Anoa'i family

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The Anoa'i family, hailing from Samoa, has many members who are professional wrestlers.

The founders of the family, Reverend Amituanai Anoa'i and his wife Tovale, had four children: three sons, Afa, Junior, and Sika; and one daughter, Vera.

Afa and Sika became wrestlers, forming the tag team The Wild Samoans.

Afa's three sons are all wrestlers — Samula (best known as Samu), Afa Jr. and Lloyd (best known as L.A. Smooth). His daughter Monica Anoa'i is the widow of wrestler Gary Albright.

Junior, married to a second cousin of former U.S. President Bill Clinton, is the father of Rodney Anoa'i, known best under his WWF moniker Yokozuna.

Vera married Solofa Fatu and gave birth to three sons, who all would become wrestlers: Sam Fatu (known as Tama and Tonga Kid), Solofa Fatu Jr. (as Fatu and Rikishi) and Eddie Fatu (known as Jamal and Umaga).

Sika's older son Matt Anoa'i is wrestling under the name Rosey, while his younger son Joe plays football for Georgia Tech.

Reno Anoa'i (better known as Black Pearl) is the son of Tumua (Tumua is the brother of Afa and Sika), and is the first cousin of Solofa Fatu (better known as Rikishi).

Afa and Sika's father considered Peter Maivia his "blood brother", a connection that continued to Afa and Sika, who regard Peter as their uncle. Peter's daughter, Ata Maivia, married wrestler Rocky Johnson. The couple became the parents of Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock.

Boxer David Tua and actor Solo Siaopo are also related to the Anoa'i family.

Linked to the family but not actually related is wrestler "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (fact).