Historical FigureAmerican1929 – 1994
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First Lady, cultural icon, book editor
Biography
Wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and noted for her role in American political history. She became an icon of American culture and later worked as a book editor.
Quick Facts
Category
Historical Figure
Nationality
American
Born
1929
Died
1994
Thinking about the name
Jacquelina
Latin origin
“A Latinate feminine variant of Jacqueline, using the -ina ending popular in Romance languages. This spelling emphasizes the classical heritage and gives the name an elegant, slightly more formal European character.”