Clint Eastwood was born in San Francisco, California on May 31, 1930. Clinton Eastwood (1906–1970) and Ruth (Runner) Wood (1909–2006) were his parents.¹⁾

His mother adopted the surname of his father's second marriage, John Belden Wood (1913–2004). After Clint Eastwood's father died, she married him.²⁾

Clint was already unique when he was born. He was so unique that the nurses in the hospital nicknamed him “Samson.” What made him so unique? At birth, he weighed a whopping 11 pounds and 6 ounces (5.2 kilograms)!³⁾

Since Clint Eastwood was born on May 31, his solar sign is in Gemini. He was born in San Francisco at 5:35 p.m., which means his moon is in Leo and his ascendant is in Scorpio.⁴⁾

Clint's mother could never have imagined the success he would eventually achieve as an actor and film director. She once joked about her son, saying:

“It’s a shame he wasn’t born rich, because he could have had so much fun”.⁵⁾

He is descended from English, Irish, Scottish, and Dutch ancestors. Clint Eastwood is a descendent of “Mayflower” passenger William Bradford, which is one of his intriguing facts. Clint Eastwood is the 12th generation of William Bradford's descendants in North America.⁶⁾

The Mayflower was a British ship that brought the first English Puritans, known as Pilgrims today, to the New World. In 1620, it transported 102 passengers and 30 crew members from Plymouth, England, to North America.⁷⁾

Clint Eastwood was born in 1934 and has a younger sister called Jeanne Bernhardt. As her father worked several jobs, she and her elder brother relocated all over the West Coast of America. Clint was just ten years old at this time period in the 1930s.⁸⁾

After nearly a decade of wandering, the family landed in the little hamlet of Piedmont, Alameda County, California. Piedmont is next to the city of Oakland. They lived there during the 1940s, and Clint Eastwood attended Piedmont Middle School there. He later planned to attend Piedmont High School but was denied admission.⁹⁾

Apparently, his father did a decent job, and the family was able to save a lot of money, allowing them to move into a lovely house in Piedmont's upper-middle-class area. Furthermore, their home had its own pool, the parents were members of a country club, and each had their own automobile.¹⁰⁾

He wasn't accepted, but he was respectfully requested not to attend the elite Piedmont High School, which was attended by wealthy students. He got caught riding his motorcycle on the football field at school. He tore it all up in the process since it was damp.¹¹⁾

Clint Eastwood had many jobs after dropping out of school in the years that followed. Surprisingly, all of his vocations were stereotypically male, such as steelworker, firefighter, lumberjack, and logger. What's noteworthy about his career history is that it taught him to value hard effort and built his work ethic.¹²⁾

Clint Eastwood could hardly be expected to get into university with a record like his at school and a slew of odd jobs.Nonetheless, he stated that this was his objective, and for one reason only: his love of jazz! Perhaps he learnt something when he skipped school and went to jazz clubs instead. So when he found out that Seattle University had an excellent music department, he decided to attend.¹³⁾

Clint was enlisted into the US Army in 1951. An important detail is that he was recruited during the Korean War, which had begun just a year previously.¹⁴⁾