Getty family
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The Getty family of the United States
made its money in oil in the 20th century. As a family involved in the oil business, members of the Getty family identify with George Franklin Getty
and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. The Getty family is of Scotch-Irish ancestry of the Presbyterian faith from the patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having migrated to North America
from Cullavmor, in what is now modern-day County Londonderry
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Several members of the Getty family were also have lived in England
and at least one has taken British citizenship.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
made its money in oil in the 20th century. As a family involved in the oil business, members of the Getty family identify with George Franklin Getty
George Getty
George Franklin Getty was an American lawyer, father of industrialist J. Paul Getty and patriarch of the Getty family.-George Franklin Getty:...
and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. The Getty family is of Scotch-Irish ancestry of the Presbyterian faith from the patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having migrated to North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
from Cullavmor, in what is now modern-day County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
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Several members of the Getty family were also have lived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and at least one has taken British citizenship.
Family members
The family members include:- George GettyGeorge GettyGeorge Franklin Getty was an American lawyer, father of industrialist J. Paul Getty and patriarch of the Getty family.-George Franklin Getty:...
(1855–1930), American lawyer and father of J. Paul Getty - J. Paul GettyJ. Paul GettyJean Paul Getty was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, whilst the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1,200 million. At his death, he was...
(1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of Getty OilGetty OilGetty Oil is an oil company founded by J. Paul Getty. It was at its height during the 1960s. In 1971, the Getty Realty division was formed to manage the real estate needs of Getty stations. The division was later spun off, but now owns the rights to the Getty brand...
, 5 marriages and 5 sons
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- George Getty II (1924–1973), by first wife Jeanette Demont
- Jean Ronald Getty (born 1929), by third wife Adolphine Helmle
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- Christopher Ronald Getty, married Pia MillerPia GettyPia Christina Miller Getty , is the oldest daughter of businessman Robert Warren Miller and wife María Clara "Chantal" Pesantes Becerra Miller and sister of Marie-Chantal of Greece and Alexandra von Fürstenberg, a trio famously dubbed "The Miller Sisters"...
in 1992
- Christopher Ronald Getty, married Pia Miller
- Paul GettyPaul GettySir John Paul Getty KBE , born Eugene Paul Getty, was a wealthy American-born British philanthropist and book collector. He was the elder son of Jean Paul Getty, Sr...
(1932–2003), (also known as John Paul Getty II), by fourth wife Ann Rork,
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- John Paul Getty IIIJohn Paul Getty IIIJean Paul Getty III , also known as Paul Getty, was the eldest of the four children of John Paul Getty, Jr. and Abigail , and the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty...
(1956–2011), son of Paul Getty and Abigail Harris
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- Balthazar GettyBalthazar GettyBalthazar Getty is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside. He is known for the roles of Thomas Grace on the American action drama Alias and Tommy Walker on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters.-Early life:...
(born 1975), American actor, son of John Paul Getty III
- Balthazar Getty
- Aileen Getty (born 1957), daughter of Paul Getty and Abigail Harris
- Mark GettyMark GettyMark Getty , is a British businessman. A member of a family which originally made its money from oil, he is the son of American-British billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.-Career:...
(born 1960), founder of Getty ImagesGetty ImagesGetty Images, Inc. is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is a supplier of stock images for business and consumers with an archive of 80 million still images and illustrations and more than 50,000 hours of stock film footage...
, son of Paul Getty and Abigail Harris - Ariadne Getty (born 1962), daughter of Paul Getty and Abigail Harris
- Tara Getty (born 1968), son of Paul Getty and Talitha PolTalitha GettyTalitha Getty was an actress of Dutch extraction, born in the former Dutch East Indies, who was regarded as a style icon of the late 1960s. She lived much of her adult life in Britain and, in her final years, was closely associated with the Moroccan city of Marrakesh...
- John Paul Getty III
- Gordon GettyGordon GettyGordon Peter Getty was born on December 20, 1934. He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's third wife. When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed control of Getty's US$2 billion trust...
(born 1934), by fourth wife Ann Rork - Timothy Ware Getty (1946–1958), by fifth wife Louise Dudley Lynch
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