Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian of Armenian descent is among the top ten celebrities, who realized the American Dream.

All those celebrities made their fortune ‘pushing past obstacles such as homelessness, political strife, and personal tragedy,’ minyanville.com reports. Kerkorian was nine years old when he sold a newspaper helping to support his family. Currently his wealth is $3.3 billion.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Oprah Winfrey and CEO of McDonald’s Don Thompson are among the top ten.