Gérard Louis-Dreyfus

Gérard Louis-Dreyfus
Born
Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus

(1932-06-21)21 June 1932
Died16 September 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 84)
Other namesWilliam Louis-Dreyfus
EducationDuke University (BA, LLB)
OccupationBusinessman
TitleEx-Chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services
Spouses
Judith LeFever Bowles
(m. 1955; div. 1962)
Phyllis Blankenship
(m. 1965)
Children4, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Parent(s)Pierre Louis-Dreyfus
Dolores Porges (née Neubauer)
RelativesLéopold Louis-Dreyfus
(paternal great-grandfather)
Charles Louis-Dreyfus
(paternal grandfather)
Brad Hall
(son-in-law)
Charlie Hall
(grandson)

Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus (21 June 1932 – 16 September 2016), also known as William Louis-Dreyfus, was a French-American businessman. His net worth was estimated at $3.4 billion by Forbes in 2006. He was the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and the great-grandson of Léopold Louis-Dreyfus, founder of Louis Dreyfus Group. He is the father of actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.