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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 the American-born British 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, an Italian criminal organization based in Calabria, and held for a $17 million ransom. His grandfather initially refused to pay, but, after John Paul Getty III's severed ear was received by a newspaper, his grandfather relented to a new, lower demand, and Getty was released five months after being kidnapped. Getty subsequently developed an addiction to alcohol and other drugs, leading to an overdose and stroke in 1981 at the age of 25, which left him severely disabled for the rest of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). John Paul Getty III is the 1,095th most popular nobleman (down from 666th in 2024), the 5,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,023rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, John Paul Getty III ranks 1,095 out of 1,415. Before him are Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein, Galyani Vadhana, Waleran I of Limburg, Jayavarman VI, Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, and Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt-Dessau. After him are Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Eleanor of Scotland, Henry, Margrave of Frisia, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Henry III, Count of Luxembourg, and Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, John Paul Getty III ranks 212. Before him are Peter Schilling, Maurice Cheeks, Douglas Preston, Matthew Garber, Chris Carter, and Choi Soon-sil. After him are Tim McInnerny, Jerry Hall, Milan Jelić, Janet Hubert, Peter R. de Vries, and Corina Casanova. Among people deceased in 2011, John Paul Getty III ranks 213. Before him are Vang Pao, Arnošt Lustig, Neil Young, George Shearing, Ricky Bruch, and Jiří Dienstbier. After him are Patrick Leigh Fermor, Juan Arza, Robert Ballaman, Alenush Terian, Justinas Marcinkevičius, and Würzel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Paul Getty III ranks 5,469 out of 20,380. Before him are Fred Thompson (1942), Brock Lesnar (1977), Roger Marshall (1960), Sylvanus Morley (1883), Chris Carter (1956), and Eileen Brennan (1932). After him are Billy Gunn (1963), Sanford B. Dole (1844), Berry Berenson (1948), James Farentino (1938), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), and Stephanie Seymour (1968).

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Among NOBLEMEN In United States

Among noblemen born in United States, John Paul Getty III ranks 4. Before him are Liliʻuokalani (1838), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), and Queen Noor of Jordan (1951). After him are Kaʻiulani (1875), Kapiʻolani (1834), Philip, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia (1982), Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor (2021), Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998), and Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland (2014).

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