The most jaw-dropping personal insolvency cases of all time
Filing for bankruptcy carries a heavy stigma but when individuals find they can't settle their liabilities it can be the only option. Disastrous risk-taking, dodgy dealing, runaway spending, a hefty tax bill or just plain bad luck can propel a person into financial hell, and the richer they are, the harder they fall. Adjusting their sky-high debt levels for inflation, here are 30 prominent people who went spectacularly bankrupt.
19 December 2022