Bot won jackpot in largely winner takes all industry. There cant be possibly thousands Rowling or Notches worldwide. There can be three at a time in each category. And most often, there is none. Both were good I what they did. In both cases, there were plenty of writers or devs that were good, worked hard, created something good and did not won that jackpot.

Neither of them influences politics enough to be considered elite in the parent meaning. Both are just someome with a lot of money and a little influence. They don't fund think-tanks to push for favorable tax policy nor know how to do it nor have enough money to do it.