How Wealthy Are These Family Dynasties?

Published on May 14, 2019 By Chloe Draws

The Hunt Family

Fortune: $13.7B Business: Hunt Oil CompanyIndustry: OilFamous Member: Caroline Rose Hunt

The Hunt family has been idolized not only in business but in television too. The Hunt patriarch, H.L. Hunt, was actually the real-life inspiration for J.R. Ewing on the hit series Dallas. H.L. was a businessman who struck it big in the oil business.

He founded a company based in American oil, which has now grown to include investments in other industries. H.L.’s son manages the oil part of the Hunt family businesses. His daughter founded her own business, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. This was sold after a few years.