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Herman Melville

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Herman Melville

Author of Moby Dick


Who was Herman Melville?

Herman Melville was an American author and poet. Today he is probably best known for his novel Moby Dick, however, during his lifetime he was better known for his novel Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. Typee was based on his actual experiences as a prisoner on Nuku Hiva island in the South Pacific. His contemporaries referred to him as the “man who lived among the cannibals.”

Famous Kin

Herman Melville has a number of royal connections including being a direct descendant of King Edward I. He also has connections to King Henry VIII and a number of his wives including Ann Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and a couple of others. He also has a connection to the current royal family through Princess Diana. Herman Melville also has a number of U.S. Presidential kin including, but not limited to, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Gerald Ford, Calvin Coolidge, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, both Presidents Bush.

Herman Melville has a number of celebrity kin including Ken Burns, Linda Hamilton, Elisabeth Shue, Amy Poehler, Kyra Sedwick, Olivia De Havilland, and Gloria Vanderbilt. Ironically, his family tree also includes author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick who wrote the book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. This is reportedly the true story that inspired Melville's Moby Dick.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Herman Melville

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Saher IV de Quincy

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

16th cousin 1 time removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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Henry Bass

Boston Tea Part participant

18th cousin
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Alec Baldwin

Television and Movie Actor

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Humphrey de Bohun

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

21st cousin
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Geoffrey FitzPiers

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

6th cousin 1 time removed
via Tristam Coffin

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper

United States Navy

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Percival Lowell

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

17th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

18th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

17th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

19th cousin 1 time removed
via William de Braiose

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

19th cousin
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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William Henry Burleigh

Poet and Journalist

18th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Hugh le Despencer

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Keri Russell

TV and Movie Actress

13th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Walter Hungerford

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Rome Odunze

NFL Wide Receiver

13th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir Walter Hungerford

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Levi Coffin

Unofficial Underground Railroad President

4th cousin 2 times removed
via Tristam Coffin

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Henry B. Quinby

52nd Governor of New Hampshire

17th cousin 2 times removed
via Edward I, King of England

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Henry B. Quinby

52nd Governor of New Hampshire

19th cousin 2 times removed
via William de Braiose

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Henry B. Quinby

52nd Governor of New Hampshire

19th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun

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Meldrim Thomson Jr.

73rd Governor of New Hampshire

13th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Walter Hungerford

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