Rags To Riches

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?Who doesn't? From magician to manufacturing magnate, financial columnist to real estate investor, poet to college dropout, here are the profiles of 17 ordinary people who started with nothing -- and became millionaires! These are the stories of people who overcame poverty or in some cases middle-class lifestyles to single-handedly beat overwhelming odds and achieve financial success. They may not all be household names, but their stories can serve as an inspiration to us all.