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Cornelius Vanderbelt
He was a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century. After working as a steamship captain, Vanderbilt went into business for himself in the late 1820s, and eventually became one of the country’s largest steamship operators. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew C. was a Gilded Age industrialist, the owner of the Carnegie Steel Company, and a major philanthropist. He rose from poverty to becoming one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. -
J.P Morgan
He was an American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age. As the head of the banking firm that became known as J.P. Morgan and Co. And in the 1880s he established himself as a power player in the country's railroad industry. -
J.D Rockefeller
He made Americas oil industry billions of dollars within a couple of years. Even though his company had to split in 1899, they created the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey before the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional. He also is the second-wealthiest figure of the modern period.
