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Hannah (Davis) Jeter

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Hannah (Davis) Jeter

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model


Who is Hannah Davis?

Hannah Davis is an American fashion model who is most known for appearing in a couple of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues including as the cover model in 2015. Her cover photo for the 2015 issue was highly controversial as many critics called it pornographic. Hannah Davis has modeled for Ralph Lauren, Victoria's Secret, Tommy Hilfeger, and others. She has also appeared in television commercials as the DirecTV genie.

Famous Kin

Hannah Davis's famous kin is currently limited to one U.S. Presidential connection to Herbert Hoover. Although her maternal ancestors have New England roots which is usually good for finding famous connections, you don't have to go back many generations to find some of her immigrant ancestors from Ireland and Russia. Her Russian ancestors are actually of German descent and spoke German..

Family Facts

Soccer is in the Blood

Hannah Davis's family seems to have soccer in the blood. Her father was an All American goalkeeper who was drafted by the NASL's Washington Diplomats, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury. Her uncle Glenn Davis was a professional soccer player for various teams including the Pennsylvania Stoners, Albany Capitals, and Houston Dynamo.

Today her uncle is a soccer journalist and broadcaster having participated in ESPN's coverage of recent World Cups and NBC's coverage of the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics. Glenn Davis has said that his father, Hannah Davis's paternal grandfather, was a huge soccer fan and he took his son to see the 1974 and 1978 World Cups on closed circuit TV. It was setup like a theater where you paid admission to see the game on a large screen. Apparently that was the only way to see World Cup coverage in the U.S. at that time.

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Lydia Grant

Lydia Grant was the 4th great-grandmother of Hannah Davis. She was born in Maine about 1811 and died there in 1864. She was married to William M. Tyler, Hannah's 4th great-grandfather. Lydia Grant's parents are currently unknown. The Grant family surname has very early roots in New England going back to the mid-17th century. If it can be determined that Lydia descended from one of these early Grant families, it could provide a connection to a number of other famous kin.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Hannah (Davis) Jeter

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Myron H. Avery

Co-Founder, Appalachian Trail

5th cousin 4 times removed
via James Tyler

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David Crosby

Singer and Songwriter

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Mary Davis

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Rainn Wilson

TV and Movie Actor

11th cousin
via Job Tyler

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Admiral William Halsey

U.S. Navy - World War II

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Mary Davis

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Jane Wyatt

TV and Movie Actress

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Mary Davis

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Archibald MacLeish

American Poet and Playwright

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Job Tyler

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John Alsop King

20th Governor of New York

4th cousin 7 times removed
via Mary Davis

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Nicholas Davis

(c1595 - 1669/70)
Planter passenger 1635

11th great-grandfather

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Treat Williams

TV & Movie Actor

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Job Tyler

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James Taylor

Singer-Songwriter

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Moses Tyler

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Harry Chapin

Singer and Songwriter

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Job Tyler

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Josh Brolin

TV and Movie Actor

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Job Tyler

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James Brolin

TV and Movie Actor

11th cousin
via Job Tyler

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Rufus King

Signer of the U.S. Constitution

3rd cousin 8 times removed
via Mary Davis

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Herbert Hoover

31st U.S. President

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Moses Tyler

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Edith (Carow) Roosevelt

First Lady of President Theodore Roosevelt

6th cousin 5 times removed
via Job Tyler

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American “Fireside” Poet

4th cousin 7 times removed
via Mary Davis

View entire list of famous kin for Hannah (Davis) Jeter

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Hannah (Davis) Jeter photo by Ginny Edwards (CC BY-SA 2.0)