Families bound together or pushed apart by business and wealth, including the Rockefellers, the Murdochs and the Rothschilds.

Families whose lives and relationships were changed by fame, including the Jacksons, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's relatives, the Chaplin acting clan, and the Iglesias family.

Political dynasties have been at the forefront for generations of war and revolution, and include the names Kennedy, Kim, Bhutto and Gandhi-Nehru.

Imperial dynasties that have left their marks on generations include the House of Saud, the House of Windsor and the Imperial House of Japan.