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Posted on Jan 5, 2022

59 Famous People Who You Probably Didn't Know Are Actually Related To Each Other...Until Now

I still can't believe Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are really cousins.
by Spencer Althouse Staff
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We asked the Community to tell us which celebrities they were shocked to learn are actually related. Here are the wild results.

To make things more interesting, there's a poll after each grouping so you can vote on who you think is more "famous."

1. Brad Pitt and Barack Obama are actually cousins (ninth cousins, but still).

W Magazine / youtube.com, NBC —laurengarafano

2. Love Actually co-stars Hugh Grant and Thomas Brodie-Sangster are cousins.

Universal Pictures —anastasiapopovic

3. Stanley Tucci is Emily Blunt’s brother-in-law.

NBC —delaneychristineb

4. Jonah Hill and Beanie Feldstein are brother and sister.

ABC, NBC —primavolta

5. Ashlee Simpson's mother-in-law is Diana Ross.

youtube.com / Harpo Productions —aimeem4

6. Kerry Washington's cousin was Colin Powell.

NBC, High Point University / youtube.com —Anna Rossmoor, Facebook

7. Jason Momoa is Zoë Kravitz's stepfather.

Lester Cohen / Getty Images, Ben Gabbe / Getty Images —chalasanitara

8. Jamie Lee Curtis is the daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis.

CBS / Paramount Pictures / United Artists —annakopsky

9. Whitney Houston and Dionne Warwick are cousins.

Warner Bros. / youtube.com —lajaaaam

10. Cuba Gooding Jr. is Mason Gooding's dad, and he's also the brother to Omar Gooding.

BBC One / Hulu / ABC —spenceralthouse

11. Melissa McCarthy and Jenny McCarthy are cousins.

NBC, Bravo —laurenc6

12. Rachel Brosnahan's aunt was Kate Spade.

Amazon / Build Series / youtube.com —Megan Gallegos, Facebook

13. Ron Howard is Bryce Dallas Howard's father.

ABC / Universal Pictures —k4c33b

14. Kelly Clarkson's mother-in-law was Reba McEntire.

ABC / Southern Living youtube.com —victorias4cb

15. Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga are sisters.

FX, Paramount Pictures —jnuy

16. Bianca Lawson is Beyoncé's stepsister.

MTV / youtube.com —tomasadik

17. Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty are siblings.

CNN / BBC —jackj43

18. Dakota Johnson's mom is Melanie Griffith, and her grandmother is Tippi Hedren.

Universal Pictures / 20th Century Fox / Universal Pictures —laurenb4c

19. Gwyneth Paltrow's mom is Blythe Danner.

BBC / youtube.com —lorim43d2

20. Jason Sudeikis is George Wendt's nephew.

Apple TV, NBC —courtneyl42

21. Billie Lourd's mom was Carrie Fisher, and her grandmother was Debbie Reynolds.

NBC / CBS —sorryimheather

22. Phil Collins is Lily Collins's dad.

CBS / Millennium Entertainment —nance23

23. Snoop Dogg is cousins with Brandy and Ray J.

NBC / Disney / Fox —singhaditya1

24. Angelina Jolie is Jon Voight's daughter.

ABC, CBS —lizforest1394

25. Tom Hanks is actually related to Abe Lincoln.

TBS, Pictures From History / Pictures From History / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

26. Halle Berry is semi-distantly related to Sarah Palin.

CBS / NBC —jennav4d4

27. And Tia and Tamera Mowry are – I truly couldn't believe this one – twins.

ABC, Warner Bros. —heidikay46

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