Ancestry of
Hugh Hefner
Founder of Playboy Magazine
The family tree for Hugh Hefner is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Hugh Hefner
Horatio Collins King
Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War
7th cousin 3 times removed
via John Gallop
Richard A. Snelling
76th and 78th Governor of Vermont
8th cousin 1 time removed
via William Bradford Jr.
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
6th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Bliss
View entire list of famous kin for Hugh Hefner
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Hugh Hefner photo by Alan Light (CC BY 2.0)
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