The record we have for fastest-to-a-billion (cash or illiquid equity) is Jay Walker of Priceline, who did it in July 1999, within one year of founding Priceline.

FORBES: Dustin Moskovitz And The Speed-To-Wealth Record

The 49-year-old daughter of founding president Sukarno may be one of Indonesia's best-known yet least understood politicians.

CNN: HARD CHOICES

But some U.S. cities have names as American as apple pie, channeling the 253 year old founding principals of this country into geographic locations.

FORBES: America's Patriotic Cities And The Homes They Have For Sale