The Tycoons by Cindy Yin Posted on September 4, 2010 Industrialists defined "self made men" and gained economic power by holding down monopolies and becoming the first billionaires of America. From left to right, here are John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan. This entry was posted in KM24, September 7 Assignment and tagged "self made men", Andrew Carnegie, billionaire, Cornelius Vandebuilt, industrialist, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, monopoly. Bookmark the permalink.