Tortured poets: Taylor Swift, Emily Dickinson revealed to be cousins

Tortured poets: Taylor Swift, Emily Dickinson revealed to be cousins

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Taylor Alison Swift
1 Video View·Mar 29, 2026

According to Ancestry.com, Taylor Swift is related to one of the biggest names in literary history. The pop star and Emily Dickinson are sixth cousins, three times removed, through a man named Jonathan Gillette born in 1641!