Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $31 billion, retailAmancio Ortega, 74, started his clothing business in the 1960s making dressing gowns in his garage in La Coruna. His company Inditex owns the Zara fashion house and is now the world's biggest clothing retailer. Ortega closely guards his privacy and does not give media interviews. He announced in January that he plans to step down as chairman of the company.Amancio was very talented even at a very young age and he never even attended high school. He gained a job as a manager at a local clothing shop and soon realized that only rich and wealthy could afford fine clothing so he became even more determined to make a quality clothing that is accessible to all.
Ortega even being one of the richest people of world tries to keep a low profile and in fact only a few people have seen his picture. Ortega never grants interviews and rarely shows up on public events
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