Barney Barnato

Barney Barnato
Black and white portrait of a seated man. He has a short beard, is wearing glasses and is dress formally.
Barney Barnato circa 1890
Born
Barnet Isaacs

(1851-02-21)21 February 1851
Aldgate, London, England
Died14 June 1897(1897-06-14) (aged 46)
At sea, near the island of Madeira
Occupation(s)Diamond and gold mining entrepreneur
SpouseFanny Christina Bees
Children3, including Woolf Barnato

Barney Barnato (born Barnet Isaacs; 21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897) was a British Randlord and diamond magnate who was one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later, gold mining in South Africa from the 1870s up to World War I. He was known as a rival of Cecil Rhodes.