11Hoda Shaarawi
Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia is only worth about $1 million.
12Ross Ulbricht
In order to prevent Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht from deleting or encrypting his hard drive during his arrest at a public library, agents pretended to be quarreling lovers to distract him, at which point a USB drive was inserted that cloned his hard drive.
13John Kellogg
John Kellogg, the inventor of Corn Flakes and founder of the Kellogg company, worked tirelessly to "reform masturbators" by wrapping their genitals in sharp wire to prevent arousal, burning their genitals with acid to desensitize, and circumcising small boys without anesthetic, among other things.
14Ferruccio Lamborghini
Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini tried talking to Enzo Ferrari about improving their cars, but Enzo refused because Lamborghini was just a small tractor maker.
15Adolf and Rudolf Dassler
The founders of Adidas (Adolf Dassler) and Puma (Rudolf Dassler) are brothers and were Nazis.
16Michael Dell
Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Inc., once had a high school summer job selling newspaper subscriptions for the Houston Post. By targeting the demographics of newlyweds and recent home buyers, he made $18,000 in one summer, exceeding the yearly payroll of two of his teachers.
17Fredric Baur
Fredric Baur, the founder of Pringles is buried inside of a Pringles can.
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18Candance Lynne Lightner
Candance Lynne Lightner, the founder of Nonprofit organization MADD left her organization, stating "It has become far more neo-prohibitionist than I ever wanted or envisioned."
19Brian Acton
Facebook turned down WhatsApp founder Brian Acton for a job before they bought his app for $19 billion.
20Jack Daniel
Jack Daniel, the founder of Jack Daniel's Whiskey, died due to complications from gangrene after kicking his safe when he couldn’t remember the combination.
