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What iconic names are featured in the 1940 USA census?

The 1940 USA census gives an insight into life for ordinary Americans – but also the lives of well-known celebrities from that era. We take a look at some of them.

21/04/12 6,257 Views 10 Comments

THE USA’S 1940 census has been released online – which means that we can get a glimpse into the living circumstances of ordinary Americans during World War II.

But it also gives an insight into the lives of famous men and women living in the USA during this time.

The archives give us a look at life for the likes of Grace Kelly, Elvis Presley, and even Albert Einstein. Which celeb’s dad was a carpenter – and who lived with a butler and a cook?

Here is a slideshow of census records from these famous faces, from MyHeritage.com:

What iconic names are featured in the 1940 USA census?
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  • Elvis Presley

    The census records show us that when Elvis Presley was 5, his father was a carpenter and his mother was a seamstress.

  • Albert Einstein

    Here's the Albert Einstein household in 1940 - the year he received US citizenship. He lived with his daughter, sister and a lodger, Helen Dukas. Dukas was Einstein's secretary and also took over the running of the Einstein home following the death of the physicist's second wife in 1936.

  • Charlie Chaplin

    The iconic film director and actor lived with his wife Paulette. They listed as part of their household a maid, cook, and chauffeur. This dates from the same time as his iconic film The Dictator.

  • Al Capone

    The notorious gangster Al Capone gave his residence not as a house, but a US penal prison in California.

  • Grace Kelly

    A 10-year-old Grace Kelly lived with her parents and three siblings.

  • Fred Astaire

    Fred Astaire and his wife Phyllis lived with their son, step-son, a butler, the butler's wife, a cook, a maid and a nurse.
  • The census records show us that when Elvis Presley was 5, his father was a carpenter and his mother was a seamstress.
  • Here's the Albert Einstein household in 1940 - the year he received US citizenship. He lived with his daughter, sister and a lodger, Helen Dukas. Dukas was Einstein's secretary and also took over the running of the Einstein home following the death of the physicist's second wife in 1936.
  • The iconic film director and actor lived with his wife Paulette. They listed as part of their household a maid, cook, and chauffeur. This dates from the same time as his iconic film The Dictator.
  • The notorious gangster Al Capone gave his residence not as a house, but a US penal prison in California.
  • A 10-year-old Grace Kelly lived with her parents and three siblings.
  • Fred Astaire and his wife Phyllis lived with their son, step-son, a butler, the butler's wife, a cook, a maid and a nurse.

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