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Ranked: Hollywood Stars Who Inherited Family Wealth

18. Balthazar Getty – $200 Million

His real name is Paul Balthazar Getty, and he is the heir to the Getty Oil wealth. He is worth $200 million. Besides being the heir, he is also a versatile artist who makes and performs songs. Balthazar writes music for the rap duo The Wow and plays in the band Ringside. Early in his career, he played memorable parts like Ralph in the cult classic Lord of the Flies and Thomas Grace on the Disney show Alias on ABC.

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18. Balthazar Getty - $200 Million
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Balthazar is very generous and helps feed poor children in Africa through The Lunchbox Fund. He is using all of his money to make the world a better place.

17. Cindy McCain – $200 Million

Cindy McCain is a businessman from Phoenix, Arizona, and she is the heir to the large Hensley & Co. fortune, which is worth about $200 million. She got both her B.A. and M.A. from the University of Southern California. Even though her family owned Hensley & Co., a company that delivered beer, Cindy first wanted to be a special education teacher. Unfortunately, after her father died, she became the chair at Hensley & Co.

17. Cindy McCain - $200 Million
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Her passion to helping people in need is shown by the fact that she works with charities all over the United States.

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16. Paris Hilton – $300 Million

With a net worth of $300 million, Paris Hilton is one of the richest and most famous women in America. Paris was born in New York City and is the heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune. The Hilton Hotel name is known all over the world. She has made her own way as a successful businesswoman, not just because she inherited money. In the last few years, Paris has started making perfumes and sold a staggering three billion dollars worth of them.

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16. Paris Hilton - $300 Million
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Additionally, Paris can earn up to $300,000 for an appearance. Her versatility as an entrepreneur and heiress are on full display in her many achievements.

15. Taylor Swift – $320 Million

One of the most famous and prosperous singers in the world, Taylor Swift inherited her $320 million fortune from her mother, Andrea Swift. Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, to parents who were both employed by Merrill Lynch as stockbrokers; her mother was a mutual fund marketing executive. Another Swift sibling who went into acting was Austin Swift.

15. Taylor Swift - $320 Million
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A part of Swift’s childhood was spending time on a Christmas tree farm that her dad had bought. She has an outstanding singing career and is also an entrepreneur with her own label.

14. Ally Hilfiger – $400 Million

Socialite and inheritor to the Tommy Hilfiger fortune, Ally Hilfiger has a net worth of $400 million. The legendary American fashion house Tommy Hilfiger has helped amass Ally’s fortune. Despite coming from a wealthy family, Ally had a tough childhood fighting off Lyme illness, a bacteria that deer ticks spread. Ally is well-known for her work in television production and literature, in addition to her family’s fashion dynasty.

14. Ally Hilfiger - $400 Million
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She had a normal upbringing despite living with Lyme illness, which is a central theme in her writings.

13. Teresa Heinz Kerry – $750 Million

John Heinz left behind a fortune in ketchup, and his widow, Teresa, is an illustrious entrepreneur with a fortune of $750 million. She now resides in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, but she was born in Portugal. She is a dual citizen of the US and Portugal. Teresa Heinz is a philanthropist and chair of Heinz’s charities. She is the heiress to the Heinz Ketchup wealth that she received from her late husband, John Heinz.

13. Teresa Heinz Kerry - $750 Million
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The Heinz Awards, which Teresa also founded, honor people for their work in environmental protection and ecology. Her extensive involvement highlights her dedication to environmental and charitable concerns.

12. Blue Ivy Carter – $1.2 Billion

The famous Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, has a net worth of $1.2 billion. She was born in 2012 and, with her younger twin siblings, she shares her parents’ enormous wealth. On occasion, Blue Ivy has joined her famous parents on tour, where she has shown off her lively and entertaining attitude. Blue Ivy has thrived in the limelight, even though Beyoncé prefers to keep her private life out of the public eye.

12. Blue Ivy Carter - $1.2 Billion
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She shares her parents’ famed dancing abilities and has expressed an interest in ballet, which has landed her on tracks with them. Blue Ivy is already a wealthy heiress due to her family’s position in the Carter estate.

11. The Kennedy Family – $1.2 Billion

Tragedies have not diminished the prominence of the Kennedy family, a prominent American political dynasty. A native of Boston, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. built his money through stock market investments, commodities, real estate, and other businesses. He left his riches to his children and grandchildren. Notable members of the Kennedy family include Bobby, a former United States Attorney General, and John F. Kennedy, a former president of the United States. They are truly a remarkable family!

11. The Kennedy Family - $1.2 Billion
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The lasting impact and wealth of the Kennedy family were recognized in Forbes’ 2016 valuation of $1.2 billion, which reflects their place in American history.

10. Eve Jobs – $2 Billion

The late Steve Jobs left behind an estimated $20 billion fortune, which his daughter Eve, who is mostly unknown outside of the IT industry, inherited in large part. Eve has decided to remain anonymous while she is a student at Stanford University, the same place where her parents met. Few facts are known about her private life, but her success as an equestrian champion is well-known. Even though Eve doesn’t post much on social media, she strongly endorses her father’s intellectual views.

10. Eve Jobs - $2 Billion
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The lasting impact and wealth of the Kennedy family were recognized in Forbes’ 2016 valuation of $1.2 billion, which reflects their place in American history.