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“There is a huge crisis of Anglo Jewry,” says Mr. Montefiore, 61, a scion of Anglo-Jewish aristocracy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Tech scion David Ellison for months projected confidence that his blockbuster Hollywood merger was on a glide path to completion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Even his working-class credentials came under attack; the scion of a well-heeled family, Platner attended boarding school and got $200,000 from his dad to buy a house.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Instead, 43-year-old tech scion David Ellison — with help from his billionaire father, Oracle software co-founder Larry Ellison — scooped up the prize for a staggering $111 billion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Bram Fischer, a part-time lecturer, was the scion of a distinguished Afrikaner family: his grandfather had been prime minister of the Orange River Colony and his father was judge-president of the Orange Free State.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Call them “fail-sons,” incompetent scions who, no matter how hard they try, will never be as accomplished as their rich or powerful parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

The scions of two Philippine political dynasties, Duterte and Marcos had initially competed for the presidency in the lead-up to the 2022 elections.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025

Harvard-Westlake has long been among L.A.’s most prestigious private schools, a rite of passage for the scions of billionaires, Hollywood moguls and other established or aspiring elites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023

Hampton’s student body ranged from youngsters taking their family’s first step onto the ladder of social mobility to the scions of the Talented Tenth.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly