Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Getting a book published is an achievement in and of itself. But for a select few authors in the world, it can turn into a life-changing, multi-billion dollar revenue generating success.
So many talented authors have managed to build huge audiences and staggering incomes with their imaginative fantasy tales, self-help and inspirational reads, racy romance novels and nail-biting mystery franchises.
And over the years, a few writers have elevated all the way to multi-millionaire and billionaire status with their works, which have gone on to spawn feature adaptations, merchandise, conventions – and even entire amusement park lands.
We’ve rounded up the wealthiest authors of all time, and ranked them from lowest to highest net worth. There is a billionaire at No.
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