Directory Category
Business Dynasties
Industrial and commercial families where wealth, succession and control shape the family system.
12 of 88 families in the directory, covering 41 named people and 27 documented relationships.
The Carnegie Family
Steel Baron's Legacy
4 people2 generations1804–1946
immigrant successphilanthropywealth+1 more
The Disney Family
Entertainment Empire Builders
4 people2 generations1859–1971
creative visionsibling partnershipempire building+1 more
The du Pont Family
American Industrial Dynasty
2 people2 generations1739–1834
industrial dynastyfamily businesswealth+1 more
The Ford Family
Automotive Dynasty
3 people3 generations1863–1987
business successioninnovationfamily control+1 more
The Gates Family
Tech Philanthropy
3 people2 generations1925–2020
wealthphilanthropytech innovation+1 more
The Getty Family
Oil Fortune and Tragedy
3 people3 generations1892–2011
wealthtragedydysfunction+1 more
The Murdoch Family
Global Media Empire
3 people2 generationsfrom 1931
business successionpowermultiple marriages+1 more
The Onassis Family
Shipping Fortune and Tragedy
4 people2 generations1906–1994
wealthcelebrity marriagetragedy+1 more
The Rockefeller Family
American Wealth Dynasty
4 people3 generations1839–2017
wealth accumulationphilanthropydynasty building+1 more
The Rothschild Family
European Banking Dynasty
3 people3 generations1744–1879
wealthfamily businessstrategic marriages+1 more
The Vanderbilt Family
Gilded Age Fortune
4 people4 generations1794–2019
wealthinheritance disputessocial climbing+1 more
The Walton Family
Retail Empire Dynasty
4 people2 generations1918–2007
business successionwealthfamily control+1 more
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