1892 - 1976
Jean Paul Getty Sr. (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American-born British petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, he was the son of pioneer oilman George Getty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J. Paul Getty has received more than 14,429,574 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). J. Paul Getty is the 39th most popular businessperson (down from 29th in 2019), the 404th most popular biography from United States (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Businessperson.
J. Paul Getty was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Getty Oil Company, and his fortune was initially derived from the development of the East Texas oil fields. With his wealth, he became one of the world's wealthiest individuals. He established the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California, to house his art collection and other artifacts.
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Among businesspeople, J. Paul Getty ranks 39 out of 601. Before him are Hugh Hefner, J. P. Morgan, Guccio Gucci, Otto Frank, João Havelange, and Robert Bosch. After him are Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, Ettore Bugatti, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Soichiro Honda, Robert Kiyosaki, and Bernie Madoff.
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 33
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 34
1881 - 1953
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 35
1889 - 1980
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 36
1916 - 2016
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 37
1861 - 1942
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 38
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 39
1870 - 1950
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 40
1881 - 1947
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 41
1916 - 1993
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 42
1906 - 1991
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 43
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 44
1938 - 2021
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 45
Among people born in 1892, J. Paul Getty ranks 20. Before him are Alexander Alekhine, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Sepp Dietrich, Theodor Eicke, Amanullah Khan, and Arthur Compton. After him are Gregor Strasser, Ferdinand Schörner, Arthur Honegger, Engelbert Dollfuss, Erwin Panofsky, and Edward Victor Appleton. Among people deceased in 1976, J. Paul Getty ranks 18. Before him are Jean Gabin, André Malraux, Trofim Lysenko, Man Ray, Benjamin Britten, and Henrik Dam. After him are Alexander Calder, Ulrike Meinhof, Joachim Peiper, Benjamin Graham, Jacques Monod, and Anneliese Michel.
1892 - 1946
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 14
1892 - 1927
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 15
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 16
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 17
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 18
1892 - 1962
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 19
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 20
1892 - 1934
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 21
1892 - 1973
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 22
1892 - 1955
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 23
1892 - 1934
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 24
1892 - 1968
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 25
1892 - 1965
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 26
1904 - 1976
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 12
1901 - 1976
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 13
1898 - 1976
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 14
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 15
1913 - 1976
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
1895 - 1976
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 17
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 19
1934 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 21
1894 - 1976
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 22
1910 - 1976
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 23
1952 - 1976
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 24
Among people born in United States, J. Paul Getty ranks 404 out of 18,182. Before him are Dianne Wiest (1946), Paul Ekman (1934), Sydney Pollack (1934), Franklin Pierce (1804), Sylvia Plath (1932), and Howard Gardner (1943). After him are Stevie Wonder (1950), Joseph Smith (1805), Paul Walker (1973), Eminem (1972), Paul Auster (1947), and Julia Roberts (1967).
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 398
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 399
1934 - 2008
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 400
1804 - 1869
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 401
1932 - 1963
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 402
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 403
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 404
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 405
1805 - 1844
HPI: 67.97
Rank: 406
1973 - 2013
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 407
1972 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 408
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 409
1967 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 410
Among businesspeople born in United States, J. Paul Getty ranks 16. Before him are Philip Kotler (1931), Ray Kroc (1902), P. T. Barnum (1810), Steve Ballmer (1956), Hugh Hefner (1926), and J. P. Morgan (1837). After him are Robert Kiyosaki (1947), Bernie Madoff (1938), Ronald Wayne (1934), Robert Kardashian (1944), Mark Zuckerberg (1984), and Martin Cooper (1928).
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 10
1902 - 1984
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 11
1810 - 1891
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 12
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 13
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 14
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 15
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 16
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 17
1938 - 2021
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 18
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 19
1944 - 2003
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 20
1984 - Present
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 21
1928 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 22