Famous Kin of
Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft
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Gov. John Winthrop
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
11th great-granduncle via Adam Winthrop III
Sir George Downing
Namesake of Downing Street in London
1st cousin 12 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
Samuel Huntington
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 7 times removed via Matthew Marvin
Clement Clarke Moore
Author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
3rd cousin 7 times removed via William Hallett
General William Whipple
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 8 times removed via Samuel Appleton
William Ellery
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 9 times removed via Thomas Cornell
Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe
First Lady of President James Monroe
4th cousin 8 times removed via Thomas Cornell
William Williams
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
4th cousin 8 times removed via Robert Stanley
Susan B. Anthony
Women's Rights Advocate
5th cousin 3 times removed via John Fobes
Cadwallader Washburn
Co-founder of General Mills and 11th Governor of Wisconsin
5th cousin 3 times removed via John Fobes
Jane (Appleton) Pierce
First Lady of President Franklin Pierce
5th cousin 6 times removed via Samuel Appleton
Ezra Cornell
Co-Founder of Cornell University,
Founder of Western Union
5th cousin 7 times removed via Thomas Cornell
Abigail (Smith) Adams
First Lady of President John Adams
5th cousin 8 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
Bill Gates photo by World Economic Forum (CC BY 2.0)
