Gordon Getty
President and Chairman, Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation
$2.1B
as of 07/05/24
About Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty, whose oil tycoon father J. Paul died in 1976, led the sale of his family's Getty Oil to Texaco for $10.1 billion in 1984.
Once the sole trustee of the family trust, Getty orchestrated the breakup into six separate trusts in 1985.
Getty is a classical music composer, whose compositions include the Canterville Ghost, Plump Jack and Usher House.
Since 2008, Getty has given more than $450 million to his philanthropic foundation, which supports performing arts, music and museum projects.
He founded PlumpJack Winery in 1995 with Gavin Newsom, now California's governor.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Getty OilResidence
San Francisco, CaliforniaMarital status
WidowedBirth date
12/20/33 (age 90)Number of children
7Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSelf-made
inheritedGordon Getty’s fortune is worth
35K
troy ounces of gold
32K
median U.S. household
21K
median U.S. income
0.042%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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Getty has publicly acknowledged the fact that he has two families: four sons with his late wife Ann, and three daughters with Cynthia Beck.
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