Millionaires out of this world

The most creative businessmen, millionaires and politicians.

Successful millionaires, influential politicians, and in general all those who are considered to be celestials, nevertheless, are not devoid of universal human qualities. You will be surprised, but not all of them boast of their financial situation. And there are many examples in the world when a person holding a high post continues to lead a modest lifestyle. Or, in spite of the opinion of high society, does not leave youthful foolishness in the past. In the end, money and position in society are not the main thing in our lives, and it seems that the people we want to tell you about in this material have understood this.

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1 Hippie Billionaire Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson is a successful entrepreneur and one of the richest people in the world. In just 10 years, the founder of Virgin managed to turn a small music store into a giant diversified business scattered across all continents of the planet. But Branson, in addition to everything else, is also a bright, non-standard personality, for which he received the nickname "hippie billionaire." The latest trick of a businessman is the appearance at the airport dressed as an AirAsia flight attendant. Moreover, Branson did not just show off in front of the cameras - he honestly served the passengers of the flight on the Perth-Kuala Lumpur flight.

2. Mayor of London

Mr. Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, impresses with his appearance alone, thanks to his unusual appearance. This is no ordinary smart politician in a suit, tie, with a serious expression on his face. He is angular, clumsy, has tousled hair and surprisingly blond hair, a very bass voice and very provocative remarks. He does not hesitate to go without a tie, he freely wears a sports jacket, a backpack and a bicycle helmet. Which is not surprising, because it is Boris Johnson who is one of the main supporters of the development of cycling in Britain.

3. Mayor of the City of Reykjavik

Jone Gnarre is the current mayor of Iceland's largest city, Reykjavik. This man did not study at a university, was a comedian and a taxi driver, but in 2010 he managed to create his own political party and at the same time call it the ringing name "The Best Party". The party consisted mainly of creative personalities: artists, musicians, comedians, and none of them had previously been involved in politics. Surprisingly, the residents of the city chose the leader of this party as mayor with a numerical indicator of 34.7% of the vote.

4. Google Legend

Sergey Brin is a computer business legend, co-founder and president of technology at Google Inc., a billionaire and one of the richest people in America. But despite the above, Sergey, according to the assurances of his relatives, behaves quite modestly - he still lives in a three-room apartment and drives not a Mercedes, which would be more befitting of a status, but a Toyota Prius with an environmentally friendly hybrid engine. He also likes to visit Katya's Russian Tea Room in San Francisco and recommend borscht, dumplings and pancakes to his guests.

5. Happy millionaire

Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder came from a poor family, so he worked all his life to accumulate a fortune of 3 million euros, a house and a luxurious villa. At 47, he realized that it was his property that made him unhappy and began to sell everything - the more he got rid of things, the happier he became. With the proceeds, Carl founded MyMicroCredit, a charitable organization that helps poor areas of Central and South America. Now 50-year-old Karl, he lives in an old comfortable house with expenses of 1000 euros per month, and also actively travels the world with lectures.

6 Homeless Billionaire Nicholas Berggruen

The founder of the investment company Berggruen Holdings, the owner of $2 billion, is actually a bum. Having crossed the 45-year milestone, the billionaire suddenly realized that everything material is perishable. He sold all his luxury real estate. But do not think that Nicholas Berggruen is sleeping somewhere under the bridge, hiding behind a newspaper. He lives mainly in inexpensive hotels, travels a lot, sometimes visits the office. Great boss!

7. Mayor of New York

Michael Bloomberg is a very interesting person, even if you don't know that he has the 13th place in the list of the richest people in the world. The mayor of New York rides the subway. And this is not some kind of PR, but simply the life position of a person. In the photo below, the mayor is sitting at his workplace in the city council building. On ordinary office furniture, traditional monitors, papers, graphics, some knick-knacks and ... a can of peanut butter next to the keyboard.

8. The World's Poorest President

José Alberto Mujica Cordano is the president of Uruguay, whose lifestyle bears little resemblance to how the powers that be usually live. 78-year-old El Pepe (as the president is known locally) donates almost all of his presidential salary to charity, making him the poorest (or most generous) president in the world. The president earns 263,000 Uruguayan pesos (400,000 rubles) a month. He leaves only 26,300 pesos (40,000 rubles) for himself.

9. Billionaire without a billion

Chuck Feeney is the creator of the famous Duty Free Shoppers chain. Over the past 30 years, he has traveled the world, running a covert operation to get rid of the capital of $ 7.5 billion. He made it by trading cognac, perfume and cigarettes in his empire. His charitable foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, has invested $6.2 billion in education, science, health care, civil rights and nursing homes around the world. Few of our contemporaries made donations of this magnitude, and no one with such a fortune as his did not invest all his capital in charity during his lifetime. By 2020, Chuck Feeney wants to spend all his capital on helping those in need.