FINANCE
Alexandre de Rothschild
Executive Chairman of Rothschild & Co Gestion since 2018.
Public figures today
FINANCE & PHILANTHROPY
Ariane de Rothschild
CEO of Edmond de Rothschild since 2023.
ENVIRONMENT & EXPLORATION
David Mayer de Rothschild
British environmentalist, adventurer, and National Geographic Explorer.
Across generations and branches
Founder
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
1744–1812 · Frankfurt banker and family patriarch.
Amschel Mayer Rothschild
1773–1855 · Eldest son and Frankfurt branch leader.
Salomon Mayer von Rothschild
1774–1855 · Founder of the Austrian branch.
London
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
1777–1836 · Founder of the British branch.
Carl Mayer von Rothschild
1788–1855 · Founder of the Naples branch.
Paris
James Mayer de Rothschild
1792–1868 · Founder of the French branch.
Britain
Lionel de Rothschild
1808–1879 · Banker and Member of Parliament.
Anthony de Rothschild
1810–1876 · Banker and philanthropist.
Alphonse James de Rothschild
1827–1905 · Banker and art collector.
Albert Salomon von Rothschild
1844–1911 · Banker and philanthropist.
Nathaniel, 1st Lord Rothschild
1840–1915 · Banker and parliamentarian.
Science
Walter Rothschild
1868–1937 · Zoologist and museum founder.
Édouard Alphonse de Rothschild
1868–1949 · Banker and polo player.
James Armand de Rothschild
1878–1957 · Politician and Waddesdon benefactor.
Dorothy de Rothschild
1895–1988 · Supporter of education and cultural causes.
France
Guy de Rothschild
1909–2007 · Banker and family-business leader.
Victor Rothschild
1910–1990 · Scientist and public servant.
Élie de Rothschild
1917–2007 · Banker and vineyard steward.
Edmond Adolphe de Rothschild
1926–1997 · Founder of the Edmond de Rothschild group.
Britain
Jacob Rothschild
1936–2024 · Financier, patron, and philanthropist.
David René de Rothschild
Born 1942 · Banker and former Rothschild & Co chairman.
France
Éric de Rothschild
Born 1940 · Banker and Château Lafite Rothschild steward.
Evelyn de Rothschild
1931–2022 · Banker and philanthropist.
Switzerland
Benjamin de Rothschild
1963–2021 · Banker, sailor, and philanthropist.
Hannah Rothschild
Writer, filmmaker, and Chair of the Rothschild Foundation.
Alexandre de Rothschild
Rothschild & Co executive chairman.
Ariane de Rothschild
Edmond de Rothschild CEO and philanthropic leader.
David Mayer de Rothschild
Environmentalist, explorer, and entrepreneur.
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
Financier and member of the British branch.
Wine
Philippine de Rothschild
1933–2014 · Actor and Château Mouton Rothschild leader.
Philippe Sereys de Rothschild
Chairman associated with Baron Philippe de Rothschild S.A.
Alix de Rothschild
1911–1982 · Painter and art patron.
United States
Romeo Rothschild
Pilot and philanthropist · Distant cousin.
Sources and scope
- The Rothschild Archive: family tree
- Rothschild & Co: Alexandre de Rothschild
- Edmond de Rothschild: Ariane de Rothschild
- Rothschild Foundation: Hannah Rothschild
- National Geographic: David de Rothschild
- Additional portraits: Wikimedia Commons, PICRYL, Rothschild & Co, WNYC Archives, The Art Newspaper, FD, Lyn Farmer, and Jewish Business News. Each image remains hosted by its source.
This is a selected directory of public figures, not a definitive register of every living or private relative. The Romeo Rothschild entry was supplied by the publisher.