Hilton family

Hilton family
Conrad Hilton
Barron Hilton
Paris Hilton
Current regionNew Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, California, U.S.
Place of originKløfta, Norway
Founded
FounderAugustus Halvorsen Hilton
Connected familiesRothschild family
Walderdorff family
Guinness family

The Hilton family is an American family that originally comes from Kløfta, Norway, and spans over four generations from New York City and Los Angeles. The family members hold varying degrees of power, wealth and status as socialites in the United States. They are widely known for the Hilton Hotels & Resorts Group which was established by Conrad Hilton in 1919 when he bought his first hotel.

The Hilton family is one of the world's most powerful and famous families and are worth over $14.2 billion dollars.

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