John D. Rockefeller Jr.

Entrepreneur

Birthday January 29, 1874

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Richford, NY

DEATH DATE May 11, 1960 (86)

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About

Philanthropist, Standard Oil director, and pivotal member of the Rockefeller family.

Before Fame

He graduated from Brown University in 1897.

Trivia

He became one of New York City's largest real-estate holders after developing and financing Rockefeller Center during the Great Depression.

Family Life

He married Abby Greene Aldrich in 1901, which was a major social event in the Gilded Age. He fathered Nelson Rockefeller. He was his father's only son.

Associated With

He became director of J.P. Morgan's newly formed U.S. Steel company.