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  1. Mar 5, 2024 · J. Paul Getty (born December 15, 1892, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.—died June 6, 1976, Sutton Place, Surrey, England) was an American oil billionaire reputed to be the richest man in the world at the time of his death. He owned a controlling interest in the Getty Oil Company and in nearly 200 other concerns.

  2. Feb 8, 2011 · J. Paul Getty III, who was a grandson of the oil baron once believed to be the richest man in the world and who achieved tragic notoriety in 1973 when he was kidnapped by Italian gangsters,...

  3. Dec 22, 2017 · It was only after Scarpa learned that J. Paul Getty was the richest man in the world at the time—worth approximately $2 billion—and still refused to pay his grandson’s ransom of $17 million...

  4. Jul 5, 2022 · J. Paul Getty had five wives, five sons, loads of lovers, 19 grandchildren (one an in-law of Elizabeth Taylor) and 47 great grandchildren. Today, there are 57 living Gettys on four continents...

  5. Feb 7, 2011 · By Emma Brown. February 7, 2011. J. Paul Getty III, an oil-fortune heir known as the "golden hippie" whose kidnapping in Italy at 16 made international headlines and whose captors severed his...

  6. Jul 18, 2022 · J. Paul Getty was America's richest man in his day, turning oil into billions of dollars. A new biography — Growing Up Getty — reveals Getty's wealth and power. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Long...

  7. Feb 8, 2011 · John Paul Getty III, the grandson of a billionaire American oil tycoon, has died at the age of 54. Getty died on Saturday at his mansion in Buckinghamshire, UK, his son Balthazar confirmed on...

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