Peter Getty is a successful businessman, philanthropist, investor, and composer of classical music. Following the death of his father in 1976, Gordon assumed authority over the $2 billion US trusts. Gordon’s net worth was $2.1 billion as of December 2022. On Forbes’ 400 list of the richest Americans, he ranks 391st as a result.
The sale of Gordon’s family’s Getty Oil to Texaco for $10 billion in 1983 is also well recognized. With $2 billion in wealth, Gordon was ranked as the richest person in America in the same year. In 2002, Gordon additionally donated $3 million to the “Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation,” a charity trust.
