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John D. Rockefeller III

1906 - 1978

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John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was engaged in a wide range of philanthropic projects, many of which his family had launched, as well as supporting organizations related to East Asian affairs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John D. Rockefeller III is the 449th most popular businessperson (down from 361st in 2019), the 5,834th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,163rd in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, John D. Rockefeller III ranks 449 out of 847. Before him are Mark Cuban, Uğur Şahin, Charles Yerkes, John Bryson, B. C. Forbes, and Paul Rusesabagina. After him are Angus Ogilvy, Victor Pinchuk, Maxwell Perkins, Guy Laliberté, Tim Sweeney, and Arvind Krishna.

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Among people born in 1906, John D. Rockefeller III ranks 232. Before him are Wolfgang Staudte, Rudolf Krčil, Penn Nouth, Josef Čtyřoký, Arthur Rudolph, and Alberto Zorrilla. After him are Roman Karmen, Olga Taussky-Todd, Albert Charles Smith, Aileen Riggin, Alexandre Trauner, and Bart Bok. Among people deceased in 1978, John D. Rockefeller III ranks 145. Before him are Germain Derycke, Rubén Morán, Zenta Mauriņa, Lon L. Fuller, Toivo Hyytiäinen, and Joseph Colombo. After him are Robert Menzies, Roman Karmen, Philip K. Hitti, Mary Blair, Roy Harrod, and Bob Crane.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John D. Rockefeller III ranks 5,834 out of 20,380. Before him are Adam Darius (1930), Catherine Hicks (1951), Doug McClure (1935), Charlene Tilton (1958), Katharine McPhee (1984), and Richard Hartshorne (1899). After him are Alfred Blalock (1899), Ted Post (1918), Harold Sakata (1920), Cyrus McCormick (1809), Ian Ziering (1964), and Taj Mahal (1942).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, John D. Rockefeller III ranks 146. Before him are Armand Hammer (1898), Alfred P. Sloan (1875), S. Robson Walton (1944), Mark Cuban (1958), Charles Yerkes (1837), and John Bryson (1943). After him are Maxwell Perkins (1884), Tim Sweeney (1970), Stephen A. Schwarzman (1947), William Henry Conley (1840), Suge Knight (1965), and John Warnock (1940).

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