> Bill Gates shouldn't be listed as someone who inherited his wealth: he did not inherit it.
According to Philip Greenspun, Bill Gates started off with a million-dollar trust fund:
"William Henry Gates III made his best decision on October 28, 1955, the night he was born. He chose J.W. Maxwell as his great-grandfather. Maxwell founded Seattle's National City Bank in 1906. His son, James Willard Maxwell was also a banker and established a million-dollar trust fund for William (Bill) Henry Gates III."