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Hermès / Dumas family

Hermès International · France · founded 1837

Six generations of descendants of a Paris harness maker still control the majority of Hermès through H51 and H2.

Family fortune

$171B

Bloomberg Family Index, as of 2025-12-31

Generations

6

Documented members

4

Industries

Luxury goods

Founders, principals and heirs

  • Thierry Hermès

    Founder · generation 1 · 1801–1878

    Founded the harness workshop in Paris in 1837.

  • Axel Dumas

    Principal · generation 6 · 1970–

    Executive chairman of Hermès.

  • Pierre-Alexis Dumas

    Principal · generation 6 · 1966–

    Artistic director of Hermès.

  • Nicolas Puech

    Heir · generation 5 · 1943–

    Descendant and long-standing individual shareholder.

Legacy

The family defeated a creeping stake-building attempt by LVMH between 2010 and 2014 by pooling shares.

Evidentiary standard

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