PAUL NEWMAN | $80 MILLION | COMPANY OWNER
Paul Newman didn’t only make a name in the entertainment world but the business universe as well. He was an entrepreneur who put a huge amount of his investment money and founded the line of food products called Newman’s Own. However, the actor didn’t do it alone. He got the help of the famed writer A.E. Hotchner in establishing this business in 1982.
He also didn’t do this to earn a good profit. Instead, he made a policy where all proceeds—after the taxes—would go to charity, the Newman’s Own Foundation. Since its inception, the company had donated more than $550 million to different educational and charitable organizations. Besides this, Paul proved he’s a real philanthropist, donating a whopping $250,000 to Catholic Relief Services to help Kosovo’s refugees. This was just one of his heroic acts of kindness, and there were many others that both recorded and not recorded.