10 Things You Didn't Know About Tom Hanks

10. He's Actually Related To Abraham Lincoln

It was been revealed in 2013 that the Forrest Gump star is related to one of America's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln.Tom Hanks is third cousin, four times removed of the former president, and his link to 'Honest Abe' comes through the President€™s mother, Nancy Hanks. Hanks has known he was a distant relative of Lincoln since he was a child, with details of his ancestry passed down by members of his extended family. Details of the genealogical link were revealed by Hanks when it was announced he would narrate the film Killing Lincoln, which was released for television in 2013.
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