Penny Knight
Penny Knight got her last name after marrying someone known as Phil Knight. The 83-year-old man on the list of the top 30 richest people in the US. If you don’t know who he is, just take a look at your trainers. If you’re wearing Nikes, you have Phil to thank for that.
He met Penny when he worked at Portland State University, and they got married in 1968. She was there with Phil every step of the way when he was struggling to sell sneakers. Little did she know, her patience would pay off when her husband, who used to sell shoes out of his car, would build an empire worth over $30 billion.