Name Biden family | Party Democratic Party | |
Role Vice President of the United States Office Vice President of the United States since 2009 Children Beau Biden, Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden, Naomi Biden Spouse Jill Biden (m. 1977), Neilla Hunter (m. 1966–1972) Grandchildren Finnegan Biden, Maisy Biden, Natalie Biden, Naomi Biden, Hunter Biden | ||
The Biden family is an American political family. Joe Biden's father, Joseph Robinette Biden, Sr., (1915–2002) used to claim the name was of Irish origin, but the claim could not be verified. The name is likely from French boton. Joe Biden's mother, Catherine Eugenia "Jean" (Finnegan) Biden (1917–2010), however, was of Irish descent.
Some people with the surname include:
Joe Biden married Neilia Hunter in 1966, and they had two sons and a daughter (Naomi Christina). In December 1972, while Joe Biden was Senator-elect, Neilia and Naomi were killed in a traffic accident which injured the two sons, who recovered from their injuries. Joe Biden married his second wife, Jill, in 1977, and together they had a daughter, Ashley. In May 2015, Beau died of brain cancer.