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Beyoncé -

Beyoncé is one of the most successful musical artists of our time. So, is it really a surprise that she's related to one of the greatest composers in history?

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Gustav Mahler - Beyoncé has distant Austrian roots that connect her to the famous 19th-century composer Gustav Mahler.

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Robert Pattinson - Robert Pattinson is best known for his role as vampire Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' movie series.

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Vlad Dracula -

He is a descendant of the famous Romanian ruler Vlad III, also known as Vlad Dracula or Vlad the Impaler. He is well known as a brutal leader and the inspiration for Bram Stoker's 'Dracula.'

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George Clooney - Hollywood giant George Clooney is related to the most famous president in US history.

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Abraham Lincoln -

He is connected to Abraham Lincoln through a woman called Lucy Hanks, who was Lincoln's maternal grandmother.

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Cindy Crawford - Supermodel Cindy Crawford is closely related to one of the most famous writers in American history, and one of the most famous royals of the Middle Ages.

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Ernest Hemingway -

Her great-great-great-grandfather Frank Hemingway connects her to the iconic Ernest Hemingway. 

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Charlemagne - If you look even further back, Crawford is related to Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great. He was an emperor in the Middle Ages who united Europe.

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Helena Bonham Carter - Helena Bonham Carter certainly has the air of a woman with interesting relatives!

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H. H. Asquith -

Her great-grandfather Herbert Henry Asquith was the British prime minister from 1908 to 1916, leading Britain during the start of World War I.

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Violet Bonham Carter -

Helena Bonham Carter's grandmother, Violet, was also an important figure. A politician and diarist, she fought against fascism during Hitler's rise to power and ended up in his "black book" of people he wanted to arrest.

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King Edward I -

Even further back, Jones is connected to King Edward I. He was the king of England in the 13th century and was known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots.

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Kit Harrington - Kit Harrington is related to a famous English Catholic rebel named Robert Catesby. Harrington's middle name is Catesby, and he even played the role of his ancestor in a HBO miniseries called 'Gunpowder.'

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Robert Catesby -

Robert Catesby was active during the end of the 16th century when the English government was persecuting Catholics. He was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James I and parliament. The plot failed when his co-conspirator Guy Fawkes was caught in the act, and they were all executed.

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Anderson Cooper - CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's mother is the late Gloria Vanderbilt. He is a direct descendant of the wealthy Vanderbilt family.

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Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt -

Cooper is the great-great-great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the family member who is best known for creating the Vanderbilt empire.

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Harry Lloyd -

Actor Harry Lloyd, known for his role as Viserys Targaryen in 'Game of Thrones,' is related to one of the greatest writers in history.

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Charles Dickens - Lloyd is the great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens.

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Cary Elwes - On that note, an ancestor of actor Cary Elwes inspired Charles Dickens' most famous character: Ebenezer Scrooge.

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John Elwes -

John Elwes was a British member of parliament who had inherited extreme wealth, but he hated to spend money and lived in worn-out clothes and a cold house. It's easy to see Dickens' inspiration for Scrooge here!

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Christopher Plummer - The late Christopher Plummer's career spanned seven decades, and he'll forever have a place in our hearts.

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Sir John Abbott -

The Canadian actor's great-grandfather was the prime minister of Canada for one year until his health failed. Despite decades of service to the government, Sir John Abbott once said, "I hate politics."

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King Princess -

Brooklyn-born singer-songwriter King Princess has deep connections to the city of her birth. Her great-great-grandfather Isidor Straus was the owner of the famous Macy's department store.

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Isidor and Ida Straus -

Isidor Straus and his wife Ida both died on the famously tragic voyage of the Titanic in 1912.

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See also: Celebrities you didn't know had royal ancestors

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