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Hilton family

Prominent American family


Prominent American family

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originKløfta, Norway
regionNew Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, California, U.S.
founded
founderAugustus Halvorsen Hilton
other_familiesRothschild family
Walderdorff family
Guinness family

Walderdorff family Guinness family

The Hilton family is an American family that originally comes from Kløfta, Norway, and spans over four generations from New York City and Los Angeles. The family members hold varying degrees of power, wealth and status as socialites in the United States. They are widely known for Hilton Worldwide which was established by Conrad Hilton in 1919 when he bought his first hotel.

The Hilton family is one of the world's most powerful and famous families and are worth over $14.2 billion dollars.

Background

The Hilton family name originates from a farm in the traditional district of Romerike in Akershus county (fylke) of Norway and can be traced to the town of Kløfta since the late 18th century. The American branch of the family is descended from Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, who migrated from Norway to San Antonio, New Mexico in 1870. In the 1900 United States census, Hilton was listed as a dry goods merchant. Conrad Hilton is the son of the Norwegian emigrant and therefore a first-generation American, he laid the base of the modern Hilton family which currently is based in New Mexico, California and New York.

Family tree

  • Halvor Nilsen Hilton (1810–1864), m. Karoline Hansdatter "Kari" Holum. :* Augustus Halvorsen "Gus" Hilton (1854–1919), m. Mary Genevieve Laufersweiler (1863–1956). :: Gus emigrated to the United States in 1870. ::* Felice A. Hilton (1885–1968) ::* Conrad Hilton (1887–1979) ::* Eva C. Hilton (1889–1979) ::* Carl H. Hilton (1892–1957) ::* Julian Hilton (1895–1897) ::* Rosemary J. Hilton (1898–1995) ::* August H. "Boy" Hilton (1901–1929) ::* Helen A. Hilton (1906–2003)

Conrad Hilton descendants

  • By first wife Mary Adelaide Barron (m. 1925, div. 1934) ::* Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (1926–1969), m. Patricia "Trish" McClintock. He was also the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011; m. 1950, div. 1951), though they had no children together. :::* Conrad Nicholson Hilton, III (b. 1960) :::* Michael Otis Hilton (b. 1961), m. Babita Hilton. ::::* Michael Bradford Hilton (b. 1994) ::::* Kathryn Blake Hilton (b. 1999) ::::* Isabelle Hilton (b. 2008) ::* William Barron Hilton (1927–2019), m. Marilyn Hawley. :::* William Barron Hilton, Jr. (1948–2023) :::* Hawley Anne Hilton (b. 1949), m. Jack McAuliffe ::::* Justin Hawley McAuliffe (b. 1987) :::* Steven Michael Hilton (b. 1950) ::::* Nicholas Conrad Hilton (b. 1984) :::* David Alan Hilton (b. 1952) :::* Sharon Constance Hilton (b. 1953) :::* Richard Howard Hilton (b. 1955), m. Kathy Avanzino (half-sister of Kim and Kyle Richards) ::::* Paris Whitney Hilton (b. 1981), m. Carter Milliken Reum in 2021 ::::** Phoenix Barron Hilton Reum (b. January 2023) ::::** London Marilyn Hilton Reum (b. November 2023) ::::* Nicholai Olivia ("Nicky") Hilton (b. 1983), m. James Amschel Victor Rothschild in 2015 :::::* Lily-Grace Victoria Rothschild (b. 2016) :::::* Theodora ("Teddy") Marilyn Rothschild (b. 2017) :::::* Chasen Rothschild (b. 2022) ::::* Barron Nicholas Hilton II (b. 1989), m. Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff in 2017 :::::* Milou Alizée Hilton (b. 2020) :::::* Caspian Barron Hilton (b. 2022) :::::* Apollo Winter Hilton (b. 2024) ::::* Conrad Hughes Hilton (b. 1994) :::* Daniel Kevin Hilton (b. 1962) ::::* Richard Douglas Hilton (b. 1990) :::* Ronald Jeffrey Hilton (b. 1963) ::* Eric Michael Hilton m. Patricia Ann Skipworth (1932–2016) :::* Eric Michael Hilton, Jr. (b. 1955-2019) ::::* Caitlin Patricia Davis Hilton (b. 1994) :::* Beverly Ann Hilton (b. 1956) :::* Linda Hilton (b. 1963) m. Fabrizio Buschini in 1992 ::::* Nicholas Angelo Buschini (b. 1993)m. Emily Rose Banas in 2022 ::::* Brandon Alexandro Buschini (b. 1995) :::* Joseph Bradley Hilton (b. 1967) ::::* Darren Joseph Hilton (b. 1995) ::::* Dean Bradley Hilton (b. 1995) ::::* Allison Elaine Hilton (b. 2002)
  • By second wife Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917–2016; m. 1942, div. 1946) ::* Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton (1947–2015) Francesca was the only child born to any of the Gabor sisters. She had no children and was divorced.
  • No children by third wife Mary Frances Kelly (m. 1976).

References

References

  1. Cope, Rebecca. (March 25, 2021). "Meet the Hiltons: A who's who of May cover star Paris Hilton's famous family".
  2. "The history of Hilton hotels".
  3. Borden, Akin Oyedele, Taylor. "Hilton was just named the best company to work for in the US. Here's how the iconic Hilton family built their wealth.".
  4. (March 25, 2021). "Meet the Hiltons: A who's who of one of the most famous dynasties in Hollywood".
  5. (2022-12-31). "Paris Hilton Net Worth: How much is the fortune of the socialite and businesswoman?".
  6. Loodtz, Carin Pettersson, Ann-Kristin. (2004-02-04). "Norwegian relatives furious with Paris Hilton".
  7. (2021-03-25). "Meet the Hiltons: A who's who of one of the most famous dynasties in Hollywood".
  8. United States Census, 1900
  9. "4 Jun 1978, 367 - Daily News at Newspapers.com".
  10. (March 25, 2014). "Head of Conrad Hilton Foundation to step down at the end of 2015".
  11. (2023-11-24). "Paris Hilton Announces The Birth Of Her Second Child – And Her Very Unusual Name".
  12. "Dallas-born son of Hilton founder dies". Houston Chronicle.
  13. "People - Linda Hilton".
  14. Duke, Alan. (April 19, 2011). "Zsa Zsa Gabor to become new mother at 94, husband says". CNN.
  15. [http://www.aol.com/article/2015/01/06/francesca-hilton-daughter-of-zsa-zsa-gabor-dies-at-67/21125677/ Notice of death of Francesca Hilton], aol.com; accessed January 6, 2015.
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