Henry Ford
Getty Images-Net worth: $199 billion Source of wealth: Automobiles Lived: 1863-1947 The father of the assembly line, Henry Ford is often mistakenly credited with
inventing the automobile, which he did not. Ford did, however, bring the car to the consumer, developing and manufacturing the automobile into a product the public
could buy and drive. Ford founded the car company that took his name in 1903, and his family has since presided over a century of auto sales success. Ford’s great-
grandson, William Clay Ford, Jr., is the current executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company.
