Celebrities With Famous Ancestor

English actress Helena Bonham Carter's father, Raymond Bonham Carter, hailed from an influential British political family. Helena's maternal grandparents were painter Baroness Hélène Fould-Springer and diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón. Her paternal grandmother, Violet Bonham Carter, was a popular feminist and politician whose father, H. H. Asquith, served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

American actress Rashida Jones claims descent from a line of European and American royalty on her father Quincy Jones' side. Among Rashida's paternal ancestors are Betty Washington Lewis and Edward I. Betty Washington Lewis was an American Colonist and the sister of George Washington. Edward I reigned as the King of England from 1272 until his death in 1307.

Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor who won several awards including an Academy Award in a career that spanned 70 years. On his mother's side, Christopher Plummer's great-grandfather was Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott who served as the third Prime Minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. On his father's side, Christopher's great-uncle was Frederick Barnard Fetherstonhaugh who was a patent lawyer and agent. Fetherstonhaugh was also the founder of the popular patent agency Fetherstonhaugh & Co.