Interesting Relatives

After over a quarter century searching out the stories of my family, I've stumbled on some very interesting relatives. These are noteworthy people with whom I share a common blood line.

1st cousin, once removed
▶ Oliver 'Buck' Champeau (1934-1975) — perished on the Edmund Fitzgerald (relation to me)

5th cousin
▶ Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) — 7th Prime Minister of Canada (1896-1911) (W) (relation to me)

6th cousin, three times removed
▶ Pierre Trudeau (1919-2000) — 19th Prime Minister of Canada (1968-79) (W) (relation to me)

7th cousin, once removed
▶ Alex Trebek (1940-2020) — TV host (W) (relation to me)
▶ Avril Lavigne (1984-) — singer (W) (relation to me)
▶ Jean Chrétien (1934-) — 20th Prime Minister of Canada (1993-2003) (W) (relation to me)
▶ Shania Twain (1965-) — singer (W) (relation to me)

7th cousin, twice removed
▶ Jim Carrey (1962-) — actor (W) (relation to me)
▶ Paul Martin (1938-) — 21st Prime Minister of Canada (2003-06) (W) (relation to me)

8th cousin
▶ Rufus Wainwright (1970s-) — singer (W) (relation to me)

8th great grandmother
▶ Marie-Louise Lecoutre (1648-1709) — one of ~700 filles du roi (relation to me)

8th cousin, once removed
▶ Angelina Jolie (1975-) — actress (W) (relation to me)
▶ Chris Pratt (1979-) — actor (W) (relation to me)
▶ Justin Bieber (1994-) — singer (W) (relation to me)
▶ Mark Wahlberg (1971-) — actor (W) (relation to me)
▶ Matthew Perry (1969-2023) — actor (W) (relation to me)
▶ René Lévesque (1922-87) — 23rd premier of Quebec (1976-85) (W) (relation to me)

8th cousin, twice removed
▶ Céline Dion (1968-) — singer (W) (relation to me)
▶ Glenn Frey (1948-2016) — musician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Madonna Ciccone (1958-) — singer (W) (relation to me)
▶ Mario Lemieux (1965-) — hockey player (W) (relation to me)
▶ Robert Goulet (1933-2007) — singer, actor (W) (relation to me)

9th cousin
▶ Marc Garneau (1949-2025) — Canadian astronaut and politician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Ryan Gosling (1980-) — actor (W) (relation to me)

9th cousins
▶ Ellen DeGeneres (1958-) — comedian, TV host (W) (relation to me)

9th great grandfather
▶ Christophe Crevier (1611-62) — early immigrant from France to Quebec (relation to me)

9th cousin, once removed
▶ Ann Wilson (1950-) — musician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Nancy Wilson (1954-) — musician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Pope Leo XIV (1955-) — head of the Catholic Church (W) (relation to me)
▶ Tom Bergeron (1955-) — actor (W) (relation to me)

10th cousin
▶ Beyoncé Knowles (1981-) — musician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Dan Aykroyd (1952-) — actor, musician (W) (relation to me)
▶ Justin Theroux (1971-) — actor (W) (relation to me)
▶ Liza Minnelli (1946-) — actress, singer, dancer (W) (relation to me)

10th cousin, once removed
▶ Anne Murray (1945-) — singer (W) (relation to me)

11th cousin
▶ Matt LeBlanc (1967-) — actor (W) (relation to me)

not related (yet)
▶ Marie Antoinette Chevalier (1784-1865) — Wisconsin pioneer and namesake of Marinette County, Wisconsin (relation to me)