Serj Tankian

August 21, 2014, 9:40 pm

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Place of Birth: Beirut, Lebanon

Date of Birth: August 21, 1967

Ethnicity: Armenian

Family info: Serj Tankian is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the metal band System of a Down, formed in 1994 by four Armenian-American friends.

Tankian was born to Armenian parents in Beirut, Lebanon. At age five, he moved with them to Los Angeles, California. In his youth, he attended bilingual Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School.

His grandfather is an Armenian Genocide Survivor.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serj_Tankian

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Maxine Bahns

August 21, 2014, 9:46 pm

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Birth Name: Maxine Lee Bahns

Place of Birth: Stowe, Vermont, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 28, 1971

Ethnicity: German (father); Chinese, Portuguese-Brazilian (mother)

Family info: Maxine Bahns is an American actress, triathlete and model.

Her father is German-American and her mother is a Hong Konger of mixed Chinese and Brazilian descent.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_Bahns

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Joshua Leonard

August 22, 2014, 12:12 am

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Birth Name: Joshua Granville Leonard

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas

Date of Birth: June 17, 1975

Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Joshua Leonard is an American actor. Joshua’s father, whose own father was a Lutheran minister, is of German descent. Joshua’s mother is Jewish.

The surname “Leonard” had been “Lehner” many generations back.

Joshua’s paternal grandparents were Luther Granville Leonard (the son of William Conway Leonard and Susan Davidia Huff) and Emilia Margaret Graef (the daughter of Alvin Henry Graef and Louise Elisabeth Koernes).

Sources: Genealogy of Joshua’s paternal grandfather, Luther Granville Leonard (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Joshua’s paternal grandfather, Luther Granville Leonard, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Powers Boothe

August 22, 2014, 2:00 am

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Birth Name: Powers Allen Boothe

Place of Birth: Snyder, Texas

Date of Birth: June 1, 1948

Ethnicity: English

Powers Boothe is an American actor.

Powers’s paternal grandparents were James Madison Boothe (the son of Simpson Vestal Boothe and Helen Taylor Early) and Ella Viola Parks (the daughter of George Washington Parks and Maggie Lou Gray).

Powers’s maternal grandparents were Lloyd McQuell Reeves (the son of Henry Reeves and Missouri Catherine Allen) and Jewell Annie Mae Lee (the daughter of William Henry Lee and Emily Ellen Brown).

Sources: Genealogy of Powers Boothe – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Another genealogy of Powers Boothe (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Nick Cannon

August 22, 2014, 10:59 am

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Birth Name: Nicholas Scott Cannon

Place of Birth: San Diego, California

Date of Birth: October 8, 1980

Ethnicity: African-American

Nick Cannon is an American actor, comedian, and television personality. He is married to singer/actress Mariah Carey.

Nick’s paternal grandparents are James E. Cannon and Marie A. Scott.

Nick’s maternal grandparents are Melvin Hackett and ? Long (the daughter of Wesley Long).

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Youri Djorkaeff

August 22, 2014, 5:50 pm

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Birth Name: Youri Raffi Djorkaeff

Date of birth: 9 March 1968

Place of birth: Lyon, France

Ethnicity: Kalmyk, Polish (father); Armenian (mother)

Family info: Youri Djorkaeff is a former French international footballer. With the French national team, Djorkaeff won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000.

He is the son of former player Jean Djorkaeff, born in Charvieu, France of Kalmyk and Polish descent.

Kalmyk people are an ethnic group related to Mongols who live primarily in the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia in the Caucasus.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youri_Djorkaeff

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmuks

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Shane West

August 23, 2014, 2:47 pm

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Birth Name: Shannon Bruce Snaith

Place of Birth: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date of Birth: June 10, 1978

Ethnicity:
*English-Jamaican, likely Portuguese Jewish-Jamaican (father)
*Cajun (French), distant Spanish (mother)

Shane West is an American actor.

Shane’s father was born in Jamaica, and Shane has described his father’s background as “Jamaican-British Portuguese”. Most people of Portuguese origin in Jamaica are of Portuguese Jewish (Sephardi Jewish) descent, so it is likely that Shane’s father is of at least part Jewish heritage.

Shane’s mother is from a Cajun (French) family, and also has distant Spanish ancestry.

Shane’s maternal grandparents are John Glynn Launey (the son of Aloysius Launey and Bertha DuBois) and Leah Jacqueline Ardoin (the daughter of Charles Burkman Ardoin and Bessie Marie Guillory).

Source: Genealogy of Shane’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Jonathan Bennett

August 23, 2014, 6:17 pm

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Birth Name: Jonathan David Bennett

Place of Birth: Rossford, Ohio

Date of Birth: June 10, 1981

Ethnicity: English (mostly), some German

Jonathan Bennett is an American actor.

Jonathan’s paternal grandparents were Paul S. Bennett (the son of David E. Bennett and Myrtle Pearl Webb) and Nida M. Broadwell (the daughter of Joseph L. Broadwell and Orpha May Shinkle).

Jonathan’s maternal grandparents were Leonard Vearl Mason (the son of Simeon Mason and Bertha Artensy Rhodes) and Emily Marion Laman (the daughter of Albert John Layman and Lillie Lorita/Loretta Norton).

Sources: Genealogy of Jonathan’s paternal great-grandfather, David E. Bennett – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Jonathan’s paternal grandmother, Nida M. (Broadwell) Bennett – http://findagrave.com

Genealogy of Jonathan’s maternal grandfather, Leonard Vearl Mason (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Liliana Mumy

August 24, 2014, 1:30 am

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Liliana Mumy in 2002.

Birth Name: Liliana Berry Davis Mumy

Place of Birth: San Marcos, California

Date of Birth: April 16, 1994

Ethnicity:
*German, English, Scottish, French-Canadian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Liliana Mumy is an American actress. She is the daughter of Eileen (Davis) and actor Bill Mumy (Charles William Mumy, Jr.). Her father has German, English, Scottish, and French-Canadian ancestry. Her mother is Jewish.

Liliana’s paternal grandparents were Charles William Mumy (the son of Isaac John Harvey Mumy and Adella Cardellia Kreighbaum) and Muriel Gertrude Gould (the daughter of Harry Gould and Alma Cicotte). Alma was of French-Canadian descent.

Liliana’s maternal grandparents were Irving B. Davis and Friedel.

Sources: Genealogy of Liliana’s paternal great-grandparents, Isaac John Harvey Mumy and Adella Cardellia Kreighbaum – http://records.ancestry.ca

Genealogy of Liliana’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Liliana’s maternal grandmother, Friedel Davis – http://deathnotices.michigan.com

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Usher

August 25, 2014, 2:56 am

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Birth Name: Usher Raymond IV

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas

Date of Birth: October 14, 1978

Ethnicity: African-American

Usher is an American singer and actor.

Usher’s paternal grandparents are Usher Raymond, Jr. (the son of Usher Raymond and Emma Martin) and Evangelist Ernestine Berry (the daughter of Milton A. Berry and Etta Ruth Russ). Etta was the daughter of Will Russ and Luvenia.

Source: Obituary of Usher’s paternal great-grandmother, Etta Ruth (Russ) Berry – http://www.tfponline.com

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Caterina Murino

August 25, 2014, 7:15 am

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Place of Birth: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Date of Birth: 15 September 1977

Ethnicity: Italian

Family info: Caterina Murino is an Italian actress/model from Sardinia.

She gained international fame after playing Solange Dimitrios in the 2006 James Bond movie “Casino Royale”.

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Alizée

August 25, 2014, 7:17 am

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Birth Name: Alizée Jacotey

Place of Birth: Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Date of Birth: 21 August 1984

Ethnicity: French

Family info: Alizée is a French singer. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica.

Her most successful single “Moi… Lolita” reached number one in several countries in Europe and East Asia.

Ingrid Michaelson

September 1, 2014, 8:11 am

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Birth Name: Ingrid Michaelson

Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.

Date of Birth: December 8, 1979

Eye Color: Hazel Brown

Hair Type/Color: Straight/Red

Ethnicity: Swedish, Dutch

Family info: Ingrid Michaelson was born to a father (Carl Michaelson) of Swedish ancestry and a mother (Elizabeth Egbert) of Dutch ancestry.

Source: (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082704403.html), (http://www.sichamber.com/post/674807-elizabeth-egbert-is-the-louis-r), (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Michaelson)

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Charles Durning

September 1, 2014, 2:25 pm

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Birth Name: Charles Edward Durning

Date of Birth: February 28, 1923

Place of Birth: Highland Falls, New York

Date of Death: December 24, 2012

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Ethnicity: Irish

Charles Durning was an American actor. His father was an Irish immigrant. His mother was of Irish descent.

Charles’s paternal grandparents were Timothy Durning and Anne Gallagher. Timothy and Anne were both Irish.

Charles’s maternal grandparents were George Anthony Leonard and Mary E. White. George was born in New York, to Irish parents. Mary was Irish.

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Daniel von Bargen

September 1, 2014, 3:40 pm

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Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio

Date of Birth: June 5, 1950

Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*English, distant Welsh (mother)

Daniel von Bargen is an American actor.

Daniel’s paternal grandparents were Christ A. Von Bargen (the son of Christ Von Bargen and Ida Niemeier) and Minnie Reiners (the daughter of John Reiners and Anna Kuehne). Christ was born in Ohio, to German parents. Minnie was also born in Ohio, also to German parents.

Daniel’s maternal grandparents were William Leonard Bustle (the son of Willis Shelby Bustle and Laura Alice Whitaker) and Clara Debra Cope (the daughter of Cornelius Neal Cope and Sarah Frances Denham).

Source: Genealogy of Daniel’s mother – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Buddy Valastro

September 2, 2014, 5:17 am

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Birth Name: Bartolo Valastro, Jr.

Place of Birth: Little Ferry, New Jersey

Date of Birth: March 3, 1977

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Straight/Black

Ethnicity: Italian

Family info: Buddy Valastro was born to Italian American parents Buddy Valastro, Sr., and Mary Valastro.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Valastro

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Lea Salonga

September 2, 2014, 5:30 am

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Birth Name: Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga

Place of Birth: Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines

Date of Birth: February 22, 1971

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Straight/Dark Brown

Ethnicity: Filipino

Family info: Lea Salonga was born to Feliciano Genuino Salonga and Ligaya Alcantara Imutan.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga

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Brooke Fraser

September 3, 2014, 6:09 am

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Birth Name: Brooke Gabrielle Fraser

Place of Birth: Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Birth: 15 December 1983

Ethnicity: Fijian, Portuguese and Scottish (father), Anglo-New Zealander (mother)

Family info: Brooke Fraser is a New Zealand singer best known for the single “Something in the Water”.

She was born to former All Blacks rugby player
Bernard Gabriel “Bernie” Fraser, born in Lautoka, Fiji, of Fijian, Portuguese and Scottish descent, and his wife Lynda.

On 17 March 2008 she married Scott Ligertwood, in Sydney, changing her name to Brooke Ligertwood.

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Carl Yastrzemski

September 3, 2014, 6:15 am

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Birth Name: Carl Michael Yastrzemski

Place of Birth: Southampton, NY

Date of Birth: August 22, 1939

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Polish

Family info: MLB HOF Carl Yastrzemski is the son of Carl Yastrzemski, Sr. and Hattie Skonieczny who were both of Polish roots.

Source: http://polishsportshof.com/inductees/baseball/carl-yastrzemski/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski

Darrell Hammond

September 3, 2014, 8:37 pm

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Birth Name: Darrell Clayton Hammond

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Florida

Date of Birth: October 8, 1955

Ethnicity: English

Darrell Hammond is an American actor and comedian.

Darrell’s paternal grandparents were Clayton M. Hammond (the son of Abner Hammond and Eldora Perkins) and Verna Marie Rhodes (the daughter of Asa Thomas Rhodes and Martha Rubye Orabelle Cox).

Darrell’s maternal grandparents were Shelby Lockard Helms (the son of Aaron Shelby Helms and Melissa Eugenia Brewer) and Nannie Ethel Wilkinson (the daughter of John Franklin Wilkinson and Mollie Eudora Wiggins).

Sources: Genealogy of Darrell’s parents – http://www.findagrave.com

Another genealogy of Darrell Hammond – http://www.geni.com

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