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Who Was Aristotle Onassis?

In the s, Aristotle Onassis launched his own cigarette brand. Shortly thereafter he realized that tobacco shipping generated more revenue, and went into the cargo ship business. The shipping tycoon dated many famous women, including the widowed Jacqueline Kennedy, whom he married in

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Aristotle Onassis
BORN: January 15,
DIED: March 15,
BIRTHPLACE: Smyrna, Turkey
SPOUSES: Athina Livanos () and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis ()
CHILDREN: Christina and Alexander
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Capricorn

Early Life

Aristotle Onassis, who was called “Ari” by most everyone, was born on January 15, , in Smyrna, a town in present-day Turkey. His family was Greek.

Never a good student, he did poorly in school much to his father’s chagrin, who hoped Ari would take over the family’s cigarette business. After the Turks invaded his town in , Onassis decided to leave for Buenos Aires. In , he got a job as a telep