5. Amancio Ortega, 75, $37.5 billion Spain's richest person stepped down as chairman from global fashion firm Zara clothing last July. Ortega's accolade of luxury assets include a 43-story skyscraper, a 54-story waterfront condo and a hotel development in Miami. Not bad for a railway worker's son.
Photo by AP Mar 8, 2012
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