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3. Anderson Cooper

These days, the folks at CNN pay Cooper a healthy $10 million a year. For him, that’s chump change. Before he landed this cushy work though, he was already in a comfy position, economically that is. His mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is an heir to the Vanderbilt fortune built by her ancestor Cornelius Vanderbilt, a pioneer in shipping and railroads. In fact, Cornelius even has a statue in the middle of New York City.


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