STAVROS NIARCHOS

• Born: July 3, 1909
• Died: April 16, 1996
• Nationality: Greek
• Profession: Shipping Tycoon

Stavros Spyrou Niarchos was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet. Propelled by both the Suez Crisis and increasing demand for oil, he and rival Aristotle Onassis became giants in global petroleum shipping.