💰Ernest Giles Net worth: $20 Million
About
Explorer of Australia's interior who called himself the last of the Australian explorers.
Before Fame
He had several clerking jobs that bored him.
Trivia
He went on five different expeditions into Australia's rugged wilderness, and came close to dying of exposure there.
Family Life
He moved from England to join his parents in Adelaide, Australia, at age 15.
Associated With
George Bass also mapped out parts of Australia's interior during his expeditions on his small riverboat, Tom Thumb.