NYT
Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire?
By John S.W. MacDonald

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

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