Famous Kin of
Amelia Earhart
Aviation Pioneer
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Gov. John Winthrop
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
9th great-granduncle via Adam Winthrop III
Sir George Downing
Namesake of Downing Street in London
1st cousin 10 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
John Brown
American Abolitionist
2nd cousin 3 times removed via Rev. Gideon Mills
John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
2nd cousin 5 times removed via James Hawke
Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe
First Lady of President James Monroe
3rd cousin 5 times removed via John Cornell
Amos Lincoln
Boston Tea Party Participant
3rd cousin 5 times removed via John Fearing
William Ellery
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 6 times removed via Thomas Cornell
William Williams
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 6 times removed via John Porter
William Floyd
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 6 times removed via Richard Platt
Joseph Smith
Founder of the Mormon Church
4th cousin 3 times removed via John Fuller
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
4th cousin 3 times removed via Nathaniel Foote III
Clement Clarke Moore
Author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
4th cousin 5 times removed via Elizabeth Fones
Ferdinand II of Aragon
1st King of a united Spain
4th cousin 13 times removed via Diego Gomez de Toledo
Warren Buffett
Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
5th cousin 1 time removed via Benjamin Day
Charles Goodyear
Inventor, and namesake of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
5th cousin 3 times removed via John Curtis
Wash Loomis
Leader of the Loomis Gang
5th cousin 3 times removed via John Drake Jr.
Millard Fillmore
13th U.S. President
5th cousin 4 times removed via Robert Royce
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American “Fireside” Poet
5th cousin 4 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Eli Whitney
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
5th cousin 4 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Susan B. Anthony
Women's Rights Advocate
5th cousin 4 times removed via John Russell
Nicholas Gilman
Signer of the U.S. Constitution
5th cousin 4 times removed via Edward Gilman
Levi Parsons Morton
22nd U.S. Vice-President
5th cousin 4 times removed via Nathaniel Dickinson
Mary Lyon
Founder of Mount Holyoke College
5th cousin 4 times removed via Samuel Smith
Ezra Cornell
Co-Founder of Cornell University,
Founder of Western Union
5th cousin 4 times removed via Thomas Cornell
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American “Fireside” Poet
5th cousin 4 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Abigail (Smith) Adams
First Lady of President John Adams
5th cousin 6 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
Sir Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
6th cousin 1 time removed via Thomas Curtis
Elihu Root
38th U.S. Secretary of State
6th cousin 1 time removed via John Higley
David Hyde Pierce
Stage, TV, and Movie Actor
6th cousin 1 time removed via Eliphalet Parker
Dr. Hawley H. Crippen
Murderer in Erik Larson's “Thunderstruck”
6th cousin 1 time removed via John Fuller
Lee B. Loomis
Founder of Loomis Armored Car Service
6th cousin 2 times removed via John Drake Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
16th U.S. President
6th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. Obadiah Holmes
J. A. Folger
Founder of Folger Coffee Company
6th cousin 3 times removed via Richard Scott
Sir Robert Laird Borden
8th Prime Minister of Canada
6th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Cornell
Rutherford B. Hayes
19th U.S. President
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Smith
W. K. Kellogg
Founder of the Kellogg Company
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th U.S. President
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Ellen Louise (Axson) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
6th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Bliss
Francis Edward Hinckley
Co-Founder of the University of Chicago
6th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
J.P. Morgan
American Banker and Art Collector
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Samuel Colt
Inventor of the Colt Revolver
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Smith
Lewis Henry Lapham
Co-Founder of Texaco
6th cousin 3 times removed via John Russell
Hetty Green
“The Witch of Wall Street”
6th cousin 3 times removed via John Russell
C. W. Post
Founder of Post Cereals
6th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Alonzo B. Cornell
25th Governor of New York
6th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Cornell
Joseph Wharton
Founder of the Wharton School of Business
6th cousin 3 times removed via Richard Scott
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
6th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
6th cousin 3 times removed via John Porter
John Quincy Adams
6th U.S. President
6th cousin 5 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
Anne Boleyn
2nd Wife of King Henry VIII
6th cousin 14 times removed via James Butler
Ernest Hemingway
Author of The Sun Also Rises
7th cousin 1 time removed via Thomas Curtis
Frederick Upton
Co-Founder of Whirlpool Corporation
7th cousin 1 time removed via John Dickinson
Clarence Day
Author of Life with Father
7th cousin 1 time removed via Robert Day
Henry Luce
Co-Founder of Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated magazines
7th cousin 1 time removed via John Higley
Charles Curtis
31st U.S. Vice-President
7th cousin 1 time removed via Robert Day
Gilbert Clifford Noble
Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
7th cousin 1 time removed via Thomas Holcombe
Dan Quayle
44th U.S. Vice-President
7th cousin 1 time removed via Nathaniel Holcombe
Bill Weld
68th Governor of Massachusetts
7th cousin 1 time removed via Nathaniel Foote III
Thomas Edmund Dewey
47th Governor of New York
7th cousin 1 time removed via John Otis Jr.
Grace (Goodhue) Coolidge
First Lady of President Calvin Coolidge
7th cousin 2 times removed via Elizabeth
J.P. Morgan, Jr.
American Banker and Philanthropist
7th cousin 2 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Henry Clay Folger
Founder of Folger Shakespeare Library and Chairman of Standard Oil
7th cousin 2 times removed via Richard Scott
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
7th cousin 2 times removed via Richard Warren
William Howard Taft
27th U.S. President
7th cousin 2 times removed via Samuel Chapin
Salmon P. Chase
Sec. of Treasury and Namesake of JP Morgan Chase
7th cousin 2 times removed via Edward Gilman
Henry Lee Higginson
Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7th cousin 2 times removed via John Porter
George Eastman
Founder of Eastman Kodak Company
7th cousin 2 times removed via Edward Stebbins
Marjorie Post
Founder of General Foods
7th cousin 2 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
John Adams Morgan
1952 Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist
7th cousin 2 times removed via John Otis Jr.
Lucretia (Rudolph) Garfield
First Lady of President James Garfield
7th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. Francis Marbury
Henry Wells
Co-Founder of American Express and Wells Fargo and Co.
7th cousin 3 times removed via Robert White
Charles A. Pillsbury
Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury Co.
8th cousin 1 time removed via William Quinby
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
8th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Chapin
Laura Ingalls-Wilder
Author of Little House on the Prairie
8th cousin 1 time removed via Richard Warren
Nelson Rockefeller
41st U.S. Vice-President
8th cousin 1 time removed via Robert Royce
Nancy (Davis) Reagan
First Lady of President Ronald Reagan
8th cousin 1 time removed via Thomas Holcombe
William Durant
Co-Founder of General Motors and Founder of Frigidaire
8th cousin 1 time removed via John Russell
John Kerry
68th U.S. Secretary of State
8th cousin 1 time removed via John Underhill
Allen Dulles
5th Director of the C.I.A.
8th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John Lathrop
John Foster Dulles
52nd U.S. Secretary of State
8th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Buckminster Fuller
Author, Architect, and Inventor
8th cousin 1 time removed via John Drake
Erskine Childers
4th President of Ireland
8th cousin 1 time removed via Matthew Fuller
David Angell
TV Producer - 9/11 Victim
8th cousin 1 time removed via Richard Tew
Stephen A. Douglas
Participated in Lincoln-Douglas Debates
8th cousin 2 times removed via Rev. Francis Marbury
Sydney Biddle Barrows
Mayflower Madam
8th cousin 2 times removed via John Drake Jr.
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
8th cousin 2 times removed via John Dickinson
Cole Porter
American Composer and Songwriter
8th cousin 2 times removed via Deming
Amy Grant
Christian/Pop Singer and Songwriter
8th cousin 2 times removed via John Porter
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedienne and TV Personality
8th cousin 3 times removed via Jared Spencer
Richard More
Mayflower Passenger
8th cousin 8 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
Tennessee Williams
Author of A Streetcar Named Desire
9th cousin via Edward Gilman
John Hinckley, Jr.
Shot President Ronald Reagan
9th cousin via Rev. John Lathrop
Abigail Folger
Charles Manson Murder Victim and Folger Coffee Heiress
9th cousin via Richard Scott
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine
9th cousin via Gerard Spencer
Kyra Sedgwick
TV and Movie Actress
9th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John Lathrop
John Cena
Movie Actor and WWE Pro Wrestler
9th cousin 1 time removed via Elizabeth
Howard Dean
79th Governor of Vermont
9th cousin 2 times removed via Gerard Spencer
Adlai Stevenson III
U.S. Senator from Illinois
9th cousin 2 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
Jordana Brewster
TV and Movie Actress
9th cousin 2 times removed via Richard Warren
Elizabeth Smart
Founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation
9th cousin 2 times removed via Henry Rowley
Marie-Chantal Miller
Crown Princess of Greece
9th cousin 2 times removed via Richard Warren
Ethan Hawke
Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Novelist
9th cousin 3 times removed via Rev. John Lathrop
George Washington
1st U.S. President
9th cousin 5 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Benjamin Harrison V
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
9th cousin 6 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Caleb Brewster
Member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution
9th cousin 6 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Carter Braxton
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
9th cousin 6 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Dr. H. H. Holmes
Serial Killer aka “Devil in the White City”
10th cousin 1 time removed via Adam Winthrop III
Brian Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John House
Dennis Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John House
Carl Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Rev. John House
Charles Darwin
Theory of Evolution
10th cousin 3 times removed via Sir William Cope
William Henry Harrison
9th U.S. President
10th cousin 5 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Thomas Nelson
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
10th cousin 5 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Robert H. Goddard
Inventor of First Liquid-propelled Rocket
11th cousin 2 times removed via Sir William Cope
General Robert E. Lee
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
11th cousin 4 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Chevy Chase
Comedian, Actor and Writer
12th cousin 1 time removed via Adam Winthrop Jr.
Sarah Ferguson
Duchess of York
12th cousin 2 times removed via Adam Winthrop Jr.
Olivia De Havilland
Movie Actress
12th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Benjamin Harrison
23rd U.S. President
12th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Fitzhugh Lee
40th Governor of Virginia
12th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner
First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government
12th cousin 4 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
John Langdon
Signer of the U.S. Constitution
12th cousin 4 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
Major John Pitcairn
British Commander at Battle of Lexington
12th cousin 8 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
James Russell Lowell
American “Fireside” Poet
13th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Jane (Appleton) Pierce
First Lady of President Franklin Pierce
13th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
Robert Treat Paine
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 6 times removed via Gilbert Talbot
Roger Sherman
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 7 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Richard Henry Lee
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 7 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
13th cousin 7 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Eleanor Roosevelt
First Lady of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Thomas Blount
General George S. Patton
U.S. Army - World War II
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Admiral Richard Byrd
Polar Explorer
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Harry F. Byrd
50th Governor of Virginia
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Lt. Gen. James Brudenell
Leader of the “Charge of the Light Brigade”
14th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Kit Harington
TV Actor - “Game of Thrones”
14th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Henry Lee III
9th Governor of Virginia
14th cousin 6 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
James Madison
4th U.S. President
14th cousin 6 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Thomas Sim Lee
2nd and 7th Governor of Maryland
14th cousin 6 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
General William Whipple
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
14th cousin 7 times removed via Humphrey de Bohun
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Principal character of film Glory portrayed by Matthew Broderick
15th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Walter Blount
William Marsh Rice
Founder of Rice University
15th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Walter Blount
Benedict Cumberbatch
Movie, Television and Stage Actor
15th cousin 3 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Meriwether Lewis
Lewis and Clark Expedition
15th cousin 5 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Edward Lloyd V
13th Governor of Maryland
15th cousin 5 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Charles Goldsborough
16th Governor of Maryland
15th cousin 5 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Cara Delevingne
Fashion Model and Movie Actress
15th cousin 5 times removed via Sir Thomas Blount
Elizabeth Montgomery
TV Actress - “Bewitched”
16th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Walter Blount
James Sherman
27th U.S. Vice-President
16th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Walter Blount
Illeana Douglas
TV and Movie Actress
16th cousin 1 time removed via Sir Walter Blount
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom
16th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
Herbert Hoover
31st U.S. President
16th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
J. K. Simmons
TV and Movie Actor
16th cousin 2 times removed via Sir Walter Blount
Shubael D. Childs
Founder of S.D. Childs & Company
16th cousin 4 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Alexander Hamilton
1st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
16th cousin 4 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Zachary Taylor
12th U.S. President
16th cousin 4 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Jay Gould
American Railroad “Robber Baron”
16th cousin 4 times removed via James Butler
Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. President
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Edith (Bolling) Wilson
First Lady of President Woodrow Wilson
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Richard Warren Sears
Co-Founder of Sears, Roebuck, & Co.
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Gloria Vanderbilt
Fashion Designer
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Lytton Strachey
Author and Co-Founder of Bloomsbury Group
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Henry Lloyd
40th Governor of Maryland
17th cousin 3 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of the Standard Oil Company
18th cousin 2 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Johnny Mercer
Songwriter and Co-Founder of Capitol Records
18th cousin 2 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Anderson Cooper
Television Journalist
18th cousin 2 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
General James Longstreet
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
18th cousin 2 times removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
General Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army - World War II
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Sandra Day O'Connor
First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Adlai Stevenson II
31st Governor of Illinois
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Valerie Bertinelli
Television Actress
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
General George C. Marshall
Author of “The Marshall Plan”
19th cousin 1 time removed via Edmund FitzAlan
Lee Harvey Oswald
Accused Assassin of President John F. Kennedy
20th cousin via Edmund FitzAlan
Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower
First Lady of President Dwight Eisenhower
20th cousin via James Butler
Amelia Earhart photo by Pacific Aviation Museum (CC BY 2.0)
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