Ancestry of
Mark Wahlberg
Movie Actor
Who is Mark Wahlberg?
Mark Wahlberg is an American actor and producer whose first claim to fame was in the music business as the rapper Marky Mark. He's appeared in a number of films since the 1990s and has more recently served as executive producer of a number of HBO television series including Boardwalk Empire. He is also the co-owner of the Wahlburgers restaurant chain with his brothers and stars in a reality TV series about it. He was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his performance in the film The Departed. Some of the television series that he co-produced have also been nominated for Emmy Awards.
Famous Kin
Mark Wahlberg has a family connection to a number of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies. His presidential kin include John Quincy Adams, Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and both presidents Bush. His kinship to U.S. First Ladies includes Abigail Adams and Barbara Bush.
In addition to his brother Donnie Wahlberg, Mark Wahlberg has a number of fellow musicians and Hollywood celebrities in his family tree. These include Walt Disney, Kyra Sedgwick, Halle Berry, Shirley Temple, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Grace Slick, Raquel Welch, and Madonna.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Mark Wahlberg
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
5th cousin 6 times removed
via Joseph Porter
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
7th cousin 4 times removed
via Mary Foster
Dr. Benjamin Spock
American Pediatrician and Author on Child Care
10th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Richardson
Dr. Benjamin Spock
American Pediatrician and Author on Child Care
9th cousin 3 times removed
via William Read
Dr. H. H. Holmes
Serial Killer aka “Devil in the White City”
8th cousin 4 times removed
via Reginald Foster
Benjamin Apthorp Gould
Founder of The Astronomical Journal
6th cousin 7 times removed
via Richard Gould of Bovingdon
Melville Fuller
8th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
7th cousin 6 times removed
via Richard Gould of Bovingdon
View entire list of famous kin for Mark Wahlberg
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Mark Wahlberg photo by Cpl. Shannon E. McMillan