Evel Knievel Parents: Meet Ann Knievel, Robert Knievel

Evel Knievel was born as the first of two children to Robert E. and Ann Marie Keough Knievel in Butte, Montana. His mother was of Irish ancestry.

In 1940, Evel Knievel’s parents divorced and moved away from Butte after the birth of their second child, Nicolas.

Evel Knievel was an American stunt performer and entertainer. The American motorcycle daredevil captivated audiences with his death-defying stunts.

Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel was born on October 17, 1938, in Butte, Montana, United States of America.

Growing up in Butte, Montana, Knievel had a tumultuous youth and was often arrested for stealing hubcaps and motorcycles.

Evel Knievel, in search of adventure, participated in professional rodeos and ski jumping competitions, even winning the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association Class A Men’s ski jumping championship in 1959. He then enlisted in the United States Army in the late 1950s.

Evel Knievel is the father of Robbie Knievel, Kelly Knievel, Tracey Knievel and Alicia Knievel. Knievel died on November 30, 2007, in Clearwater, Florida, United States of pulmonary disease at the age of 69.