- Abstained from alcohol and tobacco throughout his life.
- Father of John D. Rockefeller Jr.. Grandfather of John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, David Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller, and Laurance S. Rockefeller. Great-grandfather of Jay Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller Jr..
- An extremely generous man, he established many charities, that were devoted to building schools, hospitals and helping the less fortunate.
- Developed alopecia universalis in 1901, a condition that caused him to lose all of his body hair.
- He was the first American to be worth more than $1 billion.
- Had four daughters and one son.
- Was a supporter of Abraham Lincoln.
- Adjusting for monetary inflation, he was the wealthiest person in modern history, with peak net worth of approximately $340 billion in 2015 dollars.
- Mentioned in The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
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