Charles Edgar Fipke and Marlene Fipke: Estimated $200 million (2000) Charles Fipke is the first person to discover diamonds in Canada's Northwest Territories, but his ex-wife, Marlene Fipke, struck gold when they divorced. Marlene received 1/5th of Charles' company, a cool $123 million, and much, much more, all totaling about $200 million.