The Mellon Family – $11.5B
The Mellon group established the Mellon Bank in 1869, however, their riches were catapulted by savvy investments within Gulf Oil – in time transforming into Chevron-Texaco. More financial projects include Carborundum Corporation, Alcoa and New York Shipbuilding, as well as the media outfit, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Celebrated for a variety of humanitarian initiatives, the Mellons created the National Gallery of Art situated within Washington D.C. The group’s foundations are founded in Ireland, due to the bloodline of a founding family patriarch, called Thomas Mellon, the son of a farming Scottish-Irish couple which in the 19th century transitioned to America.
The Mellon Family
The Kraft Family – $6.6B
Few sports moguls can hope to touch the affluence of Massachusetts’ Robert Kraft tycoon, current owner of the New England Patriots. Robert’s initial profits can be traced to the super acclaimed International Forest Products business. This company produced packaging goods made from paper, supplying them to some of the largest businesses on Earth, such as Kodak, Avon and Quaker Oats. Kraft then used his massive wealth to begin buying sports teams, such as various soccer clubs, not to mention an e-sports club, the New England Patriots being his most prized asset.
The Kraft Family
