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John D. Rockefeller Jr.

1874 - 1960

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John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John D. Rockefeller Jr. has received more than 4,419,058 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. John D. Rockefeller Jr. is the 145th most popular businessperson (down from 117th in 2019), the 1,610th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,280th in 2019) and the 47th 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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  • 4.4M

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  • 65.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 145 out of 847. Before him are Phil Knight, Elizabeth Arden, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Masayoshi Son, Asa Griggs Candler, and Giovanni Battista Caproni. After him are Joe Weider, Eugène Schueller, Theodor de Bry, Lee Iacocca, Basil Zaharoff, and Vincenzo Lancia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 46. Before him are Charles Lightoller, Ellery Harding Clark, Reynaldo Hahn, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, Charles Ives, and Vagn Walfrid Ekman. After him are Otto Mueller, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, D. F. Malan, Henri Farman, Elsa Beskow, and Albin Lermusiaux. Among people deceased in 1960, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 41. Before him are Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, Victor Klemperer, Paul Abraham, Jacques Becker, Otoya Yamaguchi, and Norodom Suramarit. After him are Eddie Cochran, Frank Lloyd, Jussi Björling, Beno Gutenberg, Vicki Baum, and Yan Xishan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 1,610 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Hershey (1948), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Bill Haley (1925), James McKeen Cattell (1860), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), and Dudley R. Herschbach (1932). After him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Joseph Nye (1937), Frank Drake (1930), Sidney Bechet (1897), Cliff Robertson (1923), and Edward James Olmos (1947).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John D. Rockefeller Jr. ranks 47. Before him are Madam C. J. Walker (1867), Sam Walton (1918), Margaret Hamilton (1936), Larry Flynt (1942), Phil Knight (1938), and Asa Griggs Candler (1851). After him are Lee Iacocca (1924), Henry Ford II (1917), Malcolm Glazer (1928), Johnny Kitagawa (1931), Jack Daniel (1850), and Thomas J. Watson (1874).

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