Patty Hearst's Real Name: Patricia Campbell Hearst
Patty Hearst → Patricia Campbell Hearst
Quick answer: She is known publicly as Patty Hearst. Encyclopedia.com, Britannica, and a CNN profile independently give the name Patricia Campbell Hearst. CNN and Britannica date her birth to February 20, 1954, but they disagree on the city, so this page does not treat the birthplace as settled in the summary.
Real name and early life
Independent publishers support the documented name Patricia Campbell Hearst. A CNN People in the News profile says Patricia Campbell Hearst was born February 20, 1954, in San Francisco, California, the middle of five daughters of Randolph A. Hearst. Encyclopedia.com independently gives the name Patricia Campbell Hearst, dates the birth to 1954 in San Francisco, and identifies her parents as Randolph Apperson Hearst, chair of the board of the Hearst Corporation and a son of William Randolph Hearst, and Catherine Campbell Hearst. Britannica independently dates the birth to February 20, 1954, but places it in Los Angeles, and also identifies her as the third of five daughters of Randolph A. Hearst; this page records both city accounts. Encyclopedia.com says she attended Santa Catalina boarding school and Crystal Springs School for Girls, then Menlo Junior College and the University of California at Berkeley.
Career highlights
Encyclopedia.com and Britannica both record that she was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment on February 4, 1974, by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Later credits commonly associated with her public name include the memoir Every Secret Thing (1982), written with Alvin Moscow, according to Britannica, and a role in the 1994 film Serial Mom, according to CNN.
Legal history
Britannica says she was tried and convicted in March 1976 of bank robbery and felonious use of firearms, sentenced to seven years, and released in February 1979, and that in 2001 she was granted a full pardon by President Bill Clinton. CNN independently says she had been behind bars nearly two years when President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence in early 1979, and that President Bill Clinton later pardoned her for a bank-robbery conviction.
Name notes for searchers
People looking up Patty Hearst or Patricia Campbell Hearst are looking for the same person. Encyclopedia.com, Britannica, and CNN support the formal name used in the title.
FAQ
What is Patty Hearst's real name?
Encyclopedia.com, Britannica, and CNN independently give the name Patricia Campbell Hearst. She is known publicly as Patty Hearst.
When and where was she born?
February 20, 1954, according to CNN and Britannica. CNN and Encyclopedia.com place the birth in San Francisco; Britannica places it in Los Angeles.
What was the official outcome of the 1970s case?
Britannica records a March 1976 conviction for bank robbery and felonious use of firearms, a seven-year sentence, release in February 1979, and a full pardon in 2001 from President Bill Clinton. CNN independently records a commutation by President Jimmy Carter in early 1979 and a later pardon by President Clinton.
What later book is often cited?
Every Secret Thing (1982), written with Alvin Moscow, according to Britannica.