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Taylor Swift coming to Green Bay? Get to know all the faces associated with the fairy tale.

If Taylor Swift indeed graces Lambeau Field with her superstar presence on Sunday night for the Green Bay Packers' game against the Kansas City Chiefs, she won't be the only face you're likely to see on the NBC cameras.

Here's a rundown of all the key names and faces involved in this season-long story:

Taylor Swift

You've heard of her? The most famous entertainment personality of the moment turns 34 just 10 days after the Packers game and hails from West Reading, Pennsylvania. She began her recording career as a teenager in Nashville, starting in earnest with her debut album "Taylor Swift" in 2006. That was merely the beginning.

Though her celebrity has gradually built over the ensuing years, nothing has been able to match the spectacle of "The Eras Tour," which began in 2023 five years after her last tour — and with four new albums since her last tour. The tour, which will continue in 2024, sells out stadiums immediately after tickets go on sale and has spawned a hit concert movie that will finish among the 10 biggest movies at the domestic box office in 2023.

She's won 12 Grammy Awards, including three Album of the Year awards, among numerous other accolades. She's become a figure of cultural prominence even beyond her music, though she also happens to be the highest-grossing female music producer ever and crossed into billionaire status this year.

And now, she's dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Her dating history, often an object of fascination for her fans, has occasionally led to a hit song or two over the years.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, and singer Taylor Swift leave Arrowhead Stadium after the Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, left, and singer Taylor Swift leave Arrowhead Stadium after the Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Travis Kelce

The Kansas City Chiefs star, 34, is one of the greatest tight ends of all time. He's made the past eight Pro Bowls and been named first-team All-Pro four times. He was named to the NFL's all-decade team for the 2010s, usually a marker that indicates he'll eventually get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Kelce has said he first got to know Swift over the summer, and rumors of their relationship picked up considerable steam in September, particularly when she showed up at the Chiefs game Sept. 24, watching from the Kelce family suite in a win over the Bears. Swift has been to three other Chiefs games (all wins), and the relationship was essentially confirmed in mid-October when the couple was seen holding hands.

Donna Kelce

Kelce's mother was already a bit of a media star after last season, when the Chiefs advanced to the Super Bowl against the Eagles — a team featuring Travis' brother, Jason Kelce — and Donna regularly wore a custom jersey that demonstrated support to both sides of the divide. She's been interviewed about the Taylor-Travis relationship on the "Today" show.

Somewhat lesser-known is father Ed Kelce, who has said he had a strongly favorable first impression of Swift and complimented her for casually picking up empty bottles and other garbage in the suite when she went to get a drink herself.

Donna and Ed were married for 20 years before getting a divorce, but the couple remain friends.

Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes look on during a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 22, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes look on during a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 22, 2023, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Brittany Mahomes

Another person you're likely to see in the suite is Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick. Fans of the Netflix series "Quarterback" will recognize her after she played a prominent role in the series, taking viewers behind the scenes of her family's life.

Brittany seems to have hit it off with Swift, even crafting a special handshake after a touchdown and seemingly exchanging texts on a regular basis.

Patrick Mahomes

He's the man responsible for getting the ball to Kelce and is almost certainly on the same path as his tight end to Canton as a future Pro Football Hall of Famer. The two-time Super Bowl champion has made the past five Pro Bowls and has twice been named the league's Most Valuable Player. With the 28-year-old at the helm, the Chiefs have made the past five conference title games and three Super Bowls in that stretch.

Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce walks off the field after an overtime win against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 26, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce walks off the field after an overtime win against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 26, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Jason Kelce

No pair of brothers have ever been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but that's not going to remain true forever. Wisconsin natives J.J. Watt and T.J. Watt are both on course. Former Packers receiver Sterling Sharpe could eventually get the call to join his brother Shannon. You can't rule out Eli Manning one day joining his brother Peyton.

But if all else fails, the Kelces are going to make it happen.

Jason Kelce, 36, is dominant in his position as center for the Philadelphia Eagles, earning first-team All-Pro a staggering five times in the last six years. Much has been made this year about Philadelphia's ability to successfully gain short yardage with quarterback sneaks — the "Tush Push" has become a phenomenon — and Kelce is a big reason why.

Jason and Travis have their own podcast together, and it was (as previously mentioned) quite the occasion when the two faced off in last year's Super Bowl. It's interesting that Jason plays for the team emerging from near Taylor's hometown, and Swift has previously pledged her love for the Eagles. But now she has a new rooting interest, as well.

Both brothers played college football at Cincinnati, with Travis getting selected in the third round of the 2013 draft and Jason in the sixth round of the 2011 draft.

Simone Biles looks on before a game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Oct. 29, 2023 in Green Bay.
Simone Biles looks on before a game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Oct. 29, 2023 in Green Bay.

Simone Biles

The Packers have their own famous extended family, as we know.

Simone Biles, herself internationally famous and the most decorated gymnast of all time, has four Olympic gold medals and 23 World Championships golds to her name. She happens to be married to Packers safety Jonathan Owens, who had a monster day in Detroit last week.

Can we expect Biles and Swift to cross paths on Sunday at Lambeau Field? Biles has said she'd love to see it happen.

Andy Reid

The Chiefs coach (and former Packers assistant) has had kind words for the Kelce-Swift romance, and it turns out Reid has known Swift for years.

Reid, who led the Eagles to a Super Bowl during a 14-year tenure as the franchise's head coach — including Jason Kelce's first two seasons — said he got to know Taylor's father, Scott Swift, during his days in Philly.

"I knew her from Philadelphia. Her dad was a big NFL fan," Reid said on former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb's podcast. "So I had met her when she was real young, and her dad. I joked about setting Kelce up, and, you know, I'm just saying!"

Reid, who was on the staff of the Packers teams that went to the Super Bowl after the 1996 and 1997 season, is in his 10th year as Chiefs coach.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Taylor Swift in Green Bay? Here are the people in the storyline.