Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

Sir Evelyn de Rothschild is a fascinating figure precisely because he sits at the intersection of finance, philanthropy and the mythology that surrounds his family name. A British financier who steered the family bank, a polo player, an art collector, knighted in 1989, he lived the kind of life that invites endless speculation. What I keep coming back to is how he embodied old money's quieter style of power, influence exercised through institutions rather than headlines. He died in 2022 at 91. I find the contrast compelling, a man whose actual record is one of stewardship and giving, yet whose surname carries more legend than any individual could ever live up to.

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Name (English)

Evelyn Robert de Rothschild

Name (Japanese)

エヴェリン・ロバート・ド・ロスチャイルド

Reading

えゔぇりん・ろばーと・ど・ろすちゃいるど

Born

August 29, 1931 – November 7, 2022

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Height

189 cm

Occupation

banker / polo player / financier / philanthropist / art collector

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Goat

University

Trinity College

Awards & achievements

• 2013 Ring of Tolerance
• 1989 Knight Bachelor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn%20de%20Rothschild
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5416419

Tags

• banker
• polo player
• financier

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.