From Holy See to Hollywood. A noted historian dug into Pope Leo XIV‘s family tree, discovering it includes a who’s who of A-list celebrities, political figures and even a famous novelist. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

He has Creole roots through family members from New Orleans. He plays pandemic sensation turned New York Times tentpole Wordle daily. Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. pointed out last week that he's related to many of America's most enduring exports.

Madonna. Justin Bieber. Angelina Jolie. One’s the Queen of Pop, one’s a Canadian superstar with a “Purpose” and the latter is bona fide Hollywood royalty. According to family history sleuths and ancestry experts,