Children of Robert and Ethel Kennedy
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | Cause of death | Occupation | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Hartington Kennedy Townsend | July 4, 1951 | Living | 61 | Lieutenant Governor of Maryland (1995–2003) | David Lee Townsend | |
| Joseph Patrick Kennedy II | September 24, 1952 | Living | 60 | U.S. Representative (1987–1999) | Sheila Rauch (divorced); Anne Elizabeth "Beth" Kelly | |
| Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. | January 17, 1954 | Living | 58 | Environmental Attorney | Emily Ruth Black (divorced); Mary Richardson (Died May 16, 2012) | |
| David Anthony Kennedy | June 15, 1955 | April 25, 1984 | 28 | Drug Overdose | Ambition towards journalism | |
| Mary Courtney Kennedy Hill | September 9, 1956 | Living | 56 | Former Representative of the United Nations AIDS Foundation | Jeffrey Robert Ruhe (divorced); Paul Hill | |
| Michael LeMoyne Kennedy | February 27, 1958 | December 31, 1997 | 39 | Skiing accident | Attorney | Victoria Gifford |
| Mary Kerry Kennedy | September 8, 1959 | Living | 53 | Attorney | Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (divorced) | |
| Christopher George Kennedy | July 4, 1963 | Living | 49 | President of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. | Sheila Sinclair Berner | |
| Matthew Maxwell Taylor Kennedy | January 11, 1965 | Living | 47 | Attorney | Victoria Anne Strauss | |
| Douglas Harriman Kennedy | March 24, 1967 | Living | 45 | Journalist | Molly Elizabeth Stark | |
| Rory Kennedy Bailey | December 12, 1968 | Living | 43 | Film director and producer | Mark Bailey |
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