Many people might not know who Dean Kamen is, but we all certainly know what a Segway is. Dean Kamen is the inventor and creator of Segway and, apparently, now he is wealthy enough to afford his own private island!
Kamen didn’t purchase his property in the Bahamas, as many other rich and famous people do, but bought a small 2-acre island in the state of New York.
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz is a Spanish musician and composer. Alejandro has won 17 Latin Grammy Awards and three Grammy Awards. He has also purchased a 700-acre island in the Bahamas for $16 million.
A hotel property already existed on the island when he purchased it, but as the new owner, he may develop it further.
Larry Page
Larry Page, the co-founder of Google and one of the wealthiest people in the world, also joined the private island club and bought his own piece of land, surrounded by water in the British Virgin Islands.
The isolated area is a real paradise, and lays claim to marvelous sceneries and impressive coastlines starring shallow reefs, make this retreat a place of almost anyone's dreams.
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison, the co-founder of Oracle, the second-largest software company in the world, has also bought his own private island, which was purchased around $500 and $600 million.
It's absolutely an impressive amount of money, and it's actually the most expensive private island on this list!
Louis Moore Bacon
The fabulously wealthy Hedge fund manager and investor, Louis Moore Bacon, gained the lease for Robins Island. Located beside the coast of Long Island, it cost $11 million in 1993.
Louis Moore Bacon is also a conservation philanthropist who created The Moore Charitable Foundation to provide financial aid to nonprofit organizations that strive to conserve and protect the environment and wildlife.