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David Rockefeller

1915 - 2017

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David Rockefeller (June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017) was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the third generation of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and a grandson of John D. Rockefeller and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Rockefeller is the 46th most popular businessperson (down from 23rd in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from United States (down from 224th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Businessperson.

David Rockefeller was an American banker and philanthropist who was the chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. Rockefeller was noted for his wide-ranging political connections and foreign travel, as well as for his support for arts and humanities.

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Among businesspeople, David Rockefeller ranks 46 out of 847. Before him are Bertha Benz, Robert Kiyosaki, Frank Williams, Carlos Slim, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Philip Kotler. After him are Melinda Gates, Adolf Dassler, João Havelange, Joan Gamper, J. P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, David Rockefeller ranks 16. Before him are Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Orson Welles, Arthur Miller, Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr., W. Arthur Lewis, and Eli Wallach. After him are Yitzhak Shamir, Paul Samuelson, Clifford Shull, Billie Holiday, Hu Yaobang, and Sviatoslav Richter. Among people deceased in 2017, David Rockefeller ranks 17. Before him are Raymond Kopa, Jalal Talabani, Jeanne Moreau, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Salvatore Riina, and Ali Abdullah Saleh. After him are Chuck Berry, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Manuel Noriega, Hans Georg Dehmelt, John Hurt, and Hugh Hefner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Rockefeller ranks 459 out of 20,380. Before him are John Rawls (1921), William F. Sharpe (1934), Angelina Jolie (1975), Edward Drinker Cope (1840), Man Ray (1890), and Millard Fillmore (1800). After him are Robert Zemeckis (1952), Joe Dassin (1938), Joseph Murray (1919), Oliver Hardy (1892), Sylvia Plath (1932), and Melinda Gates (1964).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, David Rockefeller ranks 22. Before him are Margaret Hamilton (1936), Linda McMahon (1948), Colonel Sanders (1890), Robert Kiyosaki (1947), John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874), and Philip Kotler (1931). After him are Melinda Gates (1964), J. P. Morgan (1837), Hugh Hefner (1926), Larry Ellison (1944), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), and King C. Gillette (1855).

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