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Vanderbilt left a fortune worth $100 million upon his death in 1877, equivalent to $2.4 billion today. [5] ... John D. Rockefeller Jr., New York; inherited wealth: ...
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
1910s-1930s: John D. Rockefeller Peak wealth adjusted for inflation: $31.89 billion John D. Rockefeller founded Standard Oil in 1870 and cornered America’s oil market.
John D. Rockefeller is considered to be the wealthiest American of all time, earning his immense fortune after gaining control of 90 percent of American oil production in the late 1800s. The oil ...
The companies' combined net worth rose fivefold and Rockefeller's personal wealth jumped to $900 million. ... singling out John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the ...
On Sept. 29, 1916, newspapers across the country announced a wealth milestone once thought to be unreachable: the world’s first billionaire.
Nelson Rockefeller: Republican: Governor of New York (1959–1973) Candidate for U.S. President (1960, 1964, 1968) Vice President of the United States (1974–77) $1 billion [11] Inheritance, grandson of John D. Rockefeller: Steve Forbes: Republican: Member of the Board for International Broadcasting (1985–1993) Candidate for U.S. President ...