8 Really Awesome Celebrities Worth Emulating

Not all billionaires and celebrities are obsessed with simply parading their talent or luxurious lifestyle. There are plenty of examples from around the world of famous or wealthy people behaving in ways that are simply inspirational.

Money and status aren’t everything. Being an unprepossessing person is a far more admirable trait in someone with wealth or power. And it’s examples of the latter which Bright Side want to tell you about.

A simple princess from Sweden

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This is Madeleine, Princess of Sweden. Yes, she cleans up after her dog. Herself.

The poorest president in the world

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José Cordano is the ex-President of Uruguay, but locals call him «El Pepe». He gave almost all his presidential salary away to charity, which made him the poorest (and at the same time, the most generous) president in the world. José earned 263,000 Uruguayan dollars (about 8,834 USD) per month, and left only 10% for himself.

During his presidency, he lived in a small cottage, fetched clean water from a well, and his most expensive purchase was a Volkswagen Beetle made in 1987. Mujica has no bank accounts and no debts.

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El Pepe in line at the clinic.

The mayor of London

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Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, doesn’t hesitate to appear in public without a tie and will happily wear a sports jacket, a back-pack and a helmet. And no wonder, because he’s one of the main supporters of increasing the number of Brits riding bicycles instead of driving.

The mayor of Reykjavík

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Jón Gnarr is a former mayor of the biggest Icelandic city, Reykjavík. He never went to college and has worked as both a comedian and a cabdriver before managing to form his own political party in 2010 which was given the reliable name of «the Best Party». The party mainly consisted of creative people: artists, musicians, comedians etc., and each of them was engaged in politics. Surprisingly, the citizens elected the leader of this party as a mayor by 34,7% votes.

The ex-mayor of NYC

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Michael Bloomberg may be counted among the ranks of the world’s richest people, but he nevertheless rides the subway to work. In this photo he can be seen sitting at his designated (and entirely ordinary) desk at NY city hall, surrounded by typical office furniture, computer screens, papers, diagrams, and... a can of peanut butter next to the keyboard.

Richard Branson, a billionaire hippy

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Sir Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Airlines. In the space of ten years, he managed to turn a little music shop into a huge multi-purpose business spread across the world. On top of that, Branson is a vivid and colourful character, and that’s why he’s been called a «billionaire hippy». One of his best pranks was appearing at the airport dressed in an AirAsia flight attendant’s outfit. What’s more, it wasn’t just a photo opportunity — Branson served on a flight from Perth to Kuala Lumpur.

A Google legend

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Sergey Brin is a legend of the computer business, the co-founder of Google Inc. He’s also Google’s president, a billionaire and one of the richest Americans. Yet Sergey still lives in a two-bedroom apartment and drives a Toyota Prius with an environmentally friendly hybrid engine. He likes to go to Russian Katya’s Tea House in San Francisco and recommends trying the borsch, Russian ravioli and pancakes.

A billionaire without a billion

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Chuck Feeney is the founder of a well-known retail chain called Duty Free Shoppers. Over the last 30 years, he has travelled all over the world, trying to divest himself of $7.5 billion. He earned this incredible amount of money selling brandy, perfumes and cigarettes. His charity fund, The Atlantic Philanthropies, has invested $6.2 billion in education, science, healthcare, civil rights and the maintenance of nursing homes around the world. By 2020, Chuck Feeney wants to spend all of his wealth on helping the needy.

Source: Brightside