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Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, a major and widely respected philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which later became U.S. Steel. Carnegie ]" is often pronounced as "CAR-neg-ee" . In Scotland, the name is similar to "car-Nay-gay" . ] is known for having built one of the most powerful and influential corporations in United States history, and, later in his life, giving away most of his riches to fund the... More »
Rockefeller family
The Rockefeller family, founded by John D. Rockefeller and his brother William Rockefeller , is an American industrial, banking, and philanthropic family of British-French-German-American origin that made the world's largest private fortune in the oil business during the late 19th and early 20th century, primarily through the Standard Oil Company. The family is also known for its long association with and financial interest in the Chase Manhattan Bank, now JP Morgan Chase. More »
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr. , and Senior's principal business and philanthropic advisor, Frederick T. Gates, in New York State in 1913. Its central historical mission is to ''"promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world."'' According to... More »
John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the oil industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. Rockefeller had always believed since he was a child that his purpose in life was to make as much money as possible, and then use it wisely to improve the lot of mankind. In 1870, Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company and ran it until he retired in the late 1890s. More »
David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. is a prominent American banker, philanthropist, world statesman, and the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest and only surviving son and grandson, respectively, of the prominent philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and the billionaire oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His five deceased siblings are: Abby, John D. 3rd, Nelson, Laurance and Winthrop. More »
Standard Oil
Standard Oil was a predominant integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 and operating as a major company trust until it was dissolved by the US Supreme Court in 1911, it was one of the world's first and largest multinational corporations. More »
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. was a major philanthropist and a pivotal member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the sole son and scion of the billionaire Standard Oil industrialist, John D. Rockefeller and the father of the five famous Rockefeller brothers. In biographies, he was invariably referred to as "Junior" to distinguish him from his more celebrated father, known as "Senior". More »
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. A leader of the liberal wing of the Republican Party, he was Governor of New York from 1959 to 1973, where he launched many construction and modernization projects. A descendant of one of the world's richest and best known families, he failed repeatedly in his attempts to become president, but he was appointed Vice President of the United States of America in 1974. More »
John D. Rockefeller 3rd
John Davison Rockefeller III was a major philanthropist and third-generation member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was the eldest son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the grandson of John D. Rockefeller . His siblings were Abby, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop, and David. More »
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. ''Forbes'' magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, and recent estimates put his net worth near... More »
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