Billionaire Trivia Links
Introduction – Billionaires in America
Chapter 1 – Background and Childhood
Chapter 3 – Business and Making Money
Chapter 4 – Hobbies and Avocations
Chapter 5 – Collections: Art, Wine, and More
Chapter 6 – Celebrations and Parties
Chapter 11 – Honors and Accolades
Chapter 16 – Former Billionaires
Appendix A – Billionaire Websites
Introduction – Billionaires in America
Chapter 1 – Background and Childhood
Photo of Maye Musk in costume for Beyoncé’s “Haunted” video
Music video of “Haunted” by Beyoncé. Maye Musk appears very briefly at about the 2:08, 2:10, and 4:35 points of the video
Congressional biography of Warren Buffett’s father, Congressman Howard Buffett
Website for eMillions, the book authored by DoorDash billionaire Stanley Tang as a teenager
Chapter 2 – Early Adult Years
Official transcript of the oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Dirks v. Securities and Exchange Commission, in which future billionaire David Bonderman (1942–2024) represented Dirks
Official transcript of the oral arguments in the Supreme Court case California Coastal Commission v. Granite Rock Company, in which future billionaire Barbara Banke represented the Granite Rock Company
Chapter 3 – Business and Making Money
2014 video interview with U-Haul CEO Joe Shoen in which he discussed his decision to publicize his cell phone number for customer service reasons
2017 TED talk by Ray Dalio, in which he discusses the culture of radical transparency and radical truthfulness at his company
Tweet by Mark Cuban discussing the bonuses he’s paid to employees when he’s sold a business
Website of the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, which Mark Cuban helped establish to offer expensive generic drugs at significantly lower prices
Alternative names that Jeff Bezos considered for Amazon.com, that still redirect users to Amazon.com: relentless.com, awake.com, and browse.com
Chapter 4 – Hobbies and Avocations
The ocean exploration and shipwreck discoveries of Paul Allen (1953–2018)
Soldiers Walk Memorial Park in Arcadia, Wisconsin
Dan Pritzker’s band Sonia Dada
The musical interests of Paul Allen (1953–2018)
Video of Warren Buffett and Jon Bon Jovi singing “The Glory of Love”
Gordon Getty’s musical compositions
Information on the Spirit of Texas helicopter and the trip it made around the world with Ross Perot Jr. as copilot
Website of Amy Goldman Fowler, including information on her interest in heirloom gardening
Spaceflights organized by Jared Isaacman: inspiration4.com and polarisprogram.com/dawn
Thomas Tull’s band Ghost Hounds
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss’s band Mars Junction: Website | X (Twitter) | Instagram
Chapter 5 – Collections: Art, Wine, and More
The Jim Irsay Collection: Website | X (Twitter) | Instagram
Leonard A. Lauder Collections:
Postcards at the Museum of Fine Arts
Postcards at the Newberry Library
Exhibit of Norman Rockwell paintings owned by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg
David Rockefeller’s beetle collection
Video of Ralph Lauren’s automobile collection, narrated by him
Video of Ralph Lauren’s automobile collection on display in Paris
Article about Timothy Springer’s collection of scholars’ rocks
David Murdock’s collection of boulders
David Murdock’s collection of orchids
Sports Collectors Daily article about Ken Kendrick’s baseball card collection
Video of Ken Kendrick discussing his baseball card collection
Art museums created by billionaires:
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Museum of Arts & Sciences – Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art
Chapter 6 – Celebrations and Parties
Jim Thompson’s birthday pushups:
Chapter 9 – Philanthropy
Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
The Falkor ocean research vessel
TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy at Stanford University
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Chapter 11 – Honors and Accolades
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
Music City Walk of Fame:
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
Chapter 12 – Tattoos
Bob Parsons:
Mike Novogratz:
Chapter 14 – Family Members
Michael Marquart’s band A Bad Think
Judy Glickman Lauder’s website
Howard Buffett’s opinion piece about the importance of helping farmers in Ukraine.
Chapter 15 – Random Facts
The Cats Roundtable radio show
Christmas light show at the home of Paul Tudor Jones II
Instagram account for George Roberts’s dog
Facebook page for Mark Zuckerberg’s dog
Copies of Seth Klarman’s book Margin of Safety available on abebooks.com
Video of Tom Steyer discussing his ties – The discussion of his ties begins at about the 1:10 mark.
Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks display
Video of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates working at Dairy Queen
Periodic table in Bill Gates’s office:
Appendix A – Billionaire Websites
Carter, Shawn see Jay-Z
Fenty, Robyn Rihanna see Rihanna
Graves, Ryan graves.io | ryangravesmusic.com
Radvinsky, Leonid lr.com | leoradvinsky.com
Smith, Robert F. robertsmith.com | robertfsmith.org
Viswanathan, Nikil nikil.com | nikilster.com
Zell, Sam* samzell.com | samzelllegacy.com
*Deceased
Appendix B – Billionaires on X (Twitter)
Carter, Shawn see Jay-Z
Fenty, Robyn Rihanna see Rihanna
Zuk, Nir
*Deceased