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Hugh Hefner

Ancestry of
Hugh Hefner

Founder of Playboy Magazine


The family tree for Hugh Hefner is still in progress.

The family tree for Hugh Hefner should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Hugh Hefner

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Phil Scott

82nd Governor of Vermont

11th cousin
via Deming

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George Palmer Putnam

Founder, G.P. Putnam's Sons

6th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Allison Janney

TV, Movie and Stage Actress

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Richards

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Maj. Gen. George Owen Squier

Inventor of Muzak

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Bourne

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Maj. Gen. George Owen Squier

Inventor of Muzak

6th cousin 2 times removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

8th cousin
via William Bradford Jr.

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Horatio Collins King

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

7th cousin 3 times removed
via John Gallop

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William Allen

3rd President of Bowdoin College

4th cousin 4 times removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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William Allen

3rd President of Bowdoin College

5th cousin 5 times removed
via Thomas Bliss

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John L. Barstow

39th Governor of Vermont

4th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Bradford

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William A. Barstow

3rd Governor of Wisconsin

3rd cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Bradford

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 1 time removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

8th cousin 1 time removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

11th cousin
via Robert Foote

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Samuel Chapin

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Stephen King

Author of The Stand

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Alexander Carpenter

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Bradford

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Abram A. Hammond

12th Governor of Indiana

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Alexander Carpenter

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Charles Dudley Warner

Author

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Samuel Chapin

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Bliss

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Charles Dudley Warner

Author

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Samuel Smith

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Charles Dudley Warner

Author

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Bourne

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Bourne

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Alice Carpenter

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

5th cousin 1 time removed
via James Bradford

View entire list of famous kin for Hugh Hefner

Please note: The ancestor reports on this website have been compiled from thousands of different sources, many over 100 years old. These sources are attached to each ancestor so that you can personally judge their reliability. As with any good genealogical research, if you discover a link to your own family tree, consider it a starting point for further research. It is always preferable to locate primary records where possible. FamousKin.com cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy and reliability of these sources.


Hugh Hefner photo by Alan Light (CC BY 2.0)