Born: February 20, 1954
AKA: Tania

Kidnapped as a young woman, Patty Hearst was transformed into “Tania” during her nineteen-month odyssey as a captive—and then a member—of the Symbionese Liberation Army. A participant in a number of robberies, she later claimed to have been brainwashed. Although convicted and imprisoned, she eventually received a pardon.

The Hearst legacy

The middle child of five daughters, Hearst was born in San Francisco, California, on February 20, 1954. Her father, Randolph Apperson Hearst, was chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation—the largest privately owned media conglomerate (a business coporation made up of a number of companies) in the United States. Hearst’s mother, Catherine Wood (Campbell) Hearst, was a member of the governing board of the University of California. Her position earned her a reputation as an outspoken conservative. Hearst’s legendary grandfather...