Jean Paul Getty was born on 15 December 1892 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He was married to Theodora Lynch, Ann Rork, Adolphine Helmle, Allene Ashby and Jeannette Demont. He died on 6 June 1976 in Surrey, England, UK.
His first big break in the oil business occurred in 1915, when he purchased an interest in an oil lease on a farm south of Tulsa, Oklahoma for $500. His contemporaries thought him foolish, but 3 days after striking oil, he realized $11,850 from his share of the profits. By the age of 24, he had made his first $1 million.
