People Are Pointing Out Celebrities Born Into Serious Wealth, And Some Of These Surprised Me

As someone who was not born into wild generational wealth, I'm always fascinated to learn which celebrities were. Well, Reddit user DarkValkyrie_ recently asked about exactly that in the r/popculturechat subreddit. Here are some of the top-voted responses:

1. Phoebe Waller-Bridge

"One that I don’t really hear discussed often is Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She has British aristocracy on both sides of her family, her dad was a big name in global finance, and she attended a prestigious school."

—give_me_goats

2. Tony Goldwyn

"Tony Goldwyn — he’s the G in MGM!"

—u/Dida_D

"He’s a Goldwyn on his father’s side, and his maternal grandfather was Sidney Howard, the screenwriter who wrote Gone with the Wind."

—u/themacaron

"Yeah, his grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn, produced the very first 'major-motion picture' in Hollywood. That's about as nepo baby as you can get in the industry."

—u/fire2day

3. Helena Bonham Carter

"Her family is old money rich, like aristocracy and even a prime minister."

—u/hollyyy16

"The first time I visited London I had to stop to Google when I passed the big, beautiful, old building with 'Bonham Carter House' carved into the stone above the entrance. I fell down a rabbit hole reading about her very rich, important family after that, LOL. Did you know she’s related to Florence Nightingale?"

—u/foofoo_kachoo

4. Emma Stone

"Her father is the CEO and founder of some sort of construction company."

—u/StreetDetective95

"Someone once posted her teenage home on Reddit, and they were RICH rich."

—u/KnowYourSecret

5. Balthazar Getty

"He is part of the Getty family, one of the richest American families of the 20th century."

—u/Heo85

6. Taylor Swift

"Her dad was a stockbroker. He was able to bankroll her early career. Not saying she isn't talented, but it helps to get a leg up (like your family moving to Nashville for your career)."

—u/checkerspot

7. Daniel Day-Lewis

"His grandfather essentially founded the British film industry."

—u/jxmpiers

"His father was also Poet Laureate."

—u/SailleCatkin

8. Emerald Fennell

"Family are extremely wealthy jewelers."

—u/thevizierisgrand

9. Rashida Jones

"Rashida Jones is an obvious answer. But many people don't know her mother's (Peggy Lipton) dad was a powerful, Ivy League-educated lawyer, who co-owned NBA teams (like the Celtics) and was a director of a film production and theatre chain holding company."

—u/WittyExpert7

"And her dad being Quincy didn’t hurt."

—u/whykatwhy

10. Nick Kroll

"His father is a billionaire."

—u/TimeAndTheHour

11. Rooney and Kate Mara

"Steelers money and Giants money."

—u/Keanu990321

12. Will Arnett

"His dad was a corporate lawyer who was literally the CEO of Molson Brewery for a while, and Will went to boarding school when he was growing up."

—u/chadthundertalk

13. Ellie Kemper

"We’re in St. Louis and use the bank her family has led for generations, LOL."

—U/meeeehhhhhhh

14. Cole Hauser

"Cole Hauser is one of Those Warners."

—u/HerRoyalRedness

15. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

"Her dad was a French-American billionaire. She’s the coolest woman on the planet, and it blows my mind how cool she is after learning how fancy pants she grew up."

—u/Iceicecream22

16. Lily Collins

"Phil Collins is her father."

—u/JSBT89

17. Grimes

"Not as extreme as some of the other ones, but I was still surprised to find out her family is wealthy."

—u/tokionarita

18. And finally, Nicola Peltz Beckham

"Her dad is billionaire Nelson Peltz. Nicola is now known for marrying Brooklyn Beckham, but her background is far more prominent than that."

—u/pnthollow

Any other celebs who were born into wealth? Sound off in the comments below!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.