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John D. Rockefeller Jr.

1874 - 1960

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His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). John D. Rockefeller Jr. is the 44th most popular businessperson (up from 145th in 2024), the 442nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,610th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Businessperson.

John D. Rockefeller Jr. is most famous for his philanthropic work, which he began in earnest after his father's death in 1937. He was a major supporter of the United Negro College Fund and the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 44 out of 847Before him are Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Bertha Benz, Robert Kiyosaki, Frank Williams, and Carlos Slim. After him are Philip Kotler, David Rockefeller, Melinda French Gates, Adolf Dassler, João Havelange, and Joan Gamper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 16Before him are Max Scheler, Ernst Cassirer, Sunjong of Korea, Chaim Weizmann, Edward Thorndike, and Carl Bosch. After him are Lou Henry Hoover, Lucy Maud Montgomery, António Egas Moniz, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Shackleton, and August Krogh. Among people deceased in 1960, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 10Before him are Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Albert Kesselring, Amanullah Khan, Wilhelm Pieck, and Melanie Klein. After him are Paula Hitler, Walther Funk, A. L. Kroeber, Fausto Coppi, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 442 out of NaNBefore him are Bruce Springsteen (1949), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Coen brothers (null), Robert Coleman Richardson (1937), Robert S. Mulliken (1896), and Fiorello La Guardia (1882). After him are Nina Simone (1933), Rachel Carson (1907), Philip Kotler (1931), Lou Henry Hoover (1874), Edward Hopper (1882), and Jeffrey Dahmer (1960).

Among Businesspeople In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 20Before him are Steve Ballmer (1956), P. T. Barnum (1810), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Linda McMahon (1948), Colonel Sanders (1890), and Robert Kiyosaki (1947). After him are Philip Kotler (1931), David Rockefeller (1915), Melinda French Gates (1964), J. P. Morgan (1837), Hugh Hefner (1926), and Larry Ellison (1944).

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