The Trump Family Tree, Explained
A visual guide to five generations of the Trump family — from Friedrich Trump's arrival in New York to today's Trump grandchildren.
The Trump family spans five generations and three continents. This guide walks through who's who — starting with the family's German immigrant roots and ending with the cousins, in-laws, and grandchildren who make up today's extended network.
The family at a glance
- People
- 36
- Generations
- 5
- Years spanned
- 154 (1869–2023)
- Earliest born
- Friedrich (1869)
- Latest born
- Barron (2006)
How to read the graph
Each circle is a person. Lines connect parents to children, and spouses to each other. Click a node to focus on it; drag to rearrange the layout.
First generation — the immigrants
Friedrich Trump emigrated from Kallstadt in 1885 and married Elizabeth Christ in 1902. Their three children — Elizabeth, Fred Sr., and John — established the family's footing in New York.
Where it began
Friedrich Trump
1869–1918 · Kallstadt, Germany
Born 1869 in Kallstadt, Germany. Emigrated to New York in 1885.
Married Elizabeth Christ Trump
Second generation — Fred Sr. and Mary Anne
Fred Trump Sr. built the family real-estate business in Brooklyn and Queens. With Mary Anne MacLeod he had five children — the third generation.
Fred Sr. & Mary Anne's children
Third generation — Donald and his siblings
Donald Trump married three times — to Ivana Zelníčková, Marla Maples, and Melania Knauss — and has five children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, and Barron.
Donald J. Trump
45th & 47th President of the United States
1946– · Queens, New York
45th and 47th President of the United States.
Married Ivana Trump (Zelníčková) · Marla Maples · Melania Trump (Knauss)
A century in dates
Births and deaths across the family
- 1869Friedrich Trump born
- 1880
Elizabeth Christ Trump born - 1905
Fred Trump Sr. born - 1907
John G. Trump born - 1912MAMary Anne MacLeod Trump born
- 1918Friedrich Trump died
- 1937Maryanne Trump Barry born
- 1938Fred Trump Jr. born
- 1942ETElizabeth Trump Grau born
- 1946Donald J. Trump born
- 1948Robert Trump born
- 1949
Ivana Trump (Zelníčková) born - 1963
Marla Maples born - 1965
Mary L. Trump born - 1966Elizabeth Christ Trump died
- 1970
Melania Trump (Knauss) born - 1977
Donald Trump Jr. born - 1981Fred Trump Jr. died
- 1981
Ivanka Trump born - 1981
Jared Kushner born - 1982
Lara Trump (Yunaska) born - 1984
Eric Trump born - 1985John G. Trump died
- 1993
Tiffany Trump born - 1999Fred Trump Sr. died
- 2000MAMary Anne MacLeod Trump died
- 2006
Barron Trump born - 2020Robert Trump died
- 2022Ivana Trump (Zelníčková) died
- 2023Maryanne Trump Barry died
Generation by generation
- Friedrich
- Elizabeth
Elizabeth- Fred
- MAMary
- John
- Maryanne
- Fred
Linda- ETElizabeth
- Donald
- Ivana
- Marla
- Melania
- Robert
Fred- Mary
- Donald
Vanessa- Ivanka
- Jared
- Eric
- Lara
- Tiffany
Michael- Barron
Kai
Donald- TMTristan
- SFSpencer
- CSChloe
Arabella- JFJoseph
- TJTheodore
- ELEric
- CDCarolina
From the immigrant to the grandchildren
The shortest path from the family's founder to a fifth-generation grandchild runs through four generations of fathers and sons.
FriedrichFredDonaldDonaldKaiBy the numbers
Three continents, five generations, one real-estate dynasty that reached the Oval Office twice.
Common questions
- How many children does Donald Trump have?
- Five — Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany and Barron.
- How many times has Donald Trump been married?
- Three times: Ivana Zelníčková, Marla Maples and Melania Knauss.
- Who was Fred Trump?
- Donald Trump's father, a New York property developer who built the family fortune.
- Where did the Trump family come from?
- Kallstadt, in Germany. Friedrich Trump emigrated in 1885.
- Who is Mary Anne MacLeod?
- Donald Trump's mother, born on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland.
- Does Donald Trump have siblings?
- Four — Maryanne, Fred Jr., Elizabeth and Robert.
- What happened to Fred Trump Jr.?
- He died in 1981 of alcoholism, aged 42.
- Who is Mary L. Trump?
- Fred Jr.'s daughter, a psychologist who wrote a critical book about the family.
- Who are Donald Trump's grandchildren?
- Ten, across Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
- Who is Jared Kushner?
- Ivanka Trump's husband, from a New Jersey property family of his own.