Here’s a look at 15 self-made famous people who made it on Forbes Magazine’s billionaires’ list for

June, 2015.

Created by Alex Noudelman & Axel Jourson

15 Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Billionaires

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15. J.K. Rowling

 Literature

$1 billion

Author of Harry Potter Book

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14. Bernard Lewis

$1.97 billion

Retail/fashion

Entrepreneur behind River Island fashion brand and clothing chain

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13. Oprah Winfrey

$3 billion

Media

Chairwoman, CEO & CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network

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12. Ingvar Kamprad

$3.5 billion

Retail

Founder of IKEA

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11. Sir Richard Branson

$5.1 billion

Tourism/Media

Founder of Virgin Group

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 10. Sir Philip Green

$5.2 billion

Fashion/Retail

Chairman of the Arcadia Group

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8 & 9. Jin Sook & Do Won Chag

$6.2 billion

Fashion/Retail

Co-Founders of Forever 21

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7. David Geffen

$6.9 billion

Entertainment

Co-Creator of Asylum Records, Geffen Records &

DGC Records & Co-Founder of DreamWorks SKG

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6. Jan Koum

$7.2 billion

Mobile

Co-Founder of WhatsApp & Director at Facebook Inc.

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5. Roman Abramovich

$9.1 billion

Oil Industry/Investment

Main Owner of Millhouse LLC.

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4. John Fredriksen

$10 billion

Oil

Oil tanker, Shipping Magnate & Owner of the Largest Oil Tanker Fleet

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3. Sergey Brin

$29.1 billion

Computer Technology

Co-Founder of Google

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2. Mark Zuckerberg

$34.8 billion

Social Networking

Chairman, Co-Founder & CEO of

Facebook

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1. Larry Ellison

$54 billion

Computer Technology

CEO & Co-Founder of Oracle Corporation

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