- His paternal grandfather was German Jewish physicist and mathematician Max Born (son of Gustav Jacob Born, an author and histologist). His paternal grandmother, Hedwig Ehrenberg, was of German Jewish descent on her own father (jurist Victor Ehrenberg)'s side, and of German descent on her own mother (Elise Marie von Jhering)'s side. Elise's father, Max's great-great-grandfather, was legal historian Rudolf von Jhering.
- First cousin of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, Rona Newton-John and Dr. Hugh Newton-John, a medical doctor and specialist in infectious diseases who invented the first portable iron lung. Via his paternal grandmother's father, Max is a third cousin of British comedian Ben Elton.
- Son of Wilfrida Ann (Plowden-Wardlaw) and Gustav Victor Rudolf Born, a professor of pharmacology.
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