canada goose The richest person at every age Taylor Tepper, MONEY May 15, 2017, 11:36 AM Bill Gates.Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWhat is it about the very rich that fascinates us so? In the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald, “They are different from you and me.” Yet still, we yearn to find some commonality, perhaps to imagine whether it’s possible to some day be like them — or dream of what we might do with all that money. For instance, I was born in 1986, the same year as Lukas Walton, the scion of the retailing giant Walmart, who is worth more than $11 billion, according to Forbes. There’s a certain masochistic pleasure in comparing my lot in life with his. Although I would not trade places with Walton’s for $11 billion, it’s still fun to imagine. Which is why we compiled this list of the richest person born in each year from 1917 to 1996. MONEY started with the 2017 Forbes The World’s Billionaires list, then cross-referenced each person’s wealth against Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index to make sure the numbers weren’t wildly off, and then asked Wealth-X to use their database to double check each person’s age. What did we learn? Combined, the people on our list are estimated to be worth $1.4 trillion, or 2% of the global gross domestic product. The easiest way to get on this list, especially if you were born after 1957, is to be born into money or marry it. If you have to work, be computer literate. Nearly all of the U.S.-bred billionaires earned their wealth in technology, from Even Speigal to Michael Bloomberg. In total, Americans make up 38% of our list; Europeans, 24%; and Asians, 20%. But while most Europeans on this list inherited their fortunes, 80% of the Asians were self-made. The road to supreme wealth is roughest for women. Only 14% of the list is female. Scroll below to find your birth year, and see how much work you have to do to catch up: 1/ 1917: Raymond Perelman Net Worth (in billions): $0.9 (per Wealth-X)Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chairman of RGP Holdings 2/ 1918: Chang Yun Chung (aka Teo Woon Tiong) Net Worth (in billions): $1.7Where From: SingaporeHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of Pacific International Lines. 3/ 1919 N/A 4/ 1920: Aloysio de Andrade Faria Vimeo Screencap via AHBA Net Worth (in billions): $2.4Where From: BrazilHow He Got Rich: Inherited Banco Real from his father, and chairman of Alfa Bank. 5/ 1921: David Consunji Net Worth (in billions): $3.1Where From: PhilippinesHow He Got Rich: Founder and chairman of conglomerate DMCI. 6/ 1922: Liliane Bettencourt AP Photo/Jacques Brinon Net Worth (in billions): $39.5Where From: FranceHow She Got Rich: Heir to L’Oréal fortune. 7/ 1923: Robert Kuok Reuters/China Daily China Daily Information Corp – CDIC Net Worth (in billions): $11.4Where From: MalaysiaHow He Got Rich: Founder of conglomerate Kuok Group. 8/ 1924: Henry Sy Reuters/Erik De Castro Net Worth (in billions): $12.7Where From: PhilippinesHow He Got Rich: Founder of conglomerate SMIC. 9/ 1925: Serge Dassault Charles Platiau/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $16.1Where From: FranceHow He Got Rich: Heir to conglomerate GIMD. 10/ 1926: Hans Rausing Hans Rausing and wife Julia. POOL New/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $12.5Where From: SwedenHow He Got Rich: Heir to Tetra Pak. 11/ 1927: Samuel Newhouse Jr. AP Net Worth (in billions): $12.1Where From: America How He Got Rich: Heir, and co-owner, of Advance Publications. 12/ 1928: Li Ka-shing Kin Cheung/AP Net Worth (in billions): $31.2 Where From: Hong Kong How He Got Rich: Chairman of conglomerate CK Hutchison. 13/ 1929: Pallonji Mistry Net Worth (in billions): $14.3Where From: Ireland Canada Goose uk , via India How He Got Rich: Largest shareholder in conglomerate Tata Group. 14/ 1930: Warren Buffett AP / Seth Wenig Net Worth (in billions): $75.6Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Chairman, and largest stockholder, of Berkshire Hathaway. 15/ 1931: Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch, April 29, 2013. REUTERS / Gus Ruelas Net Worth (in billions): $13.6Where From: AustraliaHow He Got Rich: Executive chairman of 21st Century Fox and News Corp. 16/ 1932: Donald Bren Billionaire developer Donald Bren is seen at Los Angeles Superior Court Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. AP/Reed Saxon Net Worth (in billions): $15.2Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Chairman of real estate investment firm, Irvine Company. 17/ 1933: Sheldon Adelson Kin Cheung/AP Net Worth (in billions): $30.4 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands. 18/ 1934: Pauline MacMillan Keinath Net Worth (in billions): $6.8Where From: AmericaHow She Got Rich: Great-granddaughter of the founder of Cargill. 19/ 1935: Charles Koch YouTube/CBS This Morning Net Worth (in billions): $48.3Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries, which was created by his father. 20/ 1936: Amancio Ortega Getty Images / Xurxo Lobato Net Worth (in billions): $71.3Where From: SpainHow He Got Rich: Founder and former chairman of Inditex, owner of Zara. 21/ 1937: Klaus-Michael Kuehne Südostschweiz/Youtube Net Worth (in billions): $12.4Where From: GermanyHow He Got Rich: Majority shareholder, and former chief executive, of his grandfather’s transportation firm. 22/ 1938: Phil Knight therichest.org Net Worth (in billions): $26.2Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of Nike. 23/ 1939: Jorge Paulo Lemann YouTube Net Worth (in billions): $29.2Where From: BrazilHow He Got Rich: Beer magnate and investor who now owns stake in Restaurant Brands International. 24/ 1940: Carlos Slim UN Geneva/ Flickr Net Worth (in billions): $54.5Where From: MexicoHow He Got Rich: Chairman and chief executive of various holdings, including Grupo Carso. 25/ 1941: Stefano Pessina Stefano Pessina Net Worth (in billions): $13.9Where From: ItalyHow He Got Rich: Chief executive and vice chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance. 26/ 1942: Michael Bloomberg Drew Angerer/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $47.5 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chief executive of Bloomberg 27/ 1943: Ronald Perelman Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Net Worth (in billions): $12.5Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Son of Raymond Perelman, chairman and chief executive of MacAndrews & Forbes 28/ 1944: Larry Ellison Larry Ellison Business Insider Net Worth (in billions): $52.3Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founder and chairman of Oracle. 29/ 1945: Azim Premji Aijaz Rahi/AP Net Worth (in billions): $14.9 Where From: IndiaHow He Got Rich: Chairman of Wipro, an IT firm. 30/ 1946: Peter Woo Hong Kong Tatler/Youtube Net Worth (in billions): $10.5Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Former chairman of Wheelock and Company, and The Wharf Holdings. 31/ 1947: Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Michael Dalder/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $21.1Where From: DenmarkHow He Got Rich: Heir to Lego fortune, and former president and chief executive. 32/ 1948: Jim Walton Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Net Worth (in billions): $34Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Heir to Walmart fortune. 33/ 1949: Bernard Arnault Wikimedia Commons Net Worth (in billions): $41.5Where From: FranceHow He Got Rich: Chairman and chief executive of LVMH. 34/ 1950: Theo Albrecht Jr Net Worth (in billions): $18.8 Where From: GermanyHow He Got Rich: Heir to supermarket chain, Aldi 35/ 1951: Joseph Lau Tyrone Siu/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $15 Where From: Hong Kong How He Got Rich: Majority owner of investment firm Chinese Estates Holdings. 36/ 1952: Gennady Timchenko Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $16Where From: RussiaHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of investment firm Volga Group. 37/ 1953: Paul Allen Andrew Burton / Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $19.9 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of Microsoft. 38/ 1954: Wang Jianlin VCG / Stringer/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $31.3Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Chairman of entertainment giant Dalian Wanda. 39/ 1955: Bill Gates Scott Olson/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $86Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of Microsoft. 40/ 1956: Steve Ballmer Mike Segar/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $30Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Former chief executive of Microsoft. 41/ 1957:Mukesh Ambani Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $23.2 Where From: IndiaHow He Got Rich: Chairman of energy giant, Reliance Industries Limited. 42/ 1958: Hui Ka Yan (aka Xu Jiayin) Bobby Yip/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $10.2 Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chairman of real estate giant, Evergrande Real Estate Group. 43/ 1959: Uday Kotak Danish Siddiqui/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $8Where From: IndiaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chairman of Kotak Mahindra Bank 44/ 1960: Jorn Rausing Net Worth (in billions): $6.1Where From: SwedenHow He Got Rich: Heir to packaging giant, Tetra Laval. 45/ 1961: Abigail Johnson Brian Snyder/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $14.4 Where From: AmericaHow She Got Rich: Granddaughter of Fidelity Investments founder Edward Johnson II, and current president and chief executive. 46/ 1962: Susanne Klattan Net Worth (in billions): $20.4 Where From: GermanyHow She Got Rich: Inherited stake in her parents’ investments, including BMW. 47/ 1963: Laurene Powell Jobs Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $20Where From: AmericaHow She Got Rich: Widow of Steve Jobs. 48/ 1964: Jeff Bezos Brendan McDermid/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $72.8 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Founder, chairman and chief executive of Amazon.com. 49/ 1965: Michael Dell John Locher/AP Net Worth (in billions): $20.4 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Founder and chief executive of Dell Technologies. 50/ 1966: Stefan Quandt Michael Probst/AP Net Worth (in billions): $18.2 Where From: GermanyHow He Got Rich: Inherited stake in his parents’ investments, including BMW. 51/ 1967: Kumar Birla Aijaz Rahi/AP Net Worth (in billions): $9.5 Where From: IndiaHow He Got Rich: Inherited chairmanship of commodities giant Aditya Birla Group after his father’s death. 52/ 1968: Wang Wenyin Net Worth (in billions): $14Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Owns mining giant Amer International. 53/ 1969: Lei Jun ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $6.8Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Co-founded smartphone maker, Xiaomi. 54/ 1970: Emmanuel Besnier Net Worth (in billions): $11.3Where From: FranceHow He Got Rich: Inherited ownership in dairy and cheese giant Lactalis. 55/ 1971: Ma Huateng Bobby Yip/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $24.9Where From: ChinaHow They Got Rich: Chairman of Tencent. 56/ 1972: Andrey Melnichenko Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $13.2Where From: RussiaHow He Got Rich: Majority owner of energy and fertilizer producers. 57/ 1973: Larry Page Kimberly White/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $40.7Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founded Google 58/ 1974: Liu Qiangdon (aka Richard Liu) REUTERS/Aly Song Net Worth (in billions): $7.7 Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Founder of e-commerce leader JD.com. 59/ 1975: Tom Persson Net Worth (in billions): $2.1Where From: SwedenHow He Got Rich: Inherited stake in H&M. 60/ 1976: Jan Koum Screenshot / YouTube Net Worth (in billions): $9.8 Where From: America, via Ukraine How He Got Rich: Co-founder of Whatsapp. 61/ 1977: Alejandro Santo Domingo Theo Wargo/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $4.7Where From: America, via ColumbiaHow He Got Rich: Inherited a stake in beer giant SABMiller, which was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. 62/ 1978: Garrett Camp Garrett Camp, CEO at Expa Flickr/Joi Net Worth (in billions): $6.3Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founded Uber. 63/ 1979: Sean Parker Miguel Villagran / Getty Net Worth (in billions): $2.6Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Former president of Facebook. 64/ 1980: Marie Besnier Beauvalot Net Worth (in billions): $4Where From: FranceHow She Got Rich: Inherited ownership in dairy and cheese giant Lactalis. 65/ 1981: Yang Huiyan Screenshot/YouTube Net Worth (in billions): $9Where From: ChinaHow She Got Rich: Inherited ownership in her father’s real estate firm. 66/ 1982: Eduardo Saverin Edgar Su/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $7.9Where From: BrazilHow He Got Rich: Co-founded Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg. 67/ 1983: Nate Blecharczyk Mike Windle/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $3.2Where From: AmericanHow He Got Rich: Co-founder of Airbnb. 68/ 1984: Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. AP Net Worth (in billions): $56 Where From: America How He Got Rich: Co-founded Facebook. 69/ 1985: Julio Mario Santo Domingo III Facebook/Julio Sheik N Beik Net Worth (in billions): $2.4Where From: America, via ColumbiaHow He Got Rich: Inherited a stake in beer giant SABMiller, which was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. 70/ 1986: Lukas Walton Net Worth (in billions): $11.3 Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Inherited wealth from his deceased father, John T. Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune. 71/ 1987: Wang Han Net Worth (in billions): $1.3Where From: ChinaHow He Got Rich: Inherited ownership stake in Juneyao Airlines. 72/ 1988: Patrick Collison Stripe Net Worth (in billions): $1.1Where From: America, via IrelandHow He Got Rich: Co-founded, and runs, online payment company Stripe. 73/ 1989: Bobby Murphy Jemal Countess / Getty Net Worth (in billions): $4Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founded Snap, creator of instant messaging app Snapchat. 74/ 1990: Evan Spiegel Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. Snap Net Worth (in billions): $4Where From: AmericaHow He Got Rich: Co-founded Snap www.londonbc.co.uk , creator of instant messaging app Snapchat. 75/ 1991: Hugh Grosvenor Hugh Grosvenor (pictured right). POOL New/Reuters Net Worth (in billions): $12.9 (per Wealth-X)Where From: United Kingdom How He Got Rich: Inherited his wealth and title, the Duke of Westminster. 76/ 1992 (Honorable Mention): Frances Bean Cobain (per Wealth-X) Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $0.1 Where From: AmericaHow She Got Rich: Inherited wealth from deceased father Kurt. Named honorable mention as neither Wealth-X, Forbes or Bloomberg recognizes a billionaire born this year. 77/ 1993: Gustav Magnar Witzoe Net Worth (in billions): $1.1Where From: NorwayHow He Got Rich: Inherited almost half of a salmon fishing giant. 78/ 1994 (Honorable Mention): Justin Bieber Kevin Winter/Getty Images Net Worth (in billions): $0.2 (per Wealth-X)Where From: CanadaHow He Got Rich: Singing song and selling records. Named honorable mention as neither Wealth-X, Forbes or Bloomberg recognizes a billionaire born this year. 79/ 1995: Katharina Andresen Net Worth (in billions): $1.2Where From: NorwayHow She Got Rich: Inherited partial ownership of the investment company Ferd. Would be richer if not for her sister below. 80/ 1996: Alexandra Andresen Net Worth (in billions): $1.2Where From: Norway How She Got Rich: Also inherited partial ownership of the investment company Ferd. Previous 1/ Next Read the original article on MONEY. Copyright 2018. Follow MONEY on Twitter. SEE ALSO: The average salary for Americans at every age canada goose parka