Aristotle Onassis

Biography

Aristotle Onassis was a Greek and Argentine business magnate and shipping tycoon who amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet, becoming one of the world's richest and most famous men. He had a long-standing affair with opera singer Maria Callas and later married Jacqueline Kennedy, an American former First Lady. A shrewd entrepreneur, Onassis fought for economic control of Monaco, securing a lucrative oil shipping arrangement with Saudi Arabia.