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Allen Dulles

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Allen Dulles

5th Director of the C.I.A.


Who was Allen Dulles?

Allen Dulles was the 5th Director of the Central Intellegence Agency (C.I.A.). He is noted as the first civilian to ever hold the post, and to have been the director longer than anyone else. During his tenure, he oversaw projects such as the U2 spy plane, coups in Guatamala and Iran, and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Allen Dulles served as a member of the Warren Commission which concluded that assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

Famous Kin

Allen Dulles belonged to one of the United States's most politically connected families that included his brother John Foster Dulles (52nd U.S. Secretary of State) and grandfather John W. Foster (32nd U.S. Secretary of State). His presidential connections include William Howard Taft, Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, Zachary Taylor, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a number of others.

Allen Dulles is a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger William Brewster and has a kinship to fellow passenger Edward Winslow. He also has royal connections to the current royal family through both Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth II, and he is a direct descendant of King Edward I.

Celebrity kin to Allen Dulles include, but is not limited to, actors Clint Eastwood, Bing Crosby, Shirley Temple, Jane Fonda, Ted Danson, Sigourney Weaver, Raquel Welch, and John Wayne.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Allen Dulles

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George Herbert

8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)

8th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward Winslow

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

21st cousin
via John, King of England

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

16th cousin 2 times removed
via John de Welles

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William Henry Moore

Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco

8th cousin
via Edward Winslow

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Ralph de Stafford

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Fitzalan

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William de Bohun

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Thomas de Beauchamp

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Kenelm Winslow

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Ali Wentworth

TV Actress and Comedienne

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Roger de Grey

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Styles Bridges

63rd Governor of New Hampshire

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Anthony Eames

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Penn Jillette

Magician

21st cousin
via Sir Robert de Ros

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Jackson Browne

Singer and Songwriter

8th cousin 2 times removed
via William Chandler

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Thomas Jefferson

3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

13th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Francis Scott Key

Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”

19th cousin 1 time removed
via William de Beauchamp

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Francis Scott Key

Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”

15th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Samuel Prescott

Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

17th cousin 3 times removed
via William de Beauchamp

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Samuel Prescott

Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

13th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Robert Frost

Poet and Playwright

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Glenn Close

Movie, Television, and Stage Actress

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Catherine Howard

5th Wife of King Henry VIII

9th cousin 11 times removed
via William de Beauchamp

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Catherine Howard

5th Wife of King Henry VIII

5th cousin 13 times removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Ted Danson

TV Actor - “Cheers”, “CSI”

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Richard Fitzalan

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Jack London

Author of “The Call of the Wild”

20th cousin
via William de Beauchamp

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