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Carlos Slim
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Carlos Slim

Entrepreneur · América Móvil · born January 28, 1940

$48Bolder estimate, as of 2020 · Bloomberg

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About

Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business oligarch, investor and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine.

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Milestones, by age

Dated facts from Wikidata; ages marked “about” come from year-only dates.

  1. ~50Founded Grupo Carso1990
  2. 60Founded América MóvilSeptember 1, 2000

Reported wealth

Each figure is a dated estimate from the publisher shown; wealth changes, and nothing here is live.

As ofEstimateSource
2020$48BBloomberg · current
2019$64BForbes
April 2017$54.5BForbes
2017$49.9BForbes

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Also born on January 28

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Vinod Khosla
billionaire

Vinod Khosla

Entrepreneur · Sun Microsystems · technology

1955 · United States

$9.9Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes

Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures. As of July 11, 2026, he entered into a binding agreement to purchase the Seattle Seahawks.

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Elijah Wood
actor

Elijah Wood

Actor

1981 · United States

Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor and producer.

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Nicolas Sarkozy
politician

Nicolas Sarkozy

Politician

1955 · France

Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa is a French former politician who served as the president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012.

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Alan Alda
actor

Alan Alda

Actor

1936 · United States

Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo, known professionally as Alan Alda, is an American actor and filmmaker.

Moody College of Communication from Austin, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Will Poulter
actor

Will Poulter

Actor

1993 · United Kingdom

William Jack Poulter is an English actor. Known for his work in film and television, his accolades include a British Academy Film Award as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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