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Valerie Blanchette Rockefeller Wayne (born 1971) is an American environmentalist, philanthropist and member of the Rockefeller family. She is a great-great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller . Wayne currently serves as co-chair of BankFWD, a network to persuade banks to phase out financing for fossil fuel and to lead on climate.
Elon Musk has since surpassed John D. Rockefeller as the richest person in the history of the United States, and of modern history, according to size of wealth compared to GDP. In December 2024 his wealth reached $474 billion dollars (1.61% of USA's GDP at that year) compared to Rockefeller's 1.5% at the height of his wealth. [5]
Her twin sister Valerie was murdered in 1966 at the family home by a mysterious intruder. [1] In 1967, she married John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller IV (born 1937). He is the son of John Davison Rockefeller III (1906—1978) and Blanchette Ferry Hooker (1909—1992) and is part of the famous Rockefeller family. She and her husband have four ...
A little over a century ago, in 1916, legendary robber baron John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire -- probably. Before the age of computerized records and the internet, measuring...
They have two daughters, Laura Chandler Rockefeller (born c. 2000) and Sophia Percy Rockefeller (born c. 2002), [47] and one son, John Davison Rockefeller VI (born c. 2007). Valerie Blanchette Rockefeller (born 1971), [48] who was married twice, initially to James Douglas Carnegie in 2000 [49] and currently to Steven William Wayne in 2004. [50]
Rockefeller has served on the board of the nonprofit David Rockefeller Fund. [6] Rockefeller supports the Humane Society of the United States. [17] She is a board member of God's Love We Deliver [18] [19] and a Junior Associate of the Museum of Modern Art. [20] Rockefeller has chaired the New York Botanical Garden's Winter Ball for several ...
Rockefeller in old age. Rockefeller became well known in his later life for the practice of giving dimes to adults and nickels to children wherever he went. He even gave dimes as a playful gesture to wealthy men, such as tire mogul Harvey Firestone. [135] Rockefeller supported the passage of the 18th Amendment, which banned alcohol in the ...
Miami’s Valerie Loureda is a confident, self-driven, self-motivated young lady. She is athletic, tough, family oriented, beautiful, smart, creative, well-spoken and social media active.