0 Carlos Slim - Richest Man In The World

Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican business magnate and the chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and America Movil. As of April 2010, he is the wealthiest person in the world with a net value of around US$60.6 billion. His sons Carlos, Marco Antonio and Patrick Slim Domit run the day to day process of Telmex, Telcel, and America Movil. He has been vice president of the Mexican Stock Exchange and president of the Mexican Association of Brokerage house. He was the first president of the Latin American commission of the New York Stock Exchange Administration Council, and was in office from 1996 through 1998.

He has been awarded the Entrepreneurial Merit Medal of Honor from Mexico's Chamber of Commerce. He is a "gold patron" of the American Academy of Achievement, a Commander in the Belgian Order of Leopold II, CEO of the year 2003 by Latin Trade magazine, and one year later CEO of the decade by the Latin Trade magazine. On March 10, 2010, Forbes once again report that Slim had overtaken Gates as the world's richest man, with a net worth of US$53.5 billion. Gates and Buffett currently have a net worth of US$53 billion and US$47 billion respectively. He was the initial Mexican to top the list. It was the first time in 16 years that the personality on top of the list was not from the United States. It was also the first time the person at the top of the listing was from an "emerging economy."

Date of Birth	January 28, 1940
Place of Birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Ethnicity	Lebanese
Occupation	Chairman and CEO of Telmex, Telcel and America Movil
Net worth	US$60.0 billion
Religion	Maronite Catholic
Spouse	Soumaya Domit

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0 Billy Graham - American evangelical Christian reverend/evangelist

Billy Graham is an American evangelical Christian reverend/evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States presidents going back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for the 20th century. He is a Southern Baptist. He rose to celebrity status as his sermons were broadcast on radio and television. It is said that Graham has preached in person to more people around the world than any other preacher in history.

According to his staff, as of 1993 more than 2.5 million people have "stepped forward at his crusades to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior", many to the altar call song "Just As I Am". As of 2008, Graham's lifetime audience, including radio and television broadcasts, topped 2.2 billion. In 1971, Graham received an award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He has received the Congressional Gold Medal from the United States Congress and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Reagan, America's highest civilian honors.

Birth Name	William Franklin Graham Jr.
Date Of Birth	November 7, 1918
Place Of Birth	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Evangelist
Religion	Evangelical Christian
Denomination	Southern Baptist
Spouse	Ruth Graham

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