Hilton family
Encyclopedia
The Hilton family is a prominent Norwegian American
and German American
family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton
(1887–1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialite
s, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughters Paris Hilton
and Nicky Hilton
.
, Norway
, where relatives still live.
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
and German American
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
family founded by hotel magnate Conrad Hilton
Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American businessman and investor. He is well known for being the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain.-Early life:Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico...
(1887–1979). His descendants continue to hold varying degrees of wealth and status as socialite
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
s, and some have become famous, such as great-granddaughters Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
and Nicky Hilton
Nicky Hilton
Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton is an American businesswoman, fashion model, socialite, celebutante, heiress and fashion designer. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton and younger sister of Paris Hilton....
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Family tree
The Hilton family farmed land near UllensakerUllensaker
Ullensaker is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Jessheim. It has a population of approximately 30,000 inhabitants...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, where relatives still live.
- Halvor Nilsen Hilton (1810–1864), m. Karoline Hansdatter “Kari” Holum.
- Augustus Halvorson “Gus” Hilton (1854–1919), m. Mary Genevieve Laufersweiler (1861–1947).
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- Gus emigrated to the United States in 1870.
- Felice A. Hilton (1885–1968)
- Conrad HiltonConrad HiltonConrad Nicholson Hilton was an American businessman and investor. He is well known for being the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain.-Early life:Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico...
(1887–1979) - Eva C. Hilton (1889–1979)
- Carl H. Hilton (1892–1957)
- Julia Hilton (1895–1897)
- Rosemary J. Hilton (1898–1995)
- August H. "Boy" Hilton (1901–1929)
- Helen A. Hilton (January 30, 1906 – February 22, 2003)
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Conrad Hilton descendants
- By first wife Mary Adelaide Barron (m. 1925, div. 1934)
- Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr.Conrad Hilton, Jr.Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton, Jr. was an American socialite, hotel heir, businessman, and TWA director. He was one of the sons of Conrad Hilton .-Early life:...
(1926–1969), m. Patricia "Trish" McClintock. He was also the first husband of Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth TaylorDame Elizabeth Rosemond "Liz" Taylor, DBE was a British-American actress. From her early years as a child star with MGM, she became one of the great screen actresses of Hollywood's Golden Age...
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- Conrad Nicholson Hilton, III (born 1960)
- Michael Otis Hilton (born 1961)
- William Barron HiltonBarron HiltonWilliam Barron Hilton I is an American business magnate, socialite, and hotel heir. He is the former co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels chain, and the original owner of the Los Angeles Chargers...
(b. 1927), m. Marilyn Hawley. Barron Hilton, who succeeded his father as President of Hilton Hotels and founded the Los Angeles ChargersSan Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, is a billionaireBillionaireA billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
on the Forbes 400Forbes 400The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes Magazine magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. The list is published annually in September, and 2010 marks the 29th issue. The 400 was started by Malcom Forbes in 1982 and treats those in the list like...
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- William Barron Hilton
- William Barron Hilton, Jr. (born 1948)
- Hawley Anne Hilton (born 1949)
- Stephen Michael Hilton (born 1950)
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- Nicholas Conrad Hilton (b. 1984)
- David Alan Hilton (born 1952)
- Sharon Constance Hilton (born 1953)
- Richard Howard HiltonRichard HiltonRichard Howard "Rick" Hilton is an American entrepreneur and hotelier. He is the Chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerages firm based in Beverly Hills that specializes in homes and estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and...
(born 1955), m. Kathy RichardsKathy HiltonKathleen Elizabeth "Kathy" Hilton is an American actress. She is the mother of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.-Personal life and family:...
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- Paris Whitney HiltonParis HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
(b. 1981) - Nicholai Olivia HiltonNicky HiltonNicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton is an American businesswoman, fashion model, socialite, celebutante, heiress and fashion designer. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton and younger sister of Paris Hilton....
(b. 1983) - Barron Nicholas Hilton II (b. 1989)
- Conrad Hughes Hilton (b. 1994)
- Paris Whitney Hilton
- Daniel Kevin Hilton (born 1962)
- Ronald Jeffrey Hilton (born 1963)
- Eric Michael Hilton (b. 1932)
- By second wife Zsa Zsa GaborZsa Zsa GaborZsa Zsa Gabor is a Hungarian-born American stage, film and television actress.She acted on stage in Vienna, Austria, in 1932, and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", with a personality that...
(m. 1942, div. 1946) - Constance Francesca Gabor Hiltonhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/04/14/gabor.baby/index.html?hpt=T2 (b. 1947)
- Francesca is the only child born to any of the Gabor sistersGabor sistersThe Gabor sisters are three famous Hungarian actresses/socialites:* Magda Gabor 1918-1997* Zsa Zsa Gabor 1917-present* Eva Gabor 1919-1995...
. She has no children. Divorced. She lives in Los Angeles has appeared in motion pictures, was a champion Tennessee Walking Horse competitor and Blue Ribbon winner and is a writer represented by Edward Lozzi & Associates in Beverly Hills- No children by third wife Mary Frances Kelly (m. 1976).
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Sources
- Ancestry of Paris Hilton
- http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/03/entertainment/ca-francesca3