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Barack Obama

Ancestry of
Barack Obama

44th U.S. President


Who is Barack Obama?

Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961 to Barack Obama, Sr. and his wife Stanley Ann Dunham. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and was the President of the Harvard Law Review.

In 2008, Barack was elected as the 44th President of the United States. His ancestry is probably the most diversified of any U.S. President to date. On his father's side, he is of African descent. His father was a member of the Luo people, an ethnic group found in western Kenya, eastern Uganda, and northern Tanzania.

On his mother's side, Barack's family can be traced back through New England to royalty and eventually Alfred the Great and Charlemagne. It is through these connections that Barack is related to many famous people, including but not limited to General Robert E. Lee, President Harry S. Truman, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, actor Robert Duvall, and investor Warren Buffett.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Barack Obama

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Michael Lookinland

TV Actor

19th cousin 1 time removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Parker Stevenson

TV and Movie Actor

16th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir John Savage

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Chord Overstreet

Musician, TV and Movie Actor

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Samuel Hinckley

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Margot Kidder

TV and Movie Actress

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Mary Winthrop Gooding

Prolific Mayflower Descendant

15th cousin 5 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Paget Brewster

TV Actress

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Sir Robert Goushill

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Geena Davis

Movie and TV Actress

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Louis Auchincloss

Author

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Ann B. Davis

TV Actress

10th cousin 1 time removed
via Samuel Hinckley

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Penn Jillette

Magician

10th cousin
via Rev. John Smith

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Tamera Mowry

TV Actress

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Samuel Hinckley

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Tia Mowry

TV Actress

11th cousin 1 time removed
via Samuel Hinckley

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Queen Elizabeth I

Queen of England

5th cousin 15 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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John Cena

Movie Actor and WWE Pro Wrestler

20th cousin
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Sarah Ferguson

Duchess of York

17th cousin 3 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Liz Claiborne

Fashion Designer and Founder of Liz Claiborne Inc.

17th cousin 3 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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William C. C. Claiborne

1st Governor of Louisiana

13th cousin 7 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Tilda Swinton

Movie Actress

17th cousin 3 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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John D. Rockefeller

Founder of the Standard Oil Company

16th cousin 4 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Ted Danson

TV Actor - “Cheers”, “CSI”

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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James Taylor

Singer-Songwriter

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Catherine Howard

5th Wife of King Henry VIII

4th cousin 16 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Anne Boleyn

2nd Wife of King Henry VIII

4th cousin 16 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

18th cousin 2 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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Horace Gray

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

14th cousin 6 times removed
via Elizabeth Fitzalan

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