Tom Hanks is related to Abraham Lincoln.

Famous Figures

T om Hanks has played historical figures such as Walt Disney and Mister Rogers throughout his illustrious career, but he’s never been a president — not even the one he’s related to. As if he weren’t already enough of an American icon, the Oscar-winning actor is also a relative of Abraham Lincoln. And everyone’s favorite everyman isn’t the only actor related to an American president.

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By the Numbers

Year Nancy Hanks was born

1784

Box-office gross of 2012’s Lincoln

$275 million

Did you know?

Tom Hanks owns more than 250 typewriters.

Stamps and coins have inspired many a collector over the years, but Tom Hanks doesn’t get out of bed for anything less than a typewriter. He has no fewer than 250 of them — as revealed in the 2017 documentary California Typewriter — 90% of which are in perfect working order. “What thrills me about typewriters is that they are meant to do one thing and one thing only,” he said during an interview conducted for the film, “and with the tiniest amount of effort, and maintenance, it will last a thousand years.” His obsession began in 1978, when he attempted to get a poorly made typewriter fixed and was instead sold a Hermes 2000 for $45. He even wrote a collection of short stories called Uncommon Type, with each tale featuring a typewriter.