Warren Buffett is synonymous with ambition, success, and fortune. The former Berkshire Hathaway CEO was once the world’s richest man, famously dethroning Bill Gates in 2008 with a $62 billion net worth, and held the spot for quite some time.
But one of the people closest to him didn’t even know how wealthy and successful Buffett was: his own son, Peter Buffett.
Peter, now 67, didn’t realize his own father’s status until he was in his 20s. The realization happened when Peter saw his dad’s name on the Forbes list of the richest Americans, according to a 2013 Forbes interview with both Peter and Warren Buffett.
“I’m not kidding. It was when I was in my 20s that my mom and I talked at some point, because there he was, on this list,” Peter said. “And we laughed about it, because we said, ‘Well, isn’t it funny? You know, we know who we are, but everybody’s treating us differently now.’”
Peter is the youngest of Warren Buffett’s three children with his first wife, Susan Alice Buffett. Peter is an American musician, composer, author, and philanthropist who has won a regional Emmy Award, become a New York Times best-selling author, and served as co-chair of the NoVo Foundation. But Peter recalled that conversation with his mom, with little effect on his outlook or perception of his family.
