Warren Buffett is a renowned American billionaire businessman and one of the best investors in the world. He is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and comes from the famous Buffett family.
Even though he is famous, there are many questions about Warren Buffett’s personal life. Hence, here is everything to know about his parents, siblings, two marriages, and children.
Buffett is from a Lineage of Famous and Business Oriented Family
Warren Buffett’s Great-Grandfather and Grandfather were Known Businessmen
Warren hails from a family of famous people whose business exploits began before Warren was born. His great-grandfather, Sidney Homan Buffett was the founder of Buffett & Son grocery and was one of the most famous grocers in the United States.
It was at this same company that Warren’s grandfather Ernest P. Buffett worked and employed Warren when he was in high school.
Warren’s grandfather Ernest later headed Buffett & Son and owned the retail cooperative organization known as Buy-Rite.
His Father was a Four-Time Republican United States Representative
Warren was born to his father Howard Buffett and mother Leila Stahl. His father Howard was a famous American politician, businessman, and investor. He was known for serving as a Republican United States Representative of Nebraska.
He served 4 times from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949, and from January 3, 1951 to January 3, 1953.
As a congressman, Warren’s father was known for being ethical and refused to receive an additional salary. Howard was known as a man who was interested in whether his actions as a politician would affect humanity.
The Billionaire Businessman has Two Sisters
Warren Buffett has two sisters Roberta Buffett “Bertie” Elliot and Doris Buffett.
Doris, born on February 12, 1928, was Warren’s oldest sibling. She was a philanthropist, founder of The Sunshine Lady Foundation and The Learning By Giving Foundation, co-founder of The Letters Foundation, and author.
She worked greatly with her famous wealthy brother and amassed wealth which she mostly donated to charity.
In her private life, Doris was married 4 times and also fought cancer. She died on August 4, 2020, at her home at 92.
Moving on to Warren’s younger sister, Bertie is also a philanthropist whose works are mostly through the co-founded Berkshire Foundation and the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Studies.
The Northwestern University graduate shares a close relationship with her older brother Warren.
She is a mother of three.
Warren Buffet has Been Married Twice
Buffett has been married twice. He married his present wife, Astrid Menks in 2006 when he was 76 and Menks was 60.
Menks was Buffet’s first wife’s friend. She met Susan (Warren’s first wife) when she (Menks) was a cocktail waitress at a bar where Susan was an occasional singer.
Menks finally met her now husband Warren in 1978 when Susan asked her to look after him. They became friends, started a romantic affair, and married in 2006, 2 years after Susan passed away.
Before Susan’s death, she was still legally married to Buffett but were not staying together. She also shared relationships with both Menks and Buffett and was sometimes in the company of each other in public.
Their relationship was also great and the three of them signed Christmas cards.
Warren’s first wife Susan Thompson Buffett married the billionaire investor in 1952 and they were parents of three children.
She was from a renowned family. Her father William H. Thompson was a notable writer, psychologist, professor, and Presbyterian minister.
She explored different paths independently. When she passed away, she was equally a billionaire and a director of Berkshire Hathaway. She was also the president of the Buffett Foundation and a civil rights activist who supported abortion rights and birth control.
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Susan “Susie” Buffett is a philanthropist and the chairperson of three Buffett Foundations – Buffett Foundations – the Sherwood Foundation, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, and the Buffett Early Childhood.
Susie cemented her name in the corporate world as the assistant of Arthur E. Bartlett, an American entrepreneur and founder of the Century 21 Real Estate franchise.
In her private life, the 2014 United Way’s Citizen of the Year was born in 1953 in Omaha. She graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the University of California.
She was married to lawyer Allen Greenberg in 1987 and had two children, Emily Greenberg and Michael Joe Greenberg. They divorced in 1995.
Susie later married a musician and IT specialist, John Thomas Foley. They were together until Foley’s death in October 2024 at 66.
In his career as a musician, Foley played with a local rock and roll band, The Firm for over 2 decades.
Howard Graham Buffett is an Entrepreneur, Farmer, and Politician
Warren Buffetr’s oldest son and middle child Howard Graham Buffett was born on December 16, 1954. He is a businessman, farmer, philanthropist, author, photographer, and former politician.
As a businessman, the younger Buffett has worked with different corporate organizations. Some companies he has worked for as an executive include The Coca-Cola Company, Archer Daniels Midland Company, The GSI Group, ConAgra Foods, Agro Tech Foods Ltd, Sloan Implement, Lindsay Corporation, and his family’s Berkshire Hathaway.
As a politician, Howard Buffett was a County Commissioner in Douglas County, Nebraska from 1989 to 1992. He was also a Sheriff, Chairman of the Nebraska Ethanol Authority and Development Board from 1989 to 1991.
In his private life, he was formerly married to Marcia Duncan and is now married to Devon Morse with whom he has a son, Howard Warren Buffett.
Peter is Warren’s Last Child and a Musician
Warren’s last child was born Peter Andrew Buffett on May 4, 1958. Like several other members of his family, he is multifaceted in his career.
He is a musician, composer, New York Times best-selling author, and philanthropist.
He is known for recording no fewer than 17 studio albums, 2 EPs, and many singles. Some of his notable songs include A Song For Everyone (Feat. Angélique Kidjo) (2010), Blood Into Gold (Feat. Akon) (2009), Losing My Grip (2009), and Magic Words (2012).
Some of Peter Buffett’s albums are The Waiting (1987), Lost Frontier (1991), 500 Nations – A Musical Journey (1994), Spirit – A Journey in Dance Drums & Song (1998), Triathlon: Through The Eyes of the Elite (2000), and Imaginary Kingdom (2008).
In his private life, Peter was married to Jennifer Buffett in 1996. He was previously married to Mary Buffett in 1981 and divorced in 1993.
Peter legally adopted Mary’s twin girls Erica and Nicole.
Warren Buffett’s Grandchildren
Warren is a grandfather of 3 and an adopted grandfather of two girls. Here is a list of all of Warren’s grandchildren:
- Emily Greenberg (married Thomas Threlkeld in 2013)
- Michael Joe Greenberg
- Howard Warren Buffett
- Erica (adopted by Peter)
- Nicole (adopted by Peter)
Great-grandchildren
- Thomas Buffett among others
Summary of Warren Buffett’s Family
Parents and grandparents
- He was the great-grandson of businessman Sidney Homan Buffett (1848-1927).
- His grandfather Ernest Platt Buffett was the head of Buffett & Son and owned Buy-Rite.
- His father was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska’s 2nd district.
Siblings
- Doris Buffett was the oldest sister of Warren. She was a philanthropist and founder of The Sunshine Lady Foundation, The Learning By Giving Foundation, and The Letters Foundation.
- Roberta “Bertie” Buffet is Warren’s younger sister
Wives
- Susan Thompson Buffett
Children
- Susan Alice Buffett
- Howard Buffett
- Peter Buffett
