Eccentric Billionaires
Jeff Bezos
Founder and CEO of Amazon.com, Bezos is worth over $20 billion dollars.
From his youth, he showed a mechanical genius, earning a degree in electrical engineering and computer science.
For over a decade, he has worked on privatising spaceflight through his company Blue Origin. In March 2013,
Bezos and an ocean-exploring team recovered engines from the historic Apollo 11 mission on the bottom of the Atlantic.
Ingvar Kamprad
Perhaps the richest man in the world, the founder of IKEA is known for his extreme frugality.
He reportedly drives a 20-year-old Volvo, recycles tea bags, and steals salt and pepper packets from restaurants.
His home is furnished with IKEA furniture he assembled personally, he uses public transportation,
and his modest home would look like any home in any suburban neighbourhood.
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
The Duchess of Alba is a testament to the power of true love. When the 85-year-old Duchess,
estimated to have been worth nearly $5 billion, decided to marry 61 year-old Alfonso Diez Carabantes in 2011,
there was a huge backlash from her family, as well as the King of Spain,
six children their inheritance early—a vast fortune including estates, priceless artwork,
and even the correspondence of Christopher Columbus—and completely renounced her wealth.