The middle name of John F. Kennedy is Fitzgerald.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States, serving from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, which is where his middle name comes from. The Fitzgerald name honors his maternal grandparents, John Francis Fitzgerald and Mary Josephine Hannon. This connection to his family heritage was important to Kennedy and reflected his strong ties to his Irish roots.