5 Billionaires Who Came From Nothing

4. George Soros

Current net worth according to Forbes (in billions of dollars): 8.6

George Soros has been derided by conspiracy theorists as a puppet master behind conspiracy theories, but has actually donated $32 billion, even though his current worth is just around a fourth of that. He is popularly known as the Man Who Broke The Bank of England, when his shorting of sterling pound earned him a billion dollars in profit while collapsing the price of the GBP. He survived the Nazi occupation of Hungary as a Jew child.

George Soros of Soros Fund Management