From a net worth of $900 million in 1913 (about $29.3 billion in today's dollars), the Rockefeller legacy of wealth continues ...

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The five Rockefeller brothers. Left to right: David, Winthrop, John D Rockefeller III, Nelson and Laurance A family like no other While Abby Rockefeller pursued charitable work out of the public ...

A. D. John. A modest start contributed to Rockefeller's rise to one of the world's wealthiest men. The 1839 birth of his father brought him into a household of modest means. From one farm to another ...

In 1863, 24-year-old John D. Rockefeller recorded his first interest in Asia — a $10 donation to a missionary organization in China. Thus began the Rockefeller family’s long and profound engagement ...

Rockefeller Sr. with family. Rockefeller Archives. The so-called Cleveland Massacre was the beginning of John D. Rockefeller's drive toward an oil monopoly, and it is considered one of his ...

Nelson Rockefeller believed in fate. After all, he was born on the same day as his larger-than-life grandfather, John D. Rockefeller ... that had shielded the family for generations, he took ...

In 1913, John D. Rockefeller’s fortune peaked at an estimated $900 million (about $29.3 billion in today's dollars). In 2024, the Rockefeller family's estimated net worth was $10.3 billion.