Aristotle Onassis

Born in Smyrna on January 15, 1906, Aristotle Onassis was to become Greece's pioneer in shipping, his name still reverberating today as the Greek fleet dominates international waters. His father, Socrates Onassis was one of the wealthiest tobacco merchants and...

Greece's Ministry of Economy and Development gave Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev the green light to revamp Skorpios island and turn it into a luxury resort. According to a Proto Thema newspaper report, the project will cost 120 million euros and...

The Australian magazine New Idea reported that Athina Onassis -- heiress of Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis -- found comfort in the arms of her close friend Prince Harry of Wales, after her devastating divorce with Brazilian Alvaro de Miranda...

Athina Onassis, heiress to the once-mythical fortune of Aristotle Onassis, is assumed to be rich though nobody can estimate for certain how much she is worth. She inherited the fortune of her mother and half of her grandfather's wealth...

The Greek mogul Aristotle Onassis was born on the 15th of January 1906. Born into a rather wealthy family in Izmir (or as was then known Smyrna), Onassis later grew to become the wealthiest and most famous mogul, businessman,...

For the second time in its history, the Greek island of Skorpios has served as a wedding location. On Wednesday October 21, 26-year-old Ekaterina Rybolovleva, daughter of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev, married 34-year-old Swiss Juan Sartori on Skorpios. According to...

Forty years ago today, Greece mourned the death of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis at the age of 69. Onassis died only two years after suffering the overwhelming loss of his beloved son Alexandros. His life story can only...

By Cliff Blaylock Skorpios or Scorpios is a private island in the Ionian Sea off the western coast of Greece and just to the east of the island of Lefkada. The barren island was bought by Aristotle Onassis in 1963. At the...

Athina Onassis, the only descendant of Greek croesus Aristotle Onassis, and the sole heir to his fortune turned 30 years old last Thursday January 29. One of the most memorable gifts she received for her birthday was her own...

The heiress to Aristotle Onassis’ fortune, his granddaughter Athina Onassis suffered a devastating fall during the qualifying competition for the 54th CHI international horse show jumping tournament in Geneva, Switzerland. Athina Onassis was in the middle of her routine when...