One of the worlds richest is a man by the name of George Lindemann Sr. So how did Mr. Lindemann come into his wealth. After some research we found this interesting list. It may surprise many of you that this is the man that is mostly responsible for many of us who wear contact lenses. That’s right he sold the patent that he had soft contact lens patent for $60-million in 1971. He then started Vision Cable which he sold for $220-million 1982. He acquired and then sold Metro Mobile cell service to Bell Atlantic for $2.6-billion in 1992. He is currently chief of the natural gas company Southern Union, and is owner of 19 Spanish-language radio stations. Which is a great market as the Hispanic population and buying power will increase over the next ten years.