Stavros Niarchos

Entrepreneur

Birthday July 3, 1909

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Athens, Greece

DEATH DATE Apr 16, 1996 (86)

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About

Multi-billionaire shipping tycoon who constructed the world's largest oil supertanker in 1952.

Before Fame

He and his uncle formed a trade fleet that was partially destroyed while he was serving as a naval officer during World War II.

Trivia

He and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis were bitter rivals during their careers.

Family Life

He was married five times and fathered two daughters and three sons.

Associated With

He and Pamela Churchill, Winston Churchill's ex-daughter-in-law, carried on an affair during his third marriage.