Rockefeller gets all the press, but Andrew Carnegie may be the richest American of all time. That sum equates to about slightly over 2.1% of U.S. GDP at the time, giving Carnegie economic power equivalent to $372 billion in 2014.
Did Steve Jobs leave his daughter any money?
Lisa Brennan-Jobs, now a 42 year old author and a Harvard graduate, had a different experience growing up with her father than her half-siblings. After his death, Steve Jobs did make sure to leave Lisa with a multi-million dollar inheritance.