Meet America’s 25 Most Fabulously Wealthy Heirs And Heiresses

Published on 04/03/2024
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Balthazar Getty

Net Worth: $200 million*
Wealth Inherited From: Getty Oil

Balthazar Getty (real name: Paul) is the heir to the Getty Oil fortune. He’s also a musician and producer. He creates songs for The Wow, a rap duo, and is a member of the band Ringside. He was also an actress during his childhood. He played Ralph in the cult classic Lord of the Flies, about a group of ethically ambiguous boys abandoned on an island. In television, he played Thomas Grace on Disney’s ABC drama Alias. But our favorite performance is undoubtedly his weird auto mechanic in David Lynch’s mesmerizing masterpiece Lost Highway. Getty also starred in films as a teen superstar, including Natural Born Killers, White Squall, Big City Blues, and Ladder 49. He is also a philanthropist. He is a member of The Lunchbox Fund, which distributes meals to needy children in Africa.

Balthazar Getty

Balthazar Getty

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Lydia Hearst-Shaw

Net Worth: $28 billion*
Wealth Inherited From: William Randolph Hearst

Lydia Hearst Shaw is a blogger, heiress, and model. Her mother was the iconic, aforementioned Patty Hearst, whose terrible kidnapping forever changed the family. She was born in Connecticut and attended Sacred Heart University. Her modeling agency is Radius Entertainment, and her theater agent is the APA. She is married to Chris Hardwick, a podcaster and comedian. Hearst-Shaw is also a well-known runway model, both nationally and internationally. She has appeared in shows for clients like as Fendi, Chanelle, Nicole Miller, Jeremy Scott (a Moschino spinoff), Rebecca Taylor, and others. She has also appeared in multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns for Prada, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, G-III’s DKNY, NARS Cosmetics, and other cosmetic and fashion brands. Hearst-Shaw has created her own collection of handbags for Puma French 77.

Lydia Hearst Shaw

Lydia Hearst Shaw

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