Quotes by J. Paul Getty

About J. Paul Getty:


Jean Paul Getty was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, while the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1.2 billion (approximately $8.7 billion in 2014). At his death, he was worth more than $2 billion (approximately $8.3 billion in 2014). A book published in 1996 ranked him as the 67th richest American who ever lived, based on his wealth as a percentage of the gross national product.

Author Bio


  • NameJ. Paul Getty
  • DescriptionAmerican industrialist
  • BornDecember 15, 1892
  • DiedJune 6, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionArt Collector; Autobiographer