10. Pablo Escobar:
Fortune: $30 billion
Pablo Escobar is the richest and also the most influential person in the cocaine industry. He was born poor in the country of Colombia and tried his best to get out of poverty. He ended up being one of the richest people. He bribed the officials and exchanged silver to get bullets. He was a ruthless killer who was known to protect his family. He was in control of over 80 percent of the entire cocaine business in the whole world.