Timothy Shriver | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] | August 29, 1959
Education | |
Occupation | Chairman of Special Olympics |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Linda Potter (m. 1986) |
Children | 5 |
Parents | |
Relatives | Shriver family Kennedy family |
Timothy Perry Shriver (born August 29, 1959) is an American disability rights activist, film producer, and former educator who has been Chairman of Special Olympics since 1996[2][3][4] and is the founder[5] of UNITE. He is a member of the prominent Shriver and Kennedy families, as the third child of Eunice Kennedy Shriver (who founded the Special Olympics), and Sargent Shriver, who helped found the Peace Corps.