Pippin had three older sisters, Pearl Took, Pimpernel Took, and Pervinca Took. His parents were Paladin Took (2933-13 F.A.), Thain of the Shire, and Eglantine Banks. Pippin's dear friend Merry is the son of Paladin's sister Esmeralda Brandybuck.

The hair on his head and his feet (which are exceptionally hairy, even for a hobbit) is almost golden and curly. At the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring he's smaller than the rest of the hobbits because he is the youngest.

Warning: Spoilers follow The given summary is taken from the The Lord of the Rings as written by Tolkien.

In the Tolkien Canon, Pippin is actually eight years younger than Merry, and thus is far younger than Frodo. He is a worthy accomplice to Merry's plans, but shows his age as well; he is still a cheerful, if occassionally thoughtless hobbit, and is first to miss the conforts of hobbit life. At Rivendell, Pippin is nearly denied the chance to accompany Frodo by Elrond who seriously considers using the youngest hobbit as a messenger to the Shire. Gandalf, however, supports his and Merry's claims of friendship and loyalty, and Pippin is chosen as the last member of Fellowship.

Surely, however, there were times when Pippin's pressence was regreted. In Moria, he threw a stone down a deep well. It may be that this may have alerted the unfriendly Orcs to the Fellowship's presence in Moria. Remaining with the Fellowship until Amon Hen, he is captured by Saruman's Urak Hai along with Merry.

Come The Two Towers, Pippin begins to grow up. Casting off his bonds while being held by the orcs, he ingeniously leaves his elven broach of Lorien as a signal for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Upon their escape, along with Merry, he befriended old Treebeard, leader of the Ents. This indirectly resulted in the Ents being aroused to fight against Saruman.

It was Pippin who picked up the Palantir of Orthanc after Wormtongue foolishly threw it as a missile; later, in an almost equally foolish act, Pippin actually stole it out of Gandalf's hands while the wizard slept. Looking into the stone, he had a terrifying encounter with Sauron himself. Because of this, Gandalf separated him from his friends and brought him to the city of Minas Tirith. Meeting Denethor, Steward of Gondor, he volunteered for service, in payment for the debt he owed to Boromir. This amused Denethor, who accepted. It was Pippin who later rushed to get Gandalf when Denethor, driven to despair by Sauron's deception, set out to burn his son Faramir alive.

During the last battle before the Morannon, Pippin managed to slay a troll before being knocked unconscious. After the restoration of the Monarchy he was knighted by King Elessar, who then granted him indeterminate leave to return home. Later he and Merry were instrumental in overthrowing Saruman's forces during the Scouring of the Shire.

In the year 6 of the Fourth Age Pippin marries Diamond of Long Cleeve, when she was 32 and he was 37. They had a son, Faramir.

In the year 13 of the Fourth Age he became 32nd Thain of the Shire, a position he held for 50 years before retiring in 63 of the Fourth Age; and revisiting Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained in Gondor for the rest of his life.

Pippin probably died sometime after the year 64 of the Fourth Age.