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Georgia O'Keeffe

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Georgia O'Keeffe

American Artist


Who was Georgia O’Keeffe?

Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist best known for her paintings of New York skyscrapers, New Mexico landscapes, animal skulls and flowers. She is said to be a pioneer of American modernism. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, which opened over a decade after her death, is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The museum also maintains O’Keeffe’s two homes and art studios.

Famous Kin

Georgia O’Keeffe is a descendant of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller and Magna Carta Surety Robert de Ros. She also has a royal connection to Queen Elizabeth II through a their common ancestor of Sir William de Ros.

Georgia O’Keeffe’s U.S. presidential kin include Martin Van Buren, Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and both Presidents Bush. Celebrity kin include actors James Spader, Kevin Bacon, Kelsey Grammer, Clint Eastwood, Matt Damon, and Jake Gyllenhaal. Actresses in her family tree include Shirley Temple, Jodie Foster, Jordana Brewster, Kyra Sedgwick, Paget Brewster, and Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Other notable kin of Georgia O’Keeffe include American Revolution traitor Benedict Arnold, Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, inventor Eli Whitney, poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, gunfighter and lawman Wild Bill Hickok, infamous murderer Dr. Hawley Crippen, and aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Georgia O'Keeffe

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Mike Castle

69th Governor of Delaware

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Samuel Fuller

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Glenn Close

Movie, Television, and Stage Actress

8th cousin 3 times removed
via John Dunham

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Henry John Heinz III

U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

8th cousin 2 times removed
via John Dunham

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Henry John Heinz II

CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company

8th cousin 1 time removed
via John Dunham

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Abigail Johnson

President and CEO of Fidelity Investments

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

10th cousin 2 times removed
via Rev. John House

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Tonya Harding

Olympic Figure Skater

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Mrs. Edward Fuller

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George Plimpton

Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist

21st cousin
via Sir William de Ros

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Adelbert Ames

27th and 30th Governor of Mississippi

9th cousin
via Mrs. Edward Fuller

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Adelbert Ames

27th and 30th Governor of Mississippi

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John House

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Edward C. Johnson II

Founder of Fidelity Investments

9th cousin
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Andrew Card

21st White House Chief of Staff

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Clare Eames

Silent Movie Actress

9th cousin
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Samuel P. Goddard

12th Governor of Arizona

8th cousin 1 time removed
via John Dunham

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Samuel P. Goddard

12th Governor of Arizona

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Myron H. Avery

Co-Founder, Appalachian Trail

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Rob Cantor

Singer and Songwriter

10th cousin 3 times removed
via Robert Fuller

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Grace Slick

Singer, Songwriter - Jefferson Airplane

20th cousin
via Sir William de Ros

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Louis L'Amour

Western Author

20th cousin
via Sir William de Ros

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Richard Hatch

TV and Movie Actor

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Charlie Munger

Vice-Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway

20th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William de Ros

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Dr. H. H. Holmes

Serial Killer aka “Devil in the White City”

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir William de Ros

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John Ritter

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Rev. John Lothrop

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Adrian Grenier

TV and Movie Actor

5th cousin 4 times removed
via Edmund Dunham Jr.

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