The Tom Hanks Family Tree

AI-researched family tree — 29 members · 1847–1956 · 14 living.

Family connections and stories

• Amos Ball — spouse: Selina Scoble; child: Gladys Hilda Ball
  Born May 13, 1849; Died 1934
• Amos Mefford Hanks — mother: Gladys Hilda Ball; father: Ernest Buel Hanks; spouse: Janet Marylyn Frager; child: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; child: Larry Hanks; child: Sandra Hanks Benoiton; child: Jim Hanks; parent: Ernest Buel Hanks
  Born March 4, 1924; Died January 31, 1992
  Itinerant Cook

  Father of Tom Hanks, worked as an itinerant cook.

• Charlotte Hanks — mother: Samantha Bryant; father: Colin Hanks; parent: Colin Hanks; parent: Samantha Bryant
• Chester Hanks — mother: Rita Wilson; father: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Rita Wilson; child: Michaiah Hanks
  Born August 1990
  Actor, Rapper, Personal Trainer

  Son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, actor, rapper, and personal trainer.

• Clarence Peter Frager — mother: Mary Enos; father: Manuel Gonsalves Frager; spouse: Elexio Norrine Rose; child: Janet Marylyn Frager; parent: Manuel Gonsalves Frager; parent: Mary Enos
  Born November 2, 1903; Died January 16, 1945
• Colin Hanks — mother: Samantha Lewes; father: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; spouse: Samantha Bryant; parent: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Samantha Lewes; child: Olivia Hanks; child: Charlotte Hanks
  Born 1977
  Actor, Producer, Director

  Son of Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes, actor, producer, and director.

• Daniel Boone Hanks — spouse: Mary Catherine Mefford; child: Ernest Buel Hanks
  Born September 10, 1847; Died 1920
• Elexio Norrine Rose — mother: Josephine Borge; father: Emmanuel Rose; spouse: Clarence Peter Frager; child: Janet Marylyn Frager; parent: Emmanuel Rose; parent: Josephine Borge
  Born February 5, 1907; Died February 9, 1955
• Elizabeth Ann Hanks — mother: Samantha Lewes; father: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Samantha Lewes
  Born 1982
  Writer, Actress

  Daughter of Tom Hanks and Samantha Lewes, writer and actress.

• Emmanuel Rose — spouse: Josephine Borge; child: Elexio Norrine Rose
  Born 1869; Died 1910

  Great-grandfather of Tom Hanks, also known as Manuel L. Rosa Jr. Emigrated from the Azores, Portugal.

• Ernest Buel Hanks — mother: Mary Catherine Mefford; father: Daniel Boone Hanks; spouse: Gladys Hilda Ball; child: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Daniel Boone Hanks; parent: Mary Catherine Mefford
  Born September 1890; Died May 14, 1935
• Gladys Hilda Ball — mother: Selina Scoble; father: Amos Ball; spouse: Ernest Buel Hanks; child: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Amos Ball; parent: Selina Scoble
  Born March 6, 1888; Died June 2, 1965
• Janet Marylyn Frager — mother: Elexio Norrine Rose; father: Clarence Peter Frager; spouse: Amos Mefford Hanks; child: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; child: Larry Hanks; child: Sandra Hanks Benoiton; child: Jim Hanks; parent: Clarence Peter Frager
  Born January 18, 1932; Died 2016
  Hospital Worker

  Mother of Tom Hanks, worked as a hospital worker.

• Jim Hanks — mother: Janet Marylyn Frager; father: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Janet Marylyn Frager
  Born 1961
  Voice Actor, Puppeteer, Actor, Filmmaker

  Younger brother of Tom Hanks, voice actor, puppeteer, actor, and filmmaker.

• Josephine Borge — spouse: Emmanuel Rose; child: Elexio Norrine Rose
  Born 1878; Died 1947

  Great-grandmother of Tom Hanks, also known as Leonora E. A. Borge or Nora E. A. Borges. From Portuguese parents.

• Larry Hanks — mother: Janet Marylyn Frager; father: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Janet Marylyn Frager
  Born 1952
  Writer, Producer, Entomologist

  Older brother of Tom Hanks, writer, producer, and entomology professor.

• Manuel Gonsalves Frager — spouse: Mary Enos; child: Clarence Peter Frager
  Born 1872; Died 1933

  Great-grandfather of Tom Hanks, also known as William Frager or Frank G Frager/Fraga. Emigrated from the Azores.

• Mary Catherine Mefford — spouse: Daniel Boone Hanks; child: Ernest Buel Hanks
  Born September 8, 1855; Died August 27, 1923
• Mary Enos — spouse: Manuel Gonsalves Frager; child: Clarence Peter Frager
  Born 1878; Died 1930

  Great-grandmother of Tom Hanks, also known as Frances Enos. Her family's surname was originally Ignacio. From Portuguese parents.

• Michaiah Hanks — mother: Tiffany Miles; father: Chester Hanks; parent: Chester Hanks; parent: Tiffany Miles
• Olivia Hanks — mother: Samantha Bryant; father: Colin Hanks; parent: Colin Hanks; parent: Samantha Bryant
• Rita Wilson — spouse: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; child: Chester Hanks; child: Truman Theodore Hanks
  Born 1956
  Actress, Singer

  Second wife of Tom Hanks, actress and singer.

• Samantha Bryant — spouse: Colin Hanks; child: Olivia Hanks; child: Charlotte Hanks

  Wife of Colin Hanks.

• Samantha Lewes — spouse: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; child: Colin Hanks; child: Elizabeth Ann Hanks
  Born 1952; Died 2002
  Actress, Producer

  First wife of Tom Hanks, actress and producer.

• Sandra Hanks Benoiton — mother: Janet Marylyn Frager; father: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Amos Mefford Hanks; parent: Janet Marylyn Frager
  Born 1954
  Writer, Educator

  Older sister of Tom Hanks, works in education and is a writer.

• Selina Scoble — spouse: Amos Ball; child: Gladys Hilda Ball
  Born May 24, 1849; Died January 16, 1907
• Tiffany Miles — child: Michaiah Hanks
• Thomas Jeffrey Hanks — mother: Janet Marylyn Frager; father: Amos Mefford Hanks; spouse: Samantha Lewes; child: Colin Hanks; child: Elizabeth Ann Hanks; child: Chester Hanks; child: Truman Theodore Hanks; parent: Amos Mefford Hanks
  Born July 9, 1956
  Actor, Filmmaker

  American actor and filmmaker, known for his versatile performances in a wide range of films, earning numerous awards including two Academy Awards.

• Truman Theodore Hanks — mother: Rita Wilson; father: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Thomas Jeffrey Hanks; parent: Rita Wilson
  Born December 1995
  Camera Operator, Actor

  Son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, camera operator and actor.

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