While the Gettys dropped off Forbes' list of America's richest families almost a decade ago, today's descendants are far from poor. Gordon Getty is the richest living family member today. He sold Getty Oil to Texaco for $10.1 billion in 1984 ($31bn/£25bn today), and is currently worth $2.1 billion (£1.7bn), according to Forbes.
J. Paul Getty's grandson Mark Getty, the co-founder of the picture library Getty Images, has an estimated net worth today of $500 million (£392m). He's set to boost his bank balance further after recently selling his stake in the company, which was valued at $4 billion (3.2bn)
Meanwhile, actor and musician Balthazar Getty (pictured) is said to have a fortune of some $200 million (£158m).
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