- John D. Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum 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. - 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 child and grandchild, 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. III, Nelson, Laurance and Winthrop. - Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 - January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, 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, … - John D. Rockefeller Jr.
John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (29 January 1874 - 11 May 1960) 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". - William Rockefeller
William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. (May 31, 1841-June_24, 1922), American financier, was a cofounder with his older brother John D. Rockefeller of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. was the son of William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. and Eliza (Davison) Rockefeller. William was born in Richford, New York and in 1853 his family moved to Strongsville, Ohio. He was to later build an ostentatious mansion called "Rockwood Hall", now demolished, … - Winthrop Rockefeller
Winthrop A. Rockefeller (May 1, 1912 - February 22, 1973), was a politician and philanthropist who served as the first Republican Governor of Arkansas since Reconstruction. He was a third-generation member of the renowned Rockefeller family. - Jay Rockefeller
John Davison Rockefeller IV (born June 18, 1937), generally known as Jay Rockefeller, has served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia since 1985. He was Governor of West Virginia from 1977 to 1985. As a great-grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, he is the only current politician of the prominent six-generation Rockefeller family and the only Democrat in what has been traditionally a staunchly, albeit generally progressive, … - Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, (October 26, 1874 - April 5, 1948), was a prominent socialite and philanthropist and the second-generation matriarch of the renowned Rockefeller family. Referred to as the "woman in the family", she was especially noteworthy for being the driving force behind the establishment of the Museum of Modern Art, on 53rd Street in New York, in November, 1929. - Neva Rockefeller Goodwin
Neva Rockefeller Goodwin (born 1944) is the third child of David Rockefeller, grandson of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. She is a philanthropist and environmentalist and a fourth-generation member (known as "the Cousins") of the prominent Rockefeller family. Her siblings are Abby, Richard, Peggy Dulany, Eileen Rockefeller Growald, and David Rockefeller, Jr. - Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Laura Celestia Spelman Rockefeller, (September 9, 1839-March 12, 1915), (known as "Cettie"), was a philanthropist, the namesake of Spelman College and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, and the wife of the richest man who has ever lived, John D. Rockefeller, the founder of both Standard Oil and the Rockefeller family dynasty. - John D. Rockefeller III
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. (Junior) and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and the grandson of John D. Rockefeller (Senior). His siblings were Abby, Nelson, Laurance, Winthrop, and David. - Laurance Rockefeller
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller was a venture capitalist, financier, philanthropist, a major conservationist and a prominent third-generation member of the Rockefeller family. He was the fourth child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and brother to John D. III, Nelson, Winthrop and David. - David Rockefeller Jr.
David Rockefeller Jr. (born July 24, 1941) is a philanthropist and an active participant in nonprofit and environmental areas. The eldest son of David Rockefeller, he is a leading fourth-generation member (known as "the Cousins") of the prominent Rockefeller family, serving on many boards of the family's institutions. His siblings are: Abby, Richard, Peggy Dulany, Neva Rockefeller Goodwin and Eileen Rockefeller Growald. - Ivy Lee
Ivy Ledbetter Lee is considered by some to be the founder of modern public relations, although the title could also be held by Edward Bernays. - Peggy Dulany
Peggy Dulany is Chair of The Synergos Institute, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to creating effective, sustainable and locally based solutions to poverty. Drawing from her experience living and working in Rio de Janeiro as a young woman, she realized that the people most affected by adverse living conditions also have the greatest energy and motivation to solve their problems. - Steven C. Rockefeller
Steven C. Rockefeller (born 1936) is the second oldest son of former United States Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and his first wife, Mary Rockefeller; he is a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. Rockefeller received his BA from Princeton University, where he was president of The Ivy Club, his Master of Divinity from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City and a Ph.D. in philosophy of religion from Columbia University. - James Stillman Rockefeller
James Stillman Rockefeller (June 8, 1902 - August 10, 2004) was a member of the prominent U.S. Rockefeller family. A paternal grandson of William Rockefeller, his maternal grandfather James Stillman and uncle James Alexander Stillman served as presidents of the National City Bank of New York, now Citibank. He graduated from Yale University in 1924, where he was elected to the secret society Scroll and Key. - William Avery Rockefeller
William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. (November 13, 1810 - May 11, 1906) was the father of American oil tycoon and billionaire, John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937) and William Rockefeller (1841-1922), who both founded the Standard Oil company. "Big Bill" was a quack doctor and a confidence trickster. An unreliable father, he played virtually no role in his son's business career, but he lived to a great age. - Nelson W. Aldrich
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (November 6, 1841 - April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and leader of the Republican party in the Senate from 1881 to 1911. Because of his impact on national politics and central position on the pivotal Senate Finance Committee, he was referred to by the press and public alike as the "General Manager of the Nation", dominating all tariff and monetary policies in the first decade of the 20th century. - Michael Rockefeller
Michael Clark Rockefeller (born 1938 - presumed dead November 17, 1961), was the youngest son of New York Governor and former Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Todhunter Rockefeller and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. He disappeared during an expedition in the Asmat region of southwestern New Guinea. - Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was Republican lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 until his death. - J. Richardson Dilworth
J. Richardson Dilworth (? - 1997) was a leading businessman and academic. He was born in Long Island, New York and graduated from Yale University in 1938, and the Yale Law school in 1942. He was a partner of the investment bank Kuhn, Loeb & Co. from 1952 to 1958. - John C. Whitehead
John Cunningham Whitehead (b. April 2 1922, Evanston, Illinois) is currently the chairman of the LMDC and World Trade Center Memorial Foundation. Whitehead graduated from Haverford College in 1943 and served in the Navy during World War II, where he participated in the D-Day landing. Later he joined the prestigious New York investment bank of Goldman Sachs, … - Percy Avery Rockefeller
Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878-1934) was the son of William Rockefeller and his wife, Almira Geraldine Goodsell. He attended Yale University from 1897 to 1900, where he was also a member of the 1900 class of Skull & Bones. Rockefeller was founder and Vice President of Owenoke Corporation; a board director of Air Reduction Company, American International Corporation, Atlantic Fruit Company, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, … - Rodman Rockefeller
Rodman Clark Rockefeller (1932 - May 14, 2000) was the oldest son of former U.S. Vice President Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and his wife Mary Todhunter "Tod" Clark, and was a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family. Rockefeller was president from 1968 to 1972 and chief executive from 1972 to 1980 of the International Basic Economy Corporation, a commercial genetics and agribusiness concern based in New York and incorporated by his father in 1946. - Harold Fowler McCormick
Harold Fowler McCormick (1872-1941) was chairman of the board of International Harvester Company. McCormick was the youngest son of Cyrus McCormick, inventor and manufacturer of the mechanical reaper. - Abby Rockefeller Mauzé
Abigail "Abby" Rockefeller Mauzé ("Babs") was the first child and only daughter of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abigail "Abby" Greene Aldrich Rockefeller. She and her five brothers carried on the Rockefeller family tradition of philanthropy stemming back to her grandfather, John Davison Rockefeller, Sr., founder of Standard Oil. Unlike her famous brothers, she always remained out of the public eye. - Eileen Rockefeller Growald
Eileen Rockefeller Growald (born 1952) is the youngest daughter of David Rockefeller, grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller. She is a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family, known generically as "the Cousins". Her siblings are Abby, Richard, Peggy Dulany, Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, and David Rockefeller, Jr. - Alida Rockefeller Messinger
Alida Rockefeller Messinger (born 1948) is the fourth child of John D. Rockefeller 3rd and his wife Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, and a fourth generation member of the Rockefeller family. She is a sister of Democratic West Virginia Senator John D. Rockefeller IV. Messinger is well-known as a philanthropist and is a major donor to conservation and environmental organizations. - William Goodsell Rockefeller
William Goodsell Rockefeller (May 21, 1870-November 30, 1922) was the third child of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller (1841-1922) and his wife, Almira Geraldine Goodsell. Rockefeller married Sarah Elizabeth Stillman, daughter of National City Bank president James Stillman, on November 21, 1895. - Alta Rockefeller Prentice
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871-1962) was the third daughter of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his wife Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman (1839-1915). Alta married Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (July 29, 1863-1955), a prominent Chicago attorney, son of Sartell Prentice and wife Jemima Parmalee, in 1901. Alta and Ezra had three children: John Rockefeller Prentice (1902-1972), Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert (born 1908), … - Steven C. Rockefeller Jr.
Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr. is the only son of Steven C. Rockefeller and grandson of former United States Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and a fifth generation member of the Rockefeller family. He is President of Educational Adventures, which creates family friendly entertainment to empower children to make better safety related decisions. - Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Edith Rockefeller McCormick (August 31, 1872-1932) was an American socialite and opera patron. McCormick was the fourth daughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) and his wife Laura Spelman Rockefeller ("Cettie") (1839-1915). Her famous younger brother was John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. She married Harold Fowler McCormick (May 2, 1872 -), a son of Chicago's mechanical reaper inventor Cyrus McCormick, in 1895. - Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (April 3, 1882 - August 13, 1973) was the youngest child of Standard Oil tycoon, William Rockefeller and his wife, Almira Geraldine Goodsell. She was born as Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller in Tioga County, New York, and as an adult, she was widely known as Geradine R. Dodge. She was a generous benefactor to community and charity efforts. Giralda Farms was the name given to her stables and kennels, … - Robert Model
Robert Model (born 1942) is the son of Faith Rockefeller Model (1909-1960) and Belgian Jean Model. He is the great-grandson of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller (1841-1922). Model was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. Model attended The Browning School and then graduated from Elon College in Elon, North Carolina in 1967. He is currently owner and President of Mooncrest Ranch in Cody, Wyoming and President of the Boone and Crockett Club. - John Rockefeller Prentice
John Rockefeller Prentice (December 17, 1902-June 13, 1972) was born to Chicago lawyer Ezra Parmalee Prentice and Alta Rockefeller Prentice in New York. Prentice's maternal grandfather is the Standard Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937). While attending Yale University, Prentice became a member of the Skull and Bones Society in 1928 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. - Faith Rockefeller Model
Faith Rockefeller Model (May 30, 1909-July 2, 1960) is a daughter of Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878-1934) and granddaughter of Standard Oil co-founder William Rockefeller (1841-1922). Model was born and died in the city of Greenwich, Connecticut. She married a Belgian, Jean Model, on May 7, 1941 and the couple had three children: Robert, Jeanette, and Richard. The Faith Rockefeller Model Center for the Arts at Elon University in Elon, … - Abra Prentice Wilkin
Abra Prentice Anderson Wilkin (born 1942) is the daughter of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902-1972) and his wife, Abbie Cantrill Prentice. Wilkin is the great-granddaughter of the Standard Oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937). Wilkin attended both The Latin School of Chicago and The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, Connecticut. Abra Prentice Wilkin has become one of Chicago's most treasured philanthropists. - John Sterling Rockefeller
John Sterling Rockefeller (October 28, 1904 New York City - May 10, 1988 Greenwich, Connecticut) is the fourth son of William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870-1922) and Sarah Elizabeth Stillman (1872-1935). Rockefeller is a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder, William Rockefeller (1848-1922). Rockefeller attended Yale University and was a member of Scroll and Key. He purchased Kent's Island in the Bay of Fundy in 1930 as a bird sanctuary for the eider ducks there. - Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert
Mary Adeline Prentice Gilbert (born November 29, 1908) is the second child of Ezra Parmalee Prentice (1863-1955) and his wife Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871-1962). John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937), the co-founder of Standard Oil is her maternal grandfather. She married Benjamin Davis Gilbert on October 16, 1937 at a community named Williamsport. One source reports that Williamsport was in Massachusetts, but Pennsylvania is indeed the true location.
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