Nicola Peltz’s Family: A Guide to Her Billionaire Parents & 7 Siblings
What To Know
- Nicola Peltz comes from a large family, which includes her billionaire businessman father, Nelson Peltz.
- Her siblings include six brothers and a sister, some of whom have followed in their father’s footsteps.
Brooklyn Beckham has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to his parents and his wife. Years after he married actress Nicola Peltz, Brooklyn claimed that David Beckham and Victoria Beckham have “trying endlessly to ruin [his] relationship” for years. In a January 19 Instagram Story, Brooklyn revealed that he did “not want to reconcile” with his family, which includes his three siblings.
We know all about the family in the spotlight, what about Brooklyn’s in-laws? Nicola often shares her love for her large family — which includes six brothers and one sister — on social media. In fact, in a birthday tribute last year, she thanked her dad, Nelson, “for always being there for us,” referring to herself and her husband. Get to know Nicola Peltz’s parents and siblings below.
Who are Nicola Peltz’s parents?
Nelson Peltz
Before he became a billionaire businessman and investor, Brooklyn native Nelson enrolled at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He dropped out to join his dad’s A. Peltz & Sons frozen-food distribution company, where he first drove trucks before joining its brain trust.
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“We built that $2-million-dollar business into almost a $150-million-dollar-a-year business…” he said. “I learned very early on that cash flow is the most important thing there is. There’s nothing like cash flow, and that’s what counts in business.”
In 1964, he married his first wife, Cynthia Abrams, whose father ran Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corporation. They divorced in 1981 after having two children together. Their identities are unknown.
Peltz and May acquired a stake in Triangle Industries and became its chairman, CEO, and director, making it the world’s largest packaging company in the 1980s. He went on to cofound investment firm Trian Fund Management in 2005, and he joined the boards of several more companies before becoming the non-executive chairman of Wendy’s, a role he stepped down from in 2024. He’s also currently the director of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp and Unilever PLC.
The 83-year-old’s net worth is around $1.6 billion as of January 2026, per Forbes.
Claudia Heffner Peltz
A Maryland native, Claudia established her career in fashion modeling in the 1970s. Once she married Nelson in 1985, Claudia turned her focus toward their family, though she and her husband cofounded the Florida-based Nelson and Claudia Peltz Family Foundation. She’s reportedly 70 years old.
“My parents have been together more than 40 years, and they always make fun of each other. My dad is just so cute. When my mom leaves the room, he’s always just like, ‘She’s so beautiful,'” Nicola told Cosmopolitan in 2023. “They still act like young kids in love. Literally, they’re always making out, to the point where my brother’s like, ‘I’m closing my eyes. Stop making out.’ They’re so in love, and being able to grow up with that is so beautiful. I would never settle for anything other than that.”
Who are Nicola Peltz’s siblings?
Matthew Peltz
The oldest Peltz sibling, who’s reportedly around 41 years old, is the one following most closely in his father’s footsteps. He’s currently the director of Wendy’s, a role he’s held since December 2015. He’s since snagged the title of non-executive Vice Chairman, become Trian Partners’ co-head of research, and joined the senior investment team. He worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and hedge fund Liberty Harbor before that.
Will Peltz
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Like his sister, Will is an actor, with roles in Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, Manifest, and Unfriended. The 39-year-old has also taken after his mom by launching a modeling career, working with brands like Philipp Plein, Zadig & Voltaire, Calvin Klein, and Armani. In July 2025, he got engaged to Kenya Kinski-Jones, a fellow model and the daughter of the late Quincy Jones. She’s been with Will for over a decade.
Bradley Peltz
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Wendy’s has another member of the Peltz family on board. Bradley has been a director of the company since July 2025. He also doubles as Yellow Cab’s Managing Director, which owns a chain of Wendy’s restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. A year after graduating from Yale about a decade ago, Bradley created MyMo, an AI healthcare technology company, stepping down as CEO in 2021.
Before he went into business, Brad played professionally in the National Hockey League. He was on the Ottawa Senators’ roster from September 2012 to January 2013, after playing for Yale’s hockey team.
Brittany Peltz Buerstedde
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Though she set out to be a competitive ice skater during her childhood, an injury turned Brittany toward the arts, per Business Insider. The outlet reports that she earned a degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and later launched a children’s clothing line. She’s currently the founder and creative director of SENA, a lifestyle-based interior design studio.
Brittany’s husband is Franz-Ferdinand Buerstedde, a private-equity firm director. Since they married in 2014, they’ve had four children: Eva Leah, Lila Rae, Indy Moon, and Phoenix Blu, whom she shares photos of on Instagram.
Diesel Peltz
Diesel attended New York University like his sister, but he dropped out in 2015 to cofound Twenty, an app that alerts users of their friends’ locations and encourages them to meet up. He was interviewed about his venture by Forbes. It launched in 2019 — the same year he was named to Forbes’ 30 under 30 list — before merging with the social media platform Mappen. He went on to cofound and become CEO of the app Healthy Together.
Zachary Peltz
Hockey skills seem to run in the family. Zachary, 22, played in the AAA league, according to Elite Prospects, which is the highest level of youth hockey. His last season took place in 2021, during which he played for Mount St. Charles Academy in New York. That year, he wrote on Instagram, “Thanks for everything, hockey. sad to see it end this way. 20 out.”
Gregory Peltz
Zach’s twin brother, Gregory, also played the sport at a high level, according to what seems to be his LinkedIn profile. He’s enrolled at the University of Miami’s Herbert Business School. He and his brother made headlines in 2016 when their father threw them a bar mitzvah that reportedly cost $2 million, per Page Six.
