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Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire? (opens in new tab)

John D. Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, became America’s first billionaire in 1916. Like Elon Musk’s ascension, the milestone made headlines.

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