'Fifty Shades of Grey': From Princes To Millionaires, Real Life Bachelors Like Christian Grey

"Fifty Shades of Grey's" immense popularity may be attributed to its dashing male character Christian Grey. The 27-year old billionaire is sexy, intelligent, and confident. He also remarkably cultured, enjoying fine wine, classical music, and eye-catching art work. The dedicated entrepreneur is also Fluent in French, a classically trained pianist, and an impeccably skilled lover.

He is referred to by his young submissive, Anastasia Steele as "Fifty" due to his fifty shades of dark characteristics. Author E.L James developed Christian while creating an erotic version of the "Twilight" franchise. She drew inspiration from the beloved vampire Edward Cullen, who has many of the same traits as "Fifty". While the boldly alluring character is clearly fictional, there are a number of hot young bachelor's that compare to him. From princes to self made millionaires, here are the current Christian Greys of the world.

Backstory: Heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune, the beyond wealthy gent is just the right combination of scruffiness and class. While some privileged young men may have squandered their position, Johnson has established himself as documentary filmmaker. After studying at NYU, he decided to make films that explore the gaps between the wealthy and impoverished, such as "The 1 Percent". His work has been shown at the Sundance Film Festival and he continues to explore social issues in his productions. Since Christian Grey is a bit of a philanthropist himself, it seems Johnson has something in common with the book's hot hero.

Backstory: Worth an estimated $2 billion, Niarchos is a professional Kiteboarder. Though he’s had a few high profile romances, he dated Paris Hilton and Mary Kate Olsen, the shopping heir is still a bachelor.
Christian too has a few failed relationships but is happily single when he meets Anastasia.

Backstory: The social media tycoon is worth a whopping $650 million. The brainy software architect created Twitter back in 2008 only to watch it become one of the most popular sites on the web. The laid back internet maven also has some seriously alluring eyes. Since little is known about his personal life, he may be likened to the enigmatic Grey.

He speaks English, French, German, and Italian, resides in Monaco, and is set to become a prince! Oh yeah, he's single too. Casiraghi also has hair that most women want to run their fingers through. Since much of "Fifty Shades" revolves around Christian's hair, we'd say this future royal isn't that different from the fictional character.

Backstory: This Luxembourg royal is heir to a $4 billion fortune. He's stylish, suave, intelligent, and enjoys a vast array of sports, such as water polo. Currently studying bioethics in Rome, it's clear that this tall, dark, handsome lad may be compared to "Fifty".

Backstory: Rumor has it, this smoldering Belgium Prince currently resides in New York. He's an incredibly fit marathon runner who is known for his ardent ambition. His degree from the prestigious London School of Economics proves he's also a brainiac. Add his service in the Belgium army, his fluency in several languages, and the fact that he's single and you've got a European Christian Grey!

Backstory: This Luxembourg royal is heir to a $4 billion fortune. He's stylish, suave, intelligent, and enjoys a vast array of sports, such as water polo. Currently studying bioethics in Rome, it's clear that this tall, dark, handsome lad may be compared to "Fifty".

In addition to being ridiculously good looking, this sexy Brit owns his own Caribbean island! Though his father is famed billionaire Sir Richard Branson, he has been determined to make his own way in the world. Oxford educated, he has made a number of documentaries on global issues, such a climate change. Cultural awareness and a smile to die for, he seems like a character from a romance novel....and E.L James romance novel.