About W. Herbert Hunt
W. Herbert Hunt is one of legendary oil wildcatter H.L. Hunt's 15 children.
He owns a refinery in Louisiana and oil company Petro-Hunt, which operates in six states including Oklahoma and North Dakota.
In 2013, Hunt sold his Bakken oilfield acreage to publicly traded Halcon Resources for $1.5 billion in cash and stock.
With brother Nelson Bunker Hunt (d. 2014), he tried to corner the world silver market in 1980, but failed when the price of the metal collapsed 80%.
Hunt and his brother Nelson reportedly once owned a collection of Greek and Roman coins and bronzes that sold for $20 million in 1990.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
OilBirth date
03/06/29Number of children
5Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Washington & Lee UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingW. Herbert Hunt’s fortune is worth
84K
troy ounces of gold
78K
median U.S. household
50K
median U.S. income
0.101%
U.S. credit card volume
0.02%
GDP of the United States
0.015%
United States debt
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Did you know?
His brother Lamar Hunt (d. 2006) owned the Kansas City Chiefs. Half-brother Ray Lee Hunt runs a separate oil company, Hunt Oil.
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