My college roommate has his own jet. He was very poor growing up. Believe it not, he started off cooking eggs for Waffle House as a manger trainee. A few years later, he owned them all.
But, making a significant difference, that would be hard to say. He did give one million dollars to his school. So, that could certainly have been an impact on the lives of others and could be classified as making a significant difference, depending on one’s definition of “significant difference!”
A difference perspective, there are lots of people, in my eyes, that have modest means, that made a significant difference in the lives of others. There is a lady in my state that has dedicated her life to changing the diet and exercise habits of others by talking to high school students. She is making a significant difference.
Also, Brad Pitt has spent lots of his money in New Orleans helping the people of the 9th ward. That is a significant difference, in my eyes.
Al Capone was a poor person growing up, but in my eyes, he did not make a significant difference. Well, if you count decreasing the population, yes…