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John Paul Getty III

1956 - 2011

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John Paul Getty III (; born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956 – February 5, 2011) was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangheta and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather was reluctant to pay, but, after John Paul Getty III's severed ear was received by a newspaper, the grandfather negotiated a payment of $2.2 million, and Getty was released five months after being kidnapped. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Paul Getty III has received more than 14,599,452 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Paul Getty III is the 727th most popular nobleman, the 3,508th most popular biography from United States and the 3rd most popular American Nobleman.

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  • 52.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John Paul Getty III ranks 727 out of 842. Before him are Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg, Otto II, Count of Habsburg, Godfrey II, Count of Louvain, John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, William, Count of Luxembourg, and Bernhard von Spanheim. After him are Hanako, Princess Hitachi, Adolf III of the Marck, Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Conrad I, Duke of Swabia, Vespasiano I Gonzaga, and Lady Katherine Grey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, John Paul Getty III ranks 120. Before him are Marie Colvin, Fernando Gomes, Klaus Allofs, Cecilia Roth, El Risitas, and Zlatko Kranjčar. After him are Dragan Čović, Trần Đại Quang, José Luis Brown, Kostas Karamanlis, Rolandas Paksas, and Cherry Jones. Among people deceased in 2011, John Paul Getty III ranks 134. Before him are Randy Savage, Farley Granger, María Elena Walsh, James Hillman, Lawrence Eagleburger, and María Mercader. After him are Michael Dummett, Jimmy Savile, Milivoj Ašner, Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, Sena Jurinac, and Susannah York.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Paul Getty III ranks 3,508 out of 18,182. Before him are Edward Bellamy (1850), Steve Perry (1949), Deke Slayton (1924), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Carmen Electra (1972), and Seth MacFarlane (1973). After him are Tim Buckley (1947), Michael Graves (1934), Tracey Adams (1958), Sam Francis (1923), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), and Alan Perlis (1922).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United States

Among noblemen born in United States, John Paul Getty III ranks 3. Before him are Liliʻuokalani (1838) and Queen Noor of Jordan (1951).

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