Which Dracula are you most closely connected to?

Question

This week's Example Profile of the Week is the "real" Count Dracula, Vlad of Wallachia.

Featured alongside him are people who have portrayed Dracula in movies and television:

• Christopher Lee
• Bela Lugosi
• John Carradine
• Gloria Holden
• Leslie Nielsen
• Rutger Hauer
• Lon Chaney, Jr.
• David Niven

Who are you most closely connected to? If you're one of the 20,745,000 of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

You can also check for shared ancestors with the Relationship Finder. Are you a cousin to any of them?

Let us know below!

P.S. Help us choose and improve profiles for next week's feature: US Presidents.

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Frank Langella

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19 degrees Christopher Lee

19 degrees Lon Chaney

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John Carradine is a 14th cousin, but no other "blood" relatives.

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You forgot George Hamilton "love at first bite" a funny Dracula movie and Barnabas Collins Dark Shadows played by Jonathan Frick.

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17 th cousin 1x with David Caradean closest vampire.

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12 degrees Lon Chaney

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John Carradine and Lon Chaney Jr.  Both are 10th cousins, 3 times removed.

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19 degrees from Lon Cheney, Jr. who is my 14th cousin.

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Closest connection: Bela Lugosi and John Carradine tie at 19 degrees.

Closest relationship: John Carradine - 10th cousins twice removed via Anthony Bessey.

Does anyone else find it interesting that Bela Lugosi's parents are not linked into his profile, even though they are named in his bio?

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barnabas Collins was played by Jonathan Frid

Answer 1

John Carradine is an 8th cousin one time removed.

Answer 2

I'm closest to David Carradine but that's through my husband.

The one that amuses me most is my connection to Rutger Hauer (who I suggested) through Elvis Presley LOL What??

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Thank everything! My Aunt, wonderful leader of the Greeters Group at WT, is connected to me.

As I am connected to all of the Dracula profiles. As you are connected to Rutger H. we must be connected Debi.

Oh my I just used the connection finder. We are even closer than I/and you think we both are.

Check THIS

Only 28 degrees from Debi.

Because of so many adding and working hard at WT I am connected to my WT-aunt. Thank you all!

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And your "mum," Astrid!! 

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Mum Julie, there must be something wrong with the connection finder. Look HERE!

You are my mum and we are 28 degrees apart?!

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You are also just a smidge older than me!! 

("smidge" = "klein beetje" hehehe)

Answer 3

Closest to Lon Cheney at 18 degrees.

Answer 4

I had three at 20 degrees, and 2 within 30 generations:

• 22 Christopher Lee
• 20 Bela Lugosi
• 20 John Carradine (17th cousins)
• 23 Gloria Holden
• 24 Leslie Nielsen
• 24 Rutger Hauer
• 20 Lon Chaney, Jr. (17th cousins twice removed)
• 22 David Niven

Answer 5

* John Carradine and I are 17th cousins once removed (Uncertain)

* Lon Chaney, Jr and I are 10th cousins three times removed 

* David Niven and I are 13th cousins four times removed 

Answer 6

From John Carradine 18 degrees (8th cousin once removed).

Answer 7

The e-mail that's just come in shows I'm 13 degrees from the actor Christopher Lee (but another Christopher Lee is my Brother in Law somewhat closer!)

28 degrees from Vlad himself.

I strongly suspect both are via my wife, as every match the connection finder manages (other than to people I've personally added) are through her.

Answer 8

1. 30 degrees from Vlad III of Wallachia
2. 33 degrees from David Niven
3. 34 degrees from Christopher Lee
4. ...

Answer 9

I are 35 from Vlad III of Wallachia

27 from John Carradine

26 from Lon Chaney

28 from Rutger Hauer

29 from Gloria Holden

19 from Christopher Lee

29 from Bela Lugosi

28 from Leslie Nielsen

25 from David Niven

23 from Margaret Allison.

Answer 10

I seem to have maintained a safe distance from all of them. The actors range from 19 steps (John Carradine) to 22 steps (Gloria Holden and Christopher Lee), and Vlad is fully 28 steps away. 

Answer 11

16 degrees from Lon Chaney Jr., 7th cousins once removed, Josiah Quinby Quinby-29

17 degrees from John Carradine, 8th cousins, Aechtje Jans Jans-24

21 degrees from Bela Lugosi

21 degrees from David Niven

22 degrees from Christopher Lee

22 degrees from Leslie Nielsen

24 degrees from Gloria Holden

25 degrees from Rutger Hauer

29 degrees from Vlad III of Wallachia

24 degrees from Margaret Allison

Answer 12

Closest is Lon Chaney Jr. at 18 degrees.

Answer 13

7th cousins five time removed to John Carradine, via Andrew Moore (Monroe-377).

9th cousins, five times removed to Lon Chaney via Francis Brewster (Brewster-432)

Answer 14

Only two come close

20 degrees from John Carradine

20 degrees from Lon Chaney Jr  (both descendants of Philip Pinckney)

 

Answer 15

John Carradine and I are 8th cousins twice removed.

Happy Halloween!

Answer 16

Abby and Chris: Thank you for posting and showcasing this fun activity. I am connected to all of the actors ranging from 19 to 26 steps. I am related to only one of them. John Carradine and I are 13th cousins once removed.

Answer 17

Christopher Lee and John Carradine are both 21 degrees removed from me each branching off on one of my parents. 

Answer 18

I am 17 degrees from Lon Chaney (through my father's side) and we are 9th cousins twice removed, through my mother's side. I suspect we might be even closer cousins on my father's side but not all the connections have been made yet.

And I am 20 degrees from John Carradine (though my husband) and we are 9th cousins once removed through my mother's side.

Answer 19

I'm closest to John Carradine - 18 degrees from John Carradine.

Answer 20

21 degrees from Lon Chaney Jr