roubaix
    France
  18. 16
    Li Ka Shing Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Li Ka Shing

    1928
    Businessperson
    Chaozhou
    China
  19. 17
    Michael Bloomberg Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Michael Bloomberg

    1942
    Businessperson, Politician, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
    Brighton
    United States of America
  20. 18
    Stefan Persson Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    Stefan Persson

    1947
    Businessperson
    Sweden
  21. 19

    Charles Koch

  22. 20
    David Koch Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) People picture

    David Koch

    1956
    Businessperson, Journalist, Presenter, TV Journalist, Business Analyst
    Australia
    Australia

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  1. Anonymous
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 12/05/2009 5:32 PM
    Ah, this explains Akash Ambani at Brown University now, didn't realize dad was so rich
    reply
  2. Anonymous
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 6/08/2010 5:29 AM
    Very rich list!
    reply
  3. Vivian Fultz
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 12/25/2010 9:28 AM
    Hello Karl, my name is Vivian, just viewed your picture and wanted to post a comment. I think it would be wonderful to meet you in person. Happy Holidays!
    reply
  4. Anonymous
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 2/25/2010 10:55 AM
    I am shocked that Bloomberg can be the mayor of NYC and also have time to almost make the top ten richest people in the world list.
    reply
  5. Anonymous
    William H. Gates, Sr. at 6/08/2010 5:28 AM
    [User deleted their comment]
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  6. Anonymous
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 2/25/2010 11:18 AM
    if i was the richest person on earth i'd be doing more for the poor.
    reply
  7. Jamesistheman
    Forbes' World's Top 20 Billionaires (2009) at 12/08/2009 10:51 AM
    I thought Oprah was the richest woman in the world?
    reply
  8. john
    William H. Gates, Sr. at 10/29/2010 4:42 PM
    cool
    reply
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