Many fans are curious about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's financial success in April 2026. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.
What was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' net worth?
On September 12, 1953, they married at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. They honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico.
Jackie and JFK a few months before their wedding (Getty)
Jacqueline Lee (Bouvier) Kennedy Onassis, also known as Jackie Kennedy, was an American First Lady and philanthropist who had a net worth of $150 million at the time of her death in 1994. That's the same as around $270 million in today's dollars. She was the widow ofJohn F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1961 until JFK's assassination in 1963. In 1968, Jackie, Greek shipping tycoonAristotle Onassis. We go into lots of detail below regarding Jackie's wealth, inheritances, and other assets.
Jackie and John F. Kennedy had long-run in similar social circles. They were formally introduced at a dinner party in 1952.
In 1957, she gave birth toCaroline Bouvier Kennedy. John announced his candidacy for Presidency on January 3, 1960, and was elected on November 8th, making Jackie the third-youngest First Lady ever at age 31. About two weeks after the election, Jackie gave birth toJohn F. Kennedy Jr.
From a very young age, Jackie had a love for horses and wanted to become an equestrienne. During the Great Depression, she attended the Chapin School in New York from first to sixth grade. In 1951, Bouvier graduated from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French literature. In the summer of 1951, she went on a trip through Europe with her sister, Caroline. Following the trip, they wrote a book titled "One Special Summer," which contained Jackie's drawings.
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born in Southampton, New York, on July 28, 1929. Her parents were well-off thanks to an inheritance received by her father, John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier. "Black Jack" was also a high-earning stock broker on Wall Street. Unfortunately, "Black Jack" gambled and drank away the family fortune, leading to her parent's divorce.
As First Lady, she is most noted for planning White House social events, her fashion sense, restoring the inside of the White House, and her popularity among international dignitaries. In early 1963, she gave birth to Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who was born five weeks prematurely and died two days after birth.
After her parents divorced, Jackie and her sister Caroline, who later in life would be known asLee Radziwill, divided their time between Virginia, Rhode Island, and New York. In 1994, Lee's sonAnthony Radziwillmarried Carole Ann DeFalco, better known today asCarole Radziwill, one of the cast members of "The Real Housewives of New York."
In summary, the total wealth of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reflects strategic moves.
Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.