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 12,885,876 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). J. Paul Getty is the 29th most popular businessperson (down from 24th in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from United States (down from 239th in 2019) and the 12th 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 29 out of 604. Before him are Colonel Sanders, Andrew Carnegie, Hugh Hefner, Tim Cook, Jules Rimet, and J. P. Morgan. After him are Florentino Pérez, P. T. Barnum, Robert Bosch, Ettore Bugatti, Steve Ballmer, and Ferruccio Lamborghini.
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 23
1835 - 1919
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 24
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 25
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 26
1873 - 1956
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 27
1837 - 1913
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 28
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 29
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 30
1810 - 1891
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 31
1861 - 1942
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 32
1881 - 1947
HPI: 75.64
Rank: 33
1956 - Present
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 34
1916 - 1993
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 35
Among people born in 1892, J. Paul Getty ranks 18. Before him are Oliver Hardy, Alexander Alekhine, Theodor Eicke, Sepp Dietrich, Martin Niemöller, and Engelbert Dollfuss. After him are Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Ferdinand Schörner, Arthur Compton, Arthur Honegger, Gregor Strasser, and Ernst Lubitsch. Among people deceased in 1976, J. Paul Getty ranks 16. Before him are Bernard Montgomery, Fritz Lang, Trofim Lysenko, Jean Gabin, Man Ray, and André Malraux. After him are Benjamin Britten, Ulrike Meinhof, Alexander Calder, Henrik Dam, Joachim Peiper, and Eyvind Johnson.
1892 - 1957
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 12
1892 - 1946
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 13
1892 - 1943
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 14
1892 - 1966
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 15
1892 - 1984
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 16
1892 - 1934
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 17
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 18
1892 - 1927
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 19
1892 - 1973
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 20
1892 - 1962
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 21
1892 - 1955
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 22
1892 - 1934
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 23
1892 - 1947
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 24
1887 - 1976
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 10
1890 - 1976
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 11
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 12
1904 - 1976
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 13
1890 - 1976
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 14
1901 - 1976
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 15
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 16
1913 - 1976
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 17
1934 - 1976
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 19
1895 - 1976
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 20
1915 - 1976
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 21
1900 - 1976
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 22
Among people born in United States, J. Paul Getty ranks 333 out of 15,968. Before him are Rock Hudson (1925), Dan Brown (1964), Calvin Coolidge (1872), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), and J. P. Morgan (1837). After him are Joe Frazier (1944), Martin Sheen (1940), Pete Conrad (1930), Neil deGrasse Tyson (1958), Stevie Wonder (1950), and Andrew Johnson (1808).
1925 - 1985
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 327
1964 - Present
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 328
1872 - 1933
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 329
1949 - Present
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 330
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 331
1837 - 1913
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 332
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 333
1944 - 2011
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 334
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 335
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 336
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 337
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 338
1808 - 1875
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 339
Among businesspeople born in United States, J. Paul Getty ranks 12. Before him are Vince McMahon (1945), Ray Kroc (1902), Colonel Sanders (1890), Hugh Hefner (1926), Tim Cook (1960), and J. P. Morgan (1837). After him are P. T. Barnum (1810), Steve Ballmer (1956), Robert Kardashian (1944), Jeff Bezos (1964), Robert Kiyosaki (1947), and Johns Hopkins (1795).
1945 - Present
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 6
1902 - 1984
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 7
1890 - 1980
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 9
1960 - Present
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 10
1837 - 1913
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 11
1892 - 1976
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 12
1810 - 1891
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 13
1956 - Present
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 14
1944 - 2003
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 15
1964 - Present
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 16
1947 - Present
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 17
1795 - 1873
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 18