Early Life and Education
He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eunice Kennedy Shriver (née Kennedy) and Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., the first of their five children. His siblings are:
- Maria Owings Shriver (b. 1955)
- Timothy Perry Shriver (b. 1959)
- Mark Kennedy Shriver (b. 1964)
- Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (b. 1965)
Shriver attended Yale College at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was a member of the Scroll and Key Society. He graduated with a B.A. in American studies with cum laude honors. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1981.
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