Famous Mayflower Descendants

John Adams

2nd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

2nd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


John Quincy Adams

6th U.S. President

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Maude Adams

Broadway Actress

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Danny Ainge

NBA Player and Coach

12th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


John Alden

Accused of Witchcraft, Salem 1692

Son of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Adelbert Ames

27th and 30th Governor of Mississippi

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Nathaniel B. Baker

24th Governor of New Hampshire

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Henry P. Baldwin

15th Governor of Michigan

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Francis C. Barlow

Union Army - U.S. Civil War

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


William Robbins Barnes

Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Dewey F. Bartlett

19th Governor of Oklahoma

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Hiram Bingham

69th Governor of Connecticut

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Austin Blair

13th Governor of Michigan

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Julie Bowen

TV and Movie Actress

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


James Brolin

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Josh Brolin

TV and Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Jackson Browne

Singer and Songwriter

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Edwin Bryant

California Expedition Journalist

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


William A. Buckingham

41st Governor of Connecticut

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Warren Buffett

Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley

Founder of Aetna Insurance

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Morgan Bulkeley

54th Governor of Connecticut

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Barbara (Pierce) Bush

First Lady of President George H.W. Bush

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Willis Carrier

Inventor of Air Conditioning

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Richard Chamberlain

TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Mark David Chapman

Assassinated John Lennon

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Lucia Chase

Co-Founder, American Ballet Theatre

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Samuel Fuller — Line 1


Dick Clark

Radio and TV Host

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


Grace (Goodhue) Coolidge

First Lady of President Calvin Coolidge

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Jacob Dolson Cox

28th Governor of Ohio

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Kenyon Cox

Painter and Illustrator

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Cindy Crawford

Actress and Model

11th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


Hawley H. Crippen

Murderer in Erik Larson's “Thunderstruck”

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 2


Jon Cryer

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


Benedict Cumberbatch

Movie, Television and Stage Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Angela Y. Davis

Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Clarence Day

Author of Life with Father

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Lee de Forest

Pioneer of Radio and Talking Pictures

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 2


John Dewey

Philosopher and Education Reformer

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Melvil Dewey

Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Walt Disney

Co-Founder of The Walt Disney Company

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Illeana Douglas

TV and Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Melvyn Douglas

Movie Actor

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Herbert Henry Dow

Founder, Dow Chemical Company

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 2


Willard Henry Dow

Pres. and CEO, Dow Chemical

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 2


Allen Dulles

5th Director of the C.I.A.

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


John Foster Dulles

52nd U.S. Secretary of State

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


George Howard Earle

30th Governor of Pennsylvania

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


George Eastman

Founder of Eastman Kodak Company

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Clint Eastwood

TV & Film Actor and Director

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Jim Edgar

38th Governor of Illinois

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


Anthony Edwards

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


William Egan

1st Governor of Alaska

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Mamie (Doud) Eisenhower

First Lady of President Dwight Eisenhower

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Ralph Waldo Emerson

American Poet

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Alpheus Felch

5th Governor of Michigan

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton — Line 1


Sally Field

TV and Movie Actress

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Henry Clay Folger

Founder of Folger Shakespeare Library and Chairman of Standard Oil

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 2


Eugene Foss

45th Governor of Massachusetts

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Sam Walter Foss

American Poet

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Jodie Foster

Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Alice French

(aka Octave Thanet)
Novelist and Short Story Writer

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Alfred Fuller

Founder of the Fuller Brush Co.

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


Alvan T. Fuller

50th Governor of Massachusetts

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton — Line 1


Jonas Galusha

6th and 8th Governor of Vermont

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1


Erle Stanley Gardner

Author of the Perry Mason series

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


James Garfield

20th U.S. President

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Lucretia (Rudolph) Garfield

First Lady of President James Garfield

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1


John Taylor Gilman

5th Governor of New Hampshire

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1


Nicholas Gilman

Signer of the U.S. Constitution

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1


Mary Winthrop Gooding

Prolific Mayflower Descendant

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 2

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 3

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 4

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 5

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 6

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 7

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 8

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 9

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 2

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 3

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 2

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 3

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 4

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 2

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 3

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 2

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 3

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 1

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 2

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 3

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 4

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 5

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 2

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 3

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 4

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 5

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 6

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 7

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 8

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 9

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 10


Nathaniel Gorham

Signer of the U.S. Constitution

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Amy Grant

Christian/Pop Singer and Songwriter

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Ulysses S. Grant

18th U.S. President

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Horace Gray

U.S. Supreme Court Justice

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Sprague Grayden

TV and Movie Actress

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Adrian Grenier

TV and Movie Actor

12th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


William Haile

26th Governor of New Hampshire

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


George Hamilton

TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Stephen Harper

22nd Prime Minister of Canada

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Justin Hartley

TV and Movie Actor

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


Richard Hatch

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Ethan Hawke

Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Novelist

12th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Patricia Heaton

TV and Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 1


Hugh Hefner

Founder of Playboy Magazine

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Ernest Hemingway

Author of The Sun Also Rises

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Katharine Hepburn

Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


John Fremont Hill

45th Governor of Maine

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Francis Edward Hinckley

Co-Founder, University of Chicago

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


John Hinckley, Jr.

Shot President Ronald Reagan

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Helen Horton

TV and Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Oliver Otis Howard

Medal of Honor Recipient
U. S. Civil War

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 2


Laura Ingalls-Wilder

Author of Little House on the Prairie

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Lily James

TV and Movie Actress

11th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Edward C. Johnson II

Founder of Fidelity Investments

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Chester B. Jordan

48th Governor of New Hampshire

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Ashley Judd

TV and Movie Actress

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Zoe Kazan

TV, Movie and Stage Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Joe Keery

TV and Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Eaton — Line 1


Don Knotts

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


Avril Lavigne

Singer and Songwriter

12th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Tommy Lee

Mötley Crüe, Co-Founder and Musician

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


Michael Lookinland

TV Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Seth Low

Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Seth MacFarlane

Actor, Animator, Writer and Producer

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Benton MacKaye

Co-Founder, Appalachian Trail

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


William H. Macy

TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Lowell Mason Maxham

Medal of Honor Recipient
U. S. Civil War

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


David McCullough

Historian, Author and TV Narrator

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 2


Richard Worsam Meade III

Union Navy - U.S. Civil War

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


William Rush Merriam

11th Governor of Minnesota

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Charles Edward Merrill

Co-Founder of Merrill Lynch & Company

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


James Merrill

Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Bob Moore

Co-Founder, Bob's Red Mill

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Henry Sturgis Morgan

Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


J.P. Morgan, Jr.

American Banker and Philanthropist

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Viggo Mortensen

Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 1


Marcus Morton

16th and 18th Governor of Massachusetts

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Grandma Moses

American Folk Artist

6th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


John Forbes Nash, Jr.

“A Beautiful Mind” Mathematician

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton — Line 1

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Gavin Newsom

40th Governor of California

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


Georgia O'Keeffe

American Artist

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller — Line 1


Robert Treat Paine

Signer of the Declaration of Independence

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Robert Patrick

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Endicott Peabody

62nd Governor of Massachusetts

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Matthew C. Perry

Led Black Ships Expedition to Japan

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Oliver Hazard Perry

Hero of Lake Erie during the War of 1812

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Emily Post

American Author on Etiquette

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


John Howard Pyle

9th Governor of Arizona

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Henry B. Quinby

52nd Governor of New Hampshire

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Christopher Reeve

Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Eliphalet Remington

Founder of Remington Arms Company

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


John Treadway Rich

23rd Governor of Michigan

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Myles Standish — Line 1


Gene Roddenberry

Creator of Star Trek

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger George Soule — Line 1


Mitt Romney

70th Governor of Massachusetts

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 1


Linda Ronstadt

Singer and Songwriter

11th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Edith (Carow) Roosevelt

First Lady of President Theodore Roosevelt

7th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


John Wellborn Root

1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition Architect

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Mickey Rourke

Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Brandon Routh

TV and Movie Actor

12th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Victoria Rowell

TV and Film Actress

8th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Thomas Sadoski

Stage, TV and Movie Actor

12th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Charles H. Sawyer

41st Governor of New Hampshire

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1


Edmund Sears

Boston Tea Party Participant

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Richard Warren Sears

Co-Founder of Sears, Roebuck, & Co.

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Harry Gordon Selfridge

Founder, Selfridges & Co.

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


Robert Gould Shaw

U.S. Civil War leader of film “Glory” fame

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Alan Shepard

Mercury and Apollo Astronaut

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


James Sherman

27th U.S. Vice-President

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Elisabeth Shue

TV and Movie Actress

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Henry Hastings Sibley

1st Governor of Minnesota

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Henry Samson — Line 1


Elizabeth Smart

Founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation

11th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Degory Priest — Line 1


James Youngs Smith

29th Governor of Rhode Island

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Kevin Spacey

TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


James Spader

TV and Movie Actor

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Benjamin Spock

American Pediatrician and Author on Child Care

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner

First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government

2nd Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


William Sprague

27th Governor of Rhode Island

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


John Stamos

TV and Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


John Batterson Stetson

Inventor of the Cowboy Hat

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


David Ogden Stiers

Broadway, TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Thomas Waldo Story

English/American Sculptor

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Joseph Gardner Swift

First Graduate of West Point Military Academy

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Alan Taylor

Historian and Pulitzer Prize Author

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Meldrim Thomson Jr.

73rd Governor of New Hampshire

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Henry David Thoreau

American Author and Poet

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Isaac Taylor Tichenor

President of Auburn University

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Samuel J. Tilden

25th Governor of New York

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


John Torrey

Co-founder, NY Academy of Science

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 2


John Trumbull

American Painter

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

20th Governor of Connecticut

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Alden — Line 1


Charles Tupper

6th Prime Minister of Canada

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Bert Underwood

Pioneers, Stereoscopic and News Photography

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Elmer Underwood

Pioneers, Stereoscopic and News Photography

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Francis H. Underwood

Founder of the Atlantic Monthly

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Lindsay Wagner

TV and Movie Actress

13th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Morrison Waite

7th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers — Line 1


Cadwallader Washburn

Co-founder of General Mills and 11th Governor of Wisconsin

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


William B. Washburn

28th Governor of Massachusetts

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1

6th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


Sam Waterston

Stage, TV and Movie Actor

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Thomas J. Watson, Jr.

President and CEO of I.B.M.

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William White — Line 1


Noah Webster

Published first American Dictionary

3rd Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Bradford — Line 1


Wil Wheaton

TV and Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke — Line 1


Edward Douglass White, Jr.

9th U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice

7th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Isaac Allerton — Line 1

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger William Brewster — Line 1


Peggy Whitson

NASA and Axiom Space Astronaut

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Michelle Williams

TV, Movie and Stage Actress

11th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Tennessee Williams

Author of A Streetcar Named Desire

10th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins — Line 1


Rainn Wilson

TV and Movie Actor

11th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1


Shannon Woodward

TV and Movie Actress

10th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger Edward Doty — Line 1


Alfred Worden

Apollo 15 Astronaut

9th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Billington — Line 1


Jonathan Worth

39th Governor of North Carolina

4th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 1

5th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger John Howland — Line 2


Orville Wright

Wright Brothers - Aviation Pioneer

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Wilbur Wright

Wright Brothers - Aviation Pioneer

8th Great-grandson of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren — Line 1


Jane Wyatt

TV and Movie Actress

9th Great-granddaughter of Mayflower passenger James Chilton — Line 1