Tyler Perry overcame a tough, troubled childhood to excel as an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Now worth a billion dollars, the multitalented creator of the Madea movie franchise came into the world on 13 September 1969 and grew up in a compact two-bedroom, one-bathroom Victorian shotgun house in New Orleans' Faubourg Delassize neighbourhood.

Subjected to an extremely difficult childhood and growing up in poverty, the Hollywood mogul would use his imagination to escape the trauma of his early life, providing the foundation for many of the characters that would go on to make him a billionaire. 

The house also has a nice-sized backyard. The neighbourhood of Faubourg Delassize has undergone gentrification in recent years, and many of the crumbling shotgun houses it is celebrated for have been renovated. Needless to say, home prices have risen accordingly, and the dinky property on Baronne Street sold in 2019 for $345,000 (£245k), though it was initially listed for $559,000 (£396k).

As childhoods go, Kim Kardashian's was nothing short of idyllic. Born on 21 October 1980, the reality star – who is worth a cool billion dollars –  was raised in a dreamy six-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion on Tower Lane, an ultra-exclusive private cul-de-sac in the heart of Beverly Hills. 

Together with big sister, Kourtney and younger siblings Khloé and Rob, Kim was spoiled rotten by her parents Robert and Kris Kardashian, who lavished their kids with pretty much anything they wanted. Sadly, Kim's world came crashing down and her charmed fairytale existence ended abruptly in 1989 when Kris had an affair with soccer player Todd Waterman, prompting Robert to file for divorce.

Kim moved away with her mother and siblings but visited on a regular basis until her dad put the 6,527-square-foot property on the market in 1994. It ended up selling for $2.2 million (£1.6m). These interior pics were taken that same year, after the manse was given a makeover that removed Kris' "ridiculous wallpaper and kitchen set” and other OTT 1980s touches.

Fast-forward to 5 November 2019 and Kim surprised 'momager' Kris on her 64th birthday with a trip down memory lane by hiring out the beloved house for an intimate lunch, even going as far as recreating the infamous wallpaper on the table settings and renting out every single car her parents owned. Kris has described the home as “her heart” and misses living there to this day.

America's only billionaire president, Donald Trump, whose fortune is currently estimated at $2.4 billion (£1.7bn), lived in this picture-perfect Mock Tudor cottage for the first four years of his life. The house was built in 1940 by the future POTUS' real estate developer father Fred and is located in the upscale Jamaica Estates section of New York's Queens borough.

Born on 14 June 1946, young Trump's formative years were spent in this characterful home. Measuring 2,500 square feet, the cottage he first called home would've given Donald a comfortable start to life.

The brick, stucco and half-timbered house has a total of five bathrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms, a capacious living and dining room, as well as a library. The house was last sold in 2017 for the inflated price of $2.1 million (£1.5m), the then-owner clearly capitalising on Trump's fame, having bought the property a year earlier for $1.4 million (£1m).

While Trump apparently thought about acquiring the house, it was supposedly snagged by a mystery Chinese investor. The house was then listed on Airbnb several months after it sold in 2017, priced at $727 (£515) a night. Yet according to the New York Times there appeared to be few takers as the house seemed empty most of the time.

Despite its connection to one of the most infamous family dynasties in the world, the current owner is having a hard time offloading the property. After attempting to sell it at auction last August, the owner started a GoFundMe to raise $3 million (£2.1m) from Trump fans to buy the house as a gift for the one-term POTUS, but to date has managed to raise just $7,038 (£5k).

The British business magnate, who is now worth $5.1 billion (£3.6bn) and counts his own private Necker Island amongst his assets, moved into the Grade II-listed house in 1963 together with his parents, Eve and Ted, and siblings. 

Among the schemes he concocted in the 17th-century property was a Christmas tree-growing business. After rabbits devoured the seedlings and tanked the scheme, the ever-resourceful teenager shot the offending bunnies and sold the meat to a local butcher.

The Virgin founder went on to launch a budgie-breeding enterprise from the farmhouse, which also failed, and the family narrowly avoided losing the property in 1971. According to the Evening Standard, it had to be remortgaged to settle an $85,000 (£60k) fine the young businessman incurred after he was caught selling export-only records, evading tax in the process. 

Fortunately, Virgin signed Mike Oldfield not long after and the rookie entrepreneur made his first million pounds in 1973 off the back of the massive success of the Tubular Bells LP, saving his parent's property, and then some. Listed last November for $5.6 million (£4m), the property, which impresses with stunning original features, a bespoke kitchen and a conservatory is now on for $4.9 million (£3.5m).

His parents, future Congressman Howard and Leila Buffett had purchased the home not long after their wedding in 1925. Like many Midwestern homes of the era, the cute clapboard property was built using a Sears home kit.

Interestingly, the family's previous home in the Sand Point neighbourhood was severely damaged by the area's first recorded tornado, which struck in 1962 when Bill Jr was seven years old.

Pictured on the right in this childhood photograph, young Steven stayed in the New Jersey home for five years before the family relocated to Arizona. While his time at the property was brief, Spielberg has said that his passion for filmmaking was sparked when he saw the 1952 film The Greatest Show on Earth at a local movie theatre.

Among Steven's first forays into filmmaking was the Second World War short film Escape to Nowhere, which he wrote and directed at the age of just 14, four years after the Spielbergs swapped Haddonfield for Phoenix, Arizona. With no end of acclaimed blockbusters under his belt, from Jaws, Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones, to Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List, it's no surprise that he has a net worth of $3.7 billion (£2.6bn), according to the latest figures from Forbes.

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