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John Ritter

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John Ritter

TV and Movie Actor


Who was John Ritter?

John Ritter was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as Jack Tripper in the television sitcom Three's Company. He won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe award in 1984 for his role on the show. John Ritter died tragically in 2003 from an aortic dissection shortly after production of an episode for his sitcom 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. He was the son of famous singing cowboy Tex Ritter.

Famous Kin

In addition to his father Tex Ritter, some of John Ritter's closest famous kin are former U.S. Presidents. These include Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush, and William Howard Taft. He also has kinship to a couple of fellow celebrities, actress Raquel Welch and singer/songwriter Grace Slick. Other famous kin include aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony, and cowboy hat inventor John Batterson Stetson.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for John Ritter

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Ava Michelle

Model and Actress

12th cousin 1 time removed
via Jane Clark

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Ava Michelle

Model and Actress

11th cousin 1 time removed
via George Partridge

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Stephen Tracy

(c1596 - p1654/5)
Anne passenger 1623

11th great-grandfather

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Eudo la Zouche

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Amber Stevens West

TV and Movie Actress

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Philip le Despencer

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

21st cousin
via William de Ros

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Eudo la Zouche

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Shadoe Stevens

Radio Disc Jockey

18th cousin
via Sir Philip le Despencer

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Zach Braff

TV, Film and Stage Actor

12th cousin
via Jane Clark

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

21st cousin
via William de Ros

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

21st cousin
via Sir Gilbert de Clare

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

21st cousin
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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Ben Ames Williams

Novelist and Short Story Author

14th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir John Throckmorton

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John Lithgow

Stage, TV, and Movie Actor

14th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William Waldegrave

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Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

21st cousin
via William de Ros

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Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Michael de la Pole

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Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

17th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John Howard

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Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

21st cousin
via William de Ros

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Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere

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Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

16th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir John Fray

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William Jennings Bryan

41st U.S. Secretary of State

9th cousin 1 time removed
via John Howland

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