Who else knows the truth about Jon Snow's parentage?

Until now we have noticed that the only one who knows the truth about Jon Snow's real parents in Game of Thrones was Ned Stark.

Are there any others in-universe who know Jon's parentage?

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Best Answer

Yes..at least one (possibly two)

Howland Reed & Bran Stark

Howland Reed was one of the few people Ned trusted with helping him free his sister from the Tower of Joy. Besides Ned, Lord Reed was the only survivor of that fateful day, which means he knows a secret that now only one of two people in the entire world know: Jon Snow is actually Jon Targaryen (though still a bastard, so he's Jon Sand).

Bran only knows about this lineage due to his warging ways, but Howland Reed was actually there and there's no way Lord Eddard Stark could have talked his way out of that one after going into the tower empty-handed and coming out with a baby.

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There are hints that Melisandre might at least suspect Jon's parentage when she speaks to Daenerys

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Who all knew Jon Snow was a Targaryen?

While Game of Thrones' books still hint that Ned could truly be Jon's father, the only certainty about Ned is that he's the one person who is confirmed to know Jon's parentage.

Did Uncle Benjen know about Jon Snow?

\u201cHe's still Uncle Benjen after Jon learned his true identity.\u201d Many fans replied noting Benjen would never believed his brother Ned Stark (Sean Bean), who claims Jon was his bastard son and would have also known better about his sister Lyanna.

Did Maester aemon know Jon Snow was a Targaryen?

Aemon says he is aware of Jon's struggle and reveals his Targaryen heritage to him, recounting the deaths of his nephew Aerys II, Aerys's son Rhaegar, and Rhaegar's two young children; neither Aemon nor Jon are aware that Rhaegar and his children were Jon's true father and half-siblings.

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