Family of Joe Biden

Family of Joe Biden
Family of Joe Biden
	Joe Biden, surrounded by members of his family, as he takes the presidential oath of office at his inauguration ceremony in 2021
Current region	Greenville, Delaware
Titles	List President of the United States ; First Lady of the United States ; Vice President of the United States ; Second Lady of the United States ; United States Senator from Delaware ; Attorney General of Delaware ; New Castle County Council Member ;
Members	Joe Biden; Jill Biden; Beau Biden; Hunter Biden; Ashley Biden;
Connected members	Neilia Hunter Biden; Valerie Biden Owens; Hallie Olivere Biden; Howard Krein; Edward Francis Blewitt; Melissa Cohen Biden; Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney;

The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United States from 2021 to 2025 during Biden's presidency. They were also the second family of the United States from 2009 to 2017 during Biden's vice presidency under Barack Obama. Biden's family is mostly descended from the British Isles, with most of their ancestors coming from Ireland and England, and a smaller number descending from the French.^[1]^[2]

Of Biden's sixteen great-great-grandparents, ten of them were born in Ireland. He is descended from the Blewitts of County Mayo and the Finnegans of County Louth.^[3] One of Biden's great-great-great-grandfathers was born in Sussex, England, and emigrated to Maryland in the United States by 1820.^[4]

In the closing months of the Biden administration, several members of his family, including his son, his siblings and his in-laws, were issued presidential pardons.^[5]

^ Smolenyak, Megan (April–May 2013). "Joey From Scranton – Vice President Biden's Irish Roots". Irish America. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
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^ Matt Viser, Irish humor, Irish temper: How Biden's identity shapes his political image, Washington Post (March 17, 2021).
^ Marshall, Olivia (November 3, 2020). "US presidential candidate Joe Biden has roots in Sussex". The Argus. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ Michelle Stoddart; Lucien Bruggeman (January 20, 2025). "President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency". ABC News.

[Smolenyak-1] Smolenyak, Megan (April–May 2013). "Joey From Scranton – Vice President Biden's Irish Roots". Irish America. Retrieved April 15, 2020.

[witcover-2] Cite error: The named reference witcover was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Matt Viser, Irish humor, Irish temper: How Biden's identity shapes his political image, Washington Post (March 17, 2021).

[4] Marshall, Olivia (November 3, 2020). "US presidential candidate Joe Biden has roots in Sussex". The Argus. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[5] Michelle Stoddart; Lucien Bruggeman (January 20, 2025). "President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency". ABC News.

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