In October 2023, the Kennedy family criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to run for president in 2024. RFK Jr. is one of 11 children. Four of them made a public statement before the election. “Bobby’s decision to run as a third-party candidate against Biden is dangerous,” Kerry Kennedy posted on Instagram. She also spoke for Rory, Joseph P. Kennedy II, and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
RFK Jr. is a member of an American dynasty who has made a name for himself as an anti-vaccine activist, environmental lawyer, and politician. He is also a father of six. You need to know about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s kids.
Conor Kennedy dated Taylor Swift. He was born in 1994 and has kept a low profile. Conor’s short romance with Taylor Swift was very public. Us Weekly says Swift became interested in the Kennedy family after watching the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys. The singer started collecting Kennedy memorabilia and doing research. Rory Kennedy contacted Swift to get concert tickets. They became friends. Rory invited Swift to the Kennedy compound for the Fourth of July, where she met Conor.
The Swift/Kennedy romance ended in the fall.
Conor Kennedy fought in Ukraine.
In 2013, he was arrested in Washington, D.C., during a protest against the Keystone Pipeline. His father and other environmental activists also joined the protest. Conor and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were arrested and taken to a police station in handcuffs. The father and son paid a fine and left.
In 2022, Kennedy said on Instagram that he fought in Ukraine’s International Legion. “I was moved by what I saw in Ukraine,” he wrote. He said his time in Ukraine was “scary” but worth it.
Robert F. Kennedy III married a former CIA agent in 2018. He has mostly stayed out of the limelight. 2018, he made headlines when he announced he was marrying ex-CIA spy Amaryllis Fox that year. A friend of the couple told Page Six they’d known each other for a while.
The following year, Fox and Bobby III had a daughter, Bobby. “Baby Bobby arrived safe and sound on January 7th at 6:27 pm,” Fox wrote on Instagram. In 2021, Fox gave birth to their second child, a son. Fox said on Instagram that he was named after boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Bobby Kennedy III has worked in filmmaking and theater. Before marrying Amaryllis Fox, he wore many hats. He graduated from Brown University and worked in politics, even joining a political fact-checking site.
Bobby III then switched to the arts, writing and starring in a film set in Italy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s eldest son left the screen to write a musical.
Aidan Kennedy was born when his dad was in jail. He is one of the more private Kennedys. He is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s youngest child. Aidan was born while his father was in prison on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. His father was there for trespassing and protesting the 2001 U.S. Navy bombing.
RFK Jr. divorced Richardson in 2010 after 16 years. In 2012, Richardson died by suicide. Aidan was 11. Richardson was upset about the custody battle with RFK. Jr. and his ex-wife discussed their children during their divorce.
Kyra Kennedy struggled after her mother died. Her father sent her to live with his third wife, Cheryl Hines.
RFK Jr. thought he was doing the best for his daughter by sending her to live with Cheryl Hines. But she kept making headlines.
Kyra Kennedy used Instagram to showcase her socialite status and party lifestyle. This upset her father, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who banned her from posting for more than three years. She was finally allowed to post again in 2019.
Kathleen Alexandra Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s eldest daughter, studied theater. Born in 1988, she graduated from Stanford with degrees in history and theater. Kick is also an activist, especially for clean water.
Kick is also passionate about acting.
William Finbar Kennedy graduated college with high honors. He and his brother, Aiden Caohman Vieques Kennedy, avoid the public eye.
We know about William from his LinkedIn account, which has been deleted. The Kennedy grandchild got his bachelor’s degree with high honors from Brown University, where he studied history. In 2017, he did an internship at Morgan Stanley. In 2018, William completed an apprenticeship at Bailey Capital, where he was later hired as an analyst.