The Getty family of the United States identify with George Franklin Getty and his son Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century they were heavily involved in the

petroleum industry The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The larg ...

. The Getty family is of Scots-Irish ancestry from their patrilineal lineage, their ancestors having immigrated to North America from Cullavmor,

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, Ireland. Several members of the Getty family have lived in England, including Sir Paul Getty who took

British citizenship British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a person is recognised as being a national of the United Kingdom. The six different classes of British nationality each have varying degrees of civil and political rights, due to the ...

. George Getty (1855–1930) was a lawyer who became an independent oilman in 1904. He was married with one son, a daughter having died in infancy in a typhoid epidemic in

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, Minnesota. He lent his son Jean Paul money to invest in oil wells and in 1916, George and Jean Paul incorporated the Getty Oil Company, later to become

Getty Oil Getty Oil was an American oil marketing company with its origins as part of the large integrated oil company founded by J. Paul Getty. History J. Paul Getty incorporated Getty Oil in 1942. He had previously worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma ...

Family members

The family members include: * George Getty (1855–1930), American lawyer, married Sarah Catherine McPherson Risher (1853–1941) ** J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), wealthy American industrialist and founder of

, married 5 times and had 5 sons. :::1. George Franklin Getty II (1924–1973), by first wife Jeanette Demont (1904–1986). George first married Gloria Gordon in 1951, and divorced in 1967. George secondly married Jacqueline (Manewal) Riordan in 1971. Three daughters. From the second wife, Allene Gladys Ashby (1909–1970), he never had children. :::2. Jean Ronald Getty (1929–2009), by third wife Adolphine Helmle (1910–2009). Married Karin Seibl in 1964. ::::* Christopher Ronald Getty (born 1965), married

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in 1992, four children. :::::*

Isabel Getty Isabel Getty (born November 11, 1993) is an American singer, visual artist and socialite. She is the lead singer of the London-based rock band Jean Marlow. Early life and family Isabel Getty is the daughter of Christopher Getty and Pia Miller. ...

(born 1993) :::3. Sir Paul Getty (1932–2003), (born Eugene Paul Getty, also known as John Paul Getty II), by fourth wife Ann Rork (1908–1988). Married Abigail Harris in 1956 and divorced in 1964, married Talitha Pol in 1966, Pol died 1971, married Victoria Holdsworth in 1994. ::::*

John Paul Getty III John Paul Getty III (; born Eugene Paul Getty II; November 4, 1956February 5, 2011) was the grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, who was once the richest man in the world. While living in Rome in 1973, he was kidnapped by the 'Ndrangh ...

(1956–2011), (born Eugene Paul Getty, Jr.) son with Abigail Harris. Married Gisela Martine Zacher in 1974. :::::* Anna Getty, daughter of Gisela Zacher, adopted daughter of John Paul Getty III. :::::*

Balthazar Getty Paul Balthazar Getty (; born January 22, 1975) is an American actor and musician. His acting debut was in ''Lord of the Flies'' (1990) as Ralph. He went on to appear in '' Lost Highway'' (1997) and had a recurring role as Richard Montana in ''Cha ...

(born 1975, as Paul Balthazar Getty), American actor, son of John Paul Getty III, married Rosetta Millington in 2000, four children. ::::* Aileen Getty (born 1959), daughter with Abigail Harris. Married Christopher Wilding (son of actors

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and

Michael Wilding Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a series of films he made with Anna Neagle; he also made two films with Alfred Hitchcock, '' Under Capric ...

), married Bartolomeo Ruspoli (son of

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), two children. ::::*

Mark Getty Sir Mark Harris Getty, (born 9 July 1960) is an Irish businessman who is the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images. Life and career A member of the prominent Getty family, he is the younger son of John Paul Getty Jr. and his first wife, ...

(born 1960, as Mark Harris Getty), founder of

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, son with Abigail Harris. Married Domitilla Harding in 1982, three children. :::::* Alexander Parsifal Getty, married Tatum Yount in 2012. :::::* Joseph Anselm Getty, married Sabine Ghanem in 2015, two children. ::::*

Ariadne Getty Ariadne Getty (formerly Williams; born 1962) is an Italian-born American philanthropist, businesswoman, and film producer. Early life and family Getty was born in Rome, Italy to Sir John Paul Getty, a philanthropist, and Abigail Harris, a wa ...

(born 1962), daughter with Abigail Harris. Married Justin Williams. :::::* Nats Getty (born 1992), married Gigi Gorgeous in 2019. :::::* August Williams (born 1994), fashion designer ::::* Tara Gabriel Galaxy Gramophone Getty (born 1968), son with Talitha Pol. Married to Jessica Kelly, three children. :::4. Gordon Peter Getty (born 1933), by fourth wife Ann Rork. Married

Ann Gilbert Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in th ...

in 1964, Gilbert died 2020, four children (and three others with Cynthia Beck). ::::* Gordon Peter Getty, Jr. (born 1965), married Shannon Bavaro in 2016. ::::* William Paul Getty (born 1970), married

Vanessa Jarman Vanessa Getty (born 1972) is an American socialite and philanthropist. Life and career Getty was born in San Francisco to Claude Jarman Jr., an actor, and Maryann Opperman, a ballerina. She is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles ...

in 1999. ::::* Andrew Rork Getty (1967–2015) ::::* John Gilbert Getty (1968–2020) :::::* Ivy Love Getty (born 1994), daughter with Alyssa Boothby. Married Tobias Engel in 2021. :::5. Timothy Christopher Ware Getty (1946–1958), by fifth wife Louise Dudley Lynch (1913–2017).

References

Bibliography

* Glassman, Bruce; ''John Paul Getty: Billionaire Oilman'', Blackbirch Press, 2001, * Pearson, John; ''Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty'', St. Martin's Press, 1995,
Getty's Secret Double Life
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