Celebrity | Alleged Shared Ancestor | Alleged Relationship | Y/N/? |
Warren Buffett | Swazey, Jospeh 1653-1717 | 8th Cousin 2x Removed | Y |
Mark Twain | Betts, Capt. Richard 1613-1713 | 6th Cousin 3x Removed | Y |
Johnny Depp | Betts, Capt. Richard 1613-1713 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | Y |
Marilyn Monroe | Burgess, Thomas 1601-1685 | 9th Cousin 1x Removed | ? |
Winston Churchill | Clark, James 1608-1674 | 8th Cousin, 1x Removed | ? |
Matt Damon | Clark, James 1608-1674 | 9th Cousin 1x Removed | ? |
Thomas Paine | Clarke, Katherine 1515-1553 | 7th Cousin 6x Removed | ? |
John Kerry | Clarke, Thomas 1570-1627 | 9th Cousin 1x Removed | ? |
Henry David Thoreau | Clarke, William 1553-1624 | 8th Cousin 3x Removed | ? |
Ronald Reagan | Constable, Thomasine 1605-1682 | 10th Cousin | ? |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Durrant, Mary 1599-1631 | 6th Cousin 4x Removed | ? |
Bill Gates | Hinckley, Susannah 1625-1675 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Helen Keller | Jewell, Thomas 1608-1654 | 8th Cousin 3x Removed | ? |
Walt Disney | Kerrich, Rose 1572-1627 | 9th Cousin 1x Removed | ? |
Carrie Underwood | Lathrop, John 1584-1653 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Meghan Trainor | Lathrop, John 1584-1653 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Lady Gaga | Mapes, Thomas 1628-1687 | 10th Cousin | ? |
Benjamin Franklin | Nevill, Cecilia 1488-1573 | 6th Cousin 7x Removed | ? |
Kate Upton | Pierce, Timothy 1673-1748 | 8th Cousin 3x Removed | ? |
Kevin Bacon | Smith, Samuel 1644-1719 | 7th Cousin 1x Removed | ? |
Justin Bieber | Smith, John 1614-1710 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Britney Spears | Smith, John 1614-1710 | 9th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Abraham Lincoln | Taylor, Thomas 1574-1618 | 8th Cousin 2x Removed | ? |
Zachary Taylor | Taylor, Thomas 1574-1618 | 4th Cousin 6x Removed | ? |
Jessica Simpson | Wheldon, Gabriel 1600-1655 | 10th Cousin | ? |
Christina Aguilera | Wines, Barnabas 1600-1679 | 10th Cousin | ? |
Notes
1) All of the above alleged shared ancestors are ancestors through my maternal grandmother, Myrtle Vanevery, and all but two are ancestors through my second great grandmother, Abigail Stuart, who was the second wife of Samuel Vanevery. Timothy Pierce (my shared ancestor with Kate Upton) and Thomas Jewell (my shared ancestor with Helen Keller) are alleged ancestors of my 4th great grandmother Sarah Showers, who married David Vanevery.
2) Perhaps more interesting to me than the links that have been provided are the links that haven't yet been provided. I have long known I am related to several celebrities through my Stoughton ancestry. (Also ancestors of Abigail Stuart) The Stoughtons are in my database. But none of these celebrities have appeared. (John Kerry has, but through a different alleged shared ancestor.)
3) I'm sure I have famous kin through the lines of my other three grandparents, but the documents necessary to trace my (and their) ancestry back far enough is currently undiscovered in Eastern Europe, if not completely lost. I know of three paternal cousins with Wikipedia pages, though not quite with the name recognition of the individuals above. Two more are already mentioned several times on Wikipedia, and separate bio pages could probably be written by someone, and not be deleted.
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