- Germaine Cousin
Saint Germaine Cousin (Germana Cousin, Germaine of Pibrac, Germana) (1579-1601) is a French saint. She was born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse. Of her, the Catholic Encyclopedia writes: <blockquote>"From her birth she seemed marked out for suffering; she came into the world with a deformed hand and the disease of scrofula, and, while yet an infant, lost her mother. - Anne Ross Cousin
Anne Ross Cousin (formerly Cundell) (April 27, 1824 - December 6, 1906) was a Scottish poet. The only daughter of D. R. Cundell, M.D., of Leith, she married in 1847 Rev. William Cousin, minister of the Free Church of Scotland, latterly at Melrose. Some of her hymns, especially "The Sands of Time are Sinking", are known and sung over the English-speaking world. - Victor Cousin
Victor Cousin (November 28, 1792 - January 13, 1867) was a French philosopher. - Daniel Cousin
Daniel Cousin (born February 2, 1977 in Libreville) is a French-Gabonese football striker. He currently plays for RC Lens, a club to which he moved from Le Mans Union Club 72 in the summer of 2004. He has played international matches for Gabon. - Jehan Cousin
Jehan Cousin the younger (ca. 1522-1595) was born in Sens, France around 1522, the son of the famous painter and sculptor Jehan Cousin the elder ca. 1490-ca. 1560) who was often compared to his noted contemporary, Albrecht Dürer. Having trained to become an artist under his father, Jehan le jeune showed as much talent as his father, and their work is nearly indistinguishable even to the expert. - Terry Cousin
Terry Cousin (born March 11, 1975 in Miami, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was a four-year letterman at the University of South Carolina, where he finished with 203 tackles and five interceptions. Cousin was signed as a free agent in 1997 by the Chicago Bears. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and the New York Giants. - Michael Vick
Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's Atlanta Falcons franchise. He is the older brother of former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Marcus Vick, and is the cousin of former New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders quarterback Aaron Brooks. - The Highlanders
The Highlanders are a professional wrestling tag team consisting of (kayfabe) cousins Robbie (Derek Graham-Couch) and Rory McAllister (Russell Murray), who currently wrestle for World Wrestling Entertainment on the "RAW" brand. - Aaron Brooks
Aaron Lafette Brooks (born March 24, 1976 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football quarterback in the NFL, who currently is a free agent. Brooks attended the University of Virginia. He is also the cousin of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and to former Miami Dolphins wide receiver/quarterback Marcus Vick. He formerly played for the Green Bay Packers; the New Orleans Saints, where he was the starting quarterback for six years; and the Oakland Raiders. - Andy Murray
Andy Murray (Born: March 3, 1951, Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada) is the current head coach of the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League. He was also head coach for the Los Angeles Kings from 1999 to 2006. During his playing career Murray played for the Killaloe Knights of the OSHL and the Brandon Olympics of the CSHL. Murray's assistant coaching credits include the Winnipeg Jets (1993-95), Minnesota North Stars (1990-92) and Philadelphia Flyers (1988-90). - Billy Bush
William Hall "Billy" Bush (born October 13 1971), co-host of the syndicated NBC Universal TV show "Access Hollywood". He is a first cousin of George W. Bush, President of the United States. - Sam Rivers
Samuel Robert Rivers (born 2 September, 1977, in Jacksonville, Florida) is the bassist and one of the founding members of the band, Limp Bizkit. He is the cousin of the band's drummer, John Otto. Rivers originally was endorsed by Ibanez, and one of his basses was a customized BTB 5-string, but currently uses custom made Warwick basses, with light-emitting diodes in the fretboard. - Charlotte Lucas
Charlotte Lucas (born in London) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Selena Geeson in "Bad Girls". From an acting family, Charlotte is the granddaughter of Linden Travers and Guy Leon. Linden appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes". Charlotte is the great niece of Bill Travers who appeared in "Born Free". Charlotte's mother is Susan Travers who starred in "Peeping Tom". - William Mapother
William Reibert Mapother, Jr. (born April 17, 1965) is an American actor and former teacher, perhaps best known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series "Lost". - Brian Murphy
Brian Murphy is a former mayor of Moncton, New Brunswick and is the current Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe. After his term as mayor, he was succeeded by Lorne Mitton. His family has produced a multitude of politicians, including his cousin Moncton North MLA Mike Murphy. Currently, he works as a fairly prominent lawyer in Moncton. Murphy was elected mayor in 1998, defeating the incumbent, … - Caleb Followill
Caleb Followill (born Anthony Caleb Followill, January 14 1982 in Memphis, Tennessee) is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American rock band, Kings of Leon. The band is made up of three brothers and a cousin, Caleb being the middle brother. He is known for his unique vocals, which are often incomprehensible. Caleb plays a vintage Gibson ES 325 guitar. - Mark Linn-Baker
Mark Linn-Baker (born June 17, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor and director famous for his role as Larry Appleton on the television sitcom "Perfect Strangers". The show paired Linn-Baker with Bronson Pinchot (as Balki Bartokomous), creating a Laurel & Hardy-like comedy duo. They played distant cousins who meet for the first time when Balki travels to Chicago from his native island of Mypos. - Marcia
Marcia Aurelia Ceionia Demetrias, better known as Marcia, was the mistress and one of the assassins of 2nd century AD Roman Emperor Commodus. Though her birthdate is unknown, Marcia was the daughter of Marcia Aurelius Sabinianus, a freedwoman of the co-emperor Lucius Verus. - Tony Bongiovi
Tony Bongiovi is a record producer and recording engineer. He helped to remodel an old building in Manhattan -- once a power plant for Edison, and later a television studio -- into the Power Station recording studio in 1977. Bongiovi was born in the borough of Raritan, New Jersey located in Central Jersey. He attended Bridgewater-Raritan high school. He has produced records by Talking Heads, Aerosmith (Classics Live) and Ramones (Rocket to Russia & Leave Home), … - Elizabeth von Arnim
Elizabeth, Countess Russell was a British novelist and, through marriage, a member of the German nobility, known as Mary Annette Gräfin von Arnim. Born Mary Annette Beauchamp in Sydney, Australia, she was raised in England and in 1891 married Count Henning August von Arnim, a Prussian aristocrat, and the great-great-great-grandson of King Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia. - Jared Followill
Jared Followill (born Michael Jared Followill, 20 November 1986, 20 years old) is the bassist for the American rock band, Kings of Leon. His age was originally questionable because he lied about it when the band started, saying he was sixteen when really he was fifteen. The band is made up of three brothers and a cousin, Jared is the youngest of the brothers, and the youngest member of the band. - Nedra Talley
Nedra Talley, now Nedra Talley Ross (born January 27 1946, in New York), was a member of the girl group The Ronettes, along with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett. In 1966 she left the Ronettes, in search of spirituality. She became a real estate agent, and later opened a number of restaurants and sold her own brand of sauce. She is married to Scott Ross, a former DJ, … - Jeff Cook
Jeff Cook (born August 27, 1949) is a member of the country band Alabama with his cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry. Born Jeffrey Alan Cook in Fort Payne, Alabama, he plays guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin and is also a vocalist for the band. - Leroy van Dyke
Leroy Van Dyke is billed as “The World’s Most Famous Auctioneer”. Leroy was catapulted into country music recording fame in 1956 by his own composition “Auctioneer,” which has to date sold an estimated three million records. He wrote the song about the life of his cousin, National Auctioneers Association Hall of Famer Ray Sims, also a Missourian. - William Guest
William Guest (born 2 June 1941, Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. He is Gladys Knight's cousin. - Edward Patten
Edward "Eddie" Roy Patten (2 August, 1939 - February 25 2005) was an Atlanta, Georgia-born R&B/soul singer, best known as a member of Gladys Knight & the Pips. He was lead singer Gladys Knight's cousin. Patten suffered from diabetes, and died of a stroke in Livonia, Michigan on February 25 2005. - George Herbert Walker III
George Herbert Walker III commonly known as Bert Walker is a former U.S. ambassador to Hungary and the first cousin of former President George Herbert Walker Bush. Walker's grandfather, George Herbert Walker I, was the founder of G. H. Walker & Co., which is now part of the Merrill Lynch conglomerate. He was also served as the President of W.A. Harriman Co. 1916-1929, which is now known as Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. His father George Herbert Walker, Jr. - Alexander Siloti
Alexander Ilyich Siloti Siloti was born on his father's estate near Kharkov, Ukraine (then part of Imperial Russia). He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Nikolai Zverev from 1871, and under Nikolai Rubinstein, Sergei Taneyev, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Hubert from 1875. He graduated with the Gold Medal in Piano in 1881. He worked with Franz Liszt in Weimar (1883-1886), co-founded the Liszt-Verein in Leipzig, and there made his professional debut on 19 November 1883. - Ahmed Plummer
Ahmed Kamil Plummer (born March 26, 1976 in Wyoming, Ohio) is a former National Football League player who played in 6 NFL seasons for the San Francisco 49ers from 2000-2005. A 5'11", 191 lbs. cornerback from Ohio State University, Plummer was selected by the 49ers in the 1st round (24th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft. After only playing in 9 of the last 32 games due to injuries and missing significant parts of both 2004 and 2005 seasons, … - Wolfram von Richthofen
Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 - 12 July 1945) was a German a general and field marshal of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Von Richthofen was a distant cousin of the German World War I flying ace Manfred von Richthofen, popularly known as the "Red Baron" (who had shot down 80 enemy aircraft before being killed in action in 1918), and the baron's younger brother Lothar von Richthofen, who himself shot down 40 enemy aircraft. - Crispin Bonham-Carter
Crispin Bonham-Carter (b. 23rd September, 1969) is an English actor and a distant cousin of Helena Bonham Carter. He is the son of Peter Bonham-Carter and Clodagh Greenwood. He graduated from the University of St Andrews, Scotland in 1992. He is well-known for his role as Mr. Bingley in BBC's Pride and Prejudice in 1995. The previous year he had starred in the TV sitcom "Honey for Tea". He played a small role in Bridget Jones's Diary, … - Lady Helen Taylor
The Lady Helen Marina Lucy Taylor (born 28 April 1964) is a British representative for the Italian fashion house Armani and the Italian jeweler Bulgari. A first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II, she is 26th in the line of succession to the British throne. - Noah Fleiss
Noah Fleiss (b. April 16 1984 in White Plains, New York) is an American film actor with occasional television appearances. Fleiss made his screen debut as a young runaway (Sam Whitney) who drives cross-country with his brother in "Josh and S.A.M." (1993), perhaps his best-known film. He also has appeared in films such as "Joe the King" (1999), "The Laramie Project" (2002) (very briefly), and "Brick" (2005), … - Kay Barnes
Kay Waldo Barnes (born March 30 1938) is a former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. She was elected on her birthday in 1999, and re-elected for a second term in 2003. Barnes is a Democrat and is the first woman mayor of Kansas City. Mayor Barnes has received the most credit for her work in improving Downtown Kansas City and working for beginning the revitalization of the urban core. - John Newell
John David Stokes Newell, Sr. (1837 - March 5, 1899), was a Louisiana planter and lawyer who founded the Tensas Parish town of Newellton, which he named for his father, Edward D. Newell. Newell was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi, the eldest child of Edward Newell, who was originally from North Carolina, and the former Celia Ann Dorsey, a Claiborne, MS native and daughter of Dr. Samuel Dorsey a Maryland native. - Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien (Carlo) Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French naturalist and ornithologist. He was the son of Lucien Bonaparte and nephew of Emperor Napoleon. Bonaparte was raised in Italy and, after his marriage to his cousin Zenaida on June 29, 1822 in Brussels, travelled to the United States. Before leaving Italy he had already discovered a warbler new to science, the Moustached Warbler, … - Peter Corroon
Peter Corroon (born 1964) is the current mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah. He holds an engineering degree from Carnegie-Mellon University,a law degree from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California and a real estate finance and development degree from New York University. He is also the first cousin of former U.S. Presidential candidate Howard Dean. - Rick Rypien
Rick Rypien (born on May 16, 1984 in Coleman, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Vancouver Canucks. He played his junior hockey with the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League. He was never drafted by an NHL club. He was signed by the Manitoba Moose of the AHL to an amateur tryout late in the 2005 season. He made his NHL debut for the Canucks against the Edmonton Oilers on December 21, 2005. - Matt Trannon
Matt Trannon (born July 7, 1983 in Flint, Michigan) an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He played football and basketball collegiately at Michigan State University. He is the son of Katherine Trannon and cousin of former NFL player Lonnie Young. - Harry Mount
Harry Mount was New York correspondent for the British newspaper the "Daily Telegraph" until he became chief leader writer for the Daily Mail. He was previously deputy editor of the Telegraph's comment pages. He is a son of the prominent journalist Ferdinand Mount and a cousin of the British Conservative Party leader David Cameron. Mount wrote a book about his year as a pupil barrister, and has written defending nepotism as a practice.
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