[simonebrunozzi]

> If you look 100 years back, Rockefeller was the richest man in history

Perhaps Mansa Musa [0] has that title?

[0]: https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/human-interest/richest-m...

[tomp]

John D Rockefeller is generally considered the richest person in history who earned his wealth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_...

Of course, there are many others richer, who stole it (kings, tyrants).