Kip Thorne

Thorne – 28th Annual American Cinematheque Awards Honoring Matthew McConaughey – Arrivals – The Beverly Hilton Hotel – Beverly Hills, CA, USA, 2014 – Photo Credit: Kazuki Hirata / HollywoodNewsWire.net / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Kip Stephen Thorne

Place of Birth: Logan, Utah, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 1, 1940

Ethnicity: Breton, Cornish, Dutch [including Frisian], English, French, German, Irish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, 1/8 Danish, 1/8 Manx, 1/8 Swedish, small amount of Belgian [Flemish, Walloon], and Mohawk Native American

Kip Thorne is an American theoretical physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2017.

His father, David Wynne Thorne, was a chemist, from Perry, Utah. His mother, Alison, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, was an economist and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in the discipline from Iowa State College. Kip is married to professor of biokinesiology and physical therapy, Carolee Joyce Winstein. He has two children with his former wife Linda Jean Peterson.

Kip’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twelfth great-grandfather, Thomas Thorne, of North Molton, Devon, England.

Kip’s paternal grandfather was Milton Jefferson Thorne (the son of Richard Thorne and Rebecca Anne Osborn). Milton was born in Perry, Box Elder, Utah. Richard was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Asahel Thorn and Sarah Lester. Rebecca was born in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, the daughter of David Osborn and Cynthia Butler.

Kip’s paternal grandmother was Elmerta Eugenia Nelson (the daughter of Hans Peter Nielsen, later Nelson, and of Viroqua/Virogua Vilate/Violate Neeley). Elmerta was born in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah. Hans was a Danish emigrant, from Hårup, and was the son of Niels Hans Nielsen, later Nelson, and of Ingeborg Sophia Hansdatter. Viroqua was born in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, the daughter of William Neeley and Helen Cravath.

Kip’s maternal grandfather was Newel Howland Comish (the son of Robert Nephi Comish and Emma Jane Howland). Newell was born in Mountain Home, Cache, Utah. Robert was from Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of William Cornish and Elizabeth Keig. Emma was born in Flagg Township, Ogle, Illinois, the daughter of Henry Howland and Martha Diana Case.

Kip’s maternal grandmother was Louise Larson (the daughter of Alof Larson and May Louise Hunt). Louise was born in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona. Alof was the son of Swedish emigrants, Måns Larsson, later Mons Larson, of Skeglinge, Skåne; and Elna Olsdotter Malmström, of Lund, Skåne. May was born in San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co., California, the daughter of John Hunt and Lois B. Pratt, who was from Ripley, Chautauqua, New York. May’s adopted brother, Frank Grouard, was a captive of Native Americans for five years, and was later a U.S. Army scout.

Kip’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced to his fourteenth great-grandmother, Elizabeth (1474, Glastonbury, Somerset, England – 1549, Somerset).

Sources: Genealogy of Kip Thorne – https://famouskin.com

Genealogy of Kip Thorne (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogies of Kip’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org