The Hilton family is an American family that originally comes from
San Antonio, New Mexico
San Antonio is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, roughly in the center of the state, on the Rio Grande. The entire population of the county is approximately 18,000.
Description
San Antonio is partly a ...
, and spans over four generations from New York City and Los Angeles. The family members hold varying degrees of power, wealth and status as
socialite
A socialite is a person from a wealthy and (possibly) aristocratic background, who is prominent in high society. A socialite generally spends a significant amount of time attending various fashionable social gatherings, instead of having tradit ...
s in the United States. They are widely known for the
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton.
The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton. As ...
Group which was established by
Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916 Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disi ...
in 1919 when he bought his first hotel.
The Hilton family is one of the world's most powerful and famous families, with a net worth of over $4.5 billion.
Family tree
* Halvor Nilsen Hilton (1810–1864), m. Karoline Hansdatter "Kari" Holum.
:* Augustus Halvorson "Gus" Hilton b. Norway (1854–1919), m. Mary Genevieve Laufersweiler (1863–1956).
:: Gus emigrated to the United States in 1870.
::* Felice A. Hilton (1885–1968)
::*
Conrad Hilton
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Sr. (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American businessman who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916 Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature, but became disi ...
(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
Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...
(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)
::::* Jasmine Blake Hilton (b. 1999)
::::* Isabelle Hilton (b. 2008)
::*
William Barron Hilton (1927–2019), m. Marilyn Hawley.
:::* William Barron Hilton, Jr. (b. 1948)
:::* Hawley Anne Hilton (b. 1949), m. Jack McAuliffe
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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 Richards (half-sister of
Kim and
Kyle Richards)
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Paris Whitney Hilton (b. 1981), m.
Carter Milliken Reum in 2021
::::*
Nicholai Olivia ("Nicky") Hilton (b. 1983), m. James Rothschild in 2015
:::::* Lily-Grace Victoria Rothschild (b. 2016)
:::::* Teddy Marilyn Rothschild (b. 2017)
:::::* son (b. 2022)
::::* Barron Nicholas Hilton II (b. 1989), m.
Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff
Countess Tessa June von Walderdorff (german: Tessa June Gräfin von Walderdorff; born 20 February 1994), also known by her married name Tessa Hilton, is an American socialite, model, and real estate broker. She previously worked as an actress in s ...
in 2017
:::::* Milou Alizée Hilton (b. 2020)
:::::* Caspian Barron Hilton (b. 2022)
::::* Conrad Hughes Hilton (b. 1994)
:::* Daniel Kevin Hilton (b. 1962)
::::* Richard Douglas Hilton (b. 1990)
:::* Ronald Jeffrey Hilton (b. 1963)
::*
Eric Michael Hilton (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 1992
::::* Nicholas Angelo Buschini (b. 1993)m. Emily Rose Banas 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)
Notice of death of Francesca Hilton
aol.com; accessed January 6, 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
External links
Ancestry of Paris Hilton
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American families of German ancestry
American socialites
Families of German ancestry
Conrad Hilton family
American people of Norwegian descent
Bavarian emigrants to the United States
People from Fürth
People from Ullensaker
Roman Catholic families
American hoteliers