Birth Name: Claire Anne Richards
Place of Birth: Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
Date of Birth: 17 August 1977
Ethnicity: English
Claire Richards is an English singer, songwriter, and dancer. She is known for being a singer in the pop group Steps. Claire is the daughter of Nina and Bob Richards.
Claire’s paternal grandfather is named Laurie Richards.
Source: https://books.google.com
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Birth Name: Noa Seru Nakaitaci
Place of Birth: Lautoka, Fiji
Date of Birth: 11 July 1990
Ethnicity: Fijan
Noa Nakaitaci is a Fiji-born French rugby union player. His position is wing and he plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14.
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Place of Birth: Limerick, Ireland
Date of Birth: 20 April 1989
Ethnicity: Irish
Conor Murray is an Irish rugby union player. He plays for Munster and Ireland.
Conor is the son of Barbara (Roche) and Gerry Murray. Conor’s mother was capped by Ireland’s squash team.
Conor’s maternal grandfather, Conor “Con” Roche, played rugby union for Garryowen and Munster.
Source: http://www.independent.ie
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Birth Name: Ben Jones
Place of Birth: Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Date of Birth: 2 January 1991
Ethnicity: English
Ben Hardy is an English actor and model.
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Birth Name: Tadanobu Satō
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Date of Birth: November 27, 1973
Ethnicity:
* 75% Japanese
* 12.5% Dutch
* 6.25% Norwegian
* 3.125% French-Canadian
* 1.5625% English
* 1.5625% Scottish
Tadanobu Asano is a Japanese actor. His stage surname derived from his mother, Junko (Asano). His father, Yukihisa Satō, is an artist. He was married to singer Chara.
Tadanobu’s maternal grandparents were Willard Nelson Overing (the son of Jacob “Jake” Overing and Ella Belle Severson) and Ichiko Asano. Willard was a United States Army personnel, of Dutch, English, French-Canadian, Norwegian, and Scottish descent. Ichiko was Japanese. Jacob was the son of Dutch immigrants Johannes “John” Oevering and Baukje “Bertha” Wijnsma, both of het Bildt, Friesland. Ella Belle was the daughter of Norwegian immigrant Ole Severson and Amy Amanda Besaw. Amanda was American, and was the daughter of French-Canadian immigrant Nelson Besaw (possibly born Besau) and Mary Ellen Hesselgrave, whose father Edward Hesselgrave, was an English immigrant, from York, and whose mother, Elizabeth “Betsy” Boyd, was a Scottish immigrant, from Longforgan, Perth and Kinross.
Sources: Death record of Tadanobu’s maternal great-grandfather, Jacob Overing – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDWQ-KYZ
Birth record of Tadanobu’s maternal great-grandmother, Ella Belle Severson – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDQK-699
Birth record of Tadanobu’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Johannes Oevering – https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=tre&identifier=618a679a-dcdf-f73c-9953-f2d1e20a3492&lang=en
Birth record of Tadanobu’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Baukje Wijnsma – https://www.openarch.nl/show.php?archive=tre&identifier=2012d538-1a20-89e9-2f1e-f47c81d4fbaf&lang=en
Tadanobu’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Amy Amanda (Besaw) Loitz, on Find a Grave – http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136078402
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Birth Name: Linni Irene Meister
Place of Birth: Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway
Date of Birth: 4 December 1985
Ethnicity:
* German, Norwegian, possibly Scottish (father)
* Tamil Sri Lankan (mother)
Linni Meister is a Norwegian glamour model, pop singer and sex columnist for FHM magazine. Her father, Ernst Olsen Meister, was Norwegian, of German descent. Her mother, Shanta Rita Rejendra Rupasinghe, was Sri Lankan, of Tamil descent. She was married to Bernhard Berntzen.
Linni’s paternal grandparents are William “Bill” Dailly and Evelyn. William served at No. 46 Squadron of the Royal Air Force.
Source: Genealogy of Linni Meister – https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000018883227698
Place of Birth: Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Date of Birth: 26 February 1991
Ethnicity: Norwegian
Emil Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian opera singer. He is the son of Erik (Tangen) Solli-Tangen and Hildegunn (Solli) Solli-Tangen. He is the younger brother of singer Didrik Solli-Tangen.
Source: Genealogy of Emil Solli-Tangen – https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000038382499850
Place of Birth: Porsgrunn, Telemark, Norway
Date of Birth: 11 June 1987
Ethnicity: Norwegian
Didrik Solli-Tangen is a Norwegian singer. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, in which he garnered 20th place. He is the son of Erik (Tangen) Solli-Tangen and Hildegunn (Solli) Solli-Tangen. He is the older brother of opera singer Erik Solli-Tangen.
Source: Genealogy of Didrik Solli-Tangen – https://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000038382026556
Birth Name: Jeffrey Ross Hyman
Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States
Date of Birth: May 19, 1951
Place of Death: Manhattan, New York, United States
Date of Death: April 15, 2001
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Family Background: Joey Ramone was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the lead singer of the punk band Ramones.
Joey was the son of Charlotte (Mandell) and Noel Hyman. Both of Joey’s parents were of Jewish descent.
Source: Genealogy of Joey Ramone – https://www.geni.com/people/Joey-Ramone/6000000008899498621
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Birth Name: Alexander Harper Berkeley
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Date of Birth: 16 December 1955
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Xander Berkeley is an American actor.
Birth Name: Lawrence Francis O’Donnell
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: November 7, 1951
Ethnicity: Irish
Lawrence O’Donnell is an American political analyst, journalist, actor, producer, and writer. He hosts the political commentary and news program The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC. Lawrence is of Irish descent.
Lawrence is the son of Frances Marie (Buckley), an office manager, and Lawrence Francis O’Donnell, an attorney.
Lawrence’s paternal grandparents were Patrick O’Donnell and Margaret. Patrick and Margaret were both born in Massachusetts, both of them to Irish parents.
Lawrence’s maternal grandparents were William Joseph Buckley (the son of Daniel J. Buckley and Abigale D. Russell) and Honora E. Reagan (the daughter of Timothy Reagan and Johanna Mahoney). William was born in Massachusetts, of Irish descent. Honora was born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents.
Source: http://www.filmreference.com
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Birth Name: Andrew Wells VanWyngarden
Place of Birth: Columbia, Missouri, United States
Date of Birth: February 1, 1983
Ethnicity: English, little over 1/8th Dutch, small amounts of German, Swiss-German, Scottish, Irish, and French
Andrew VanWyngarden is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is a member of the rock band MGMT. Andrew is the son of Frances H. and Bruce N. VanWyngarden, a journalist and editor of the alternative newspaper Memphis Flyer.
In an interview, Andrew said that he does not know much about his heritage, but that he thinks his great-grandfather was Dutch. His estimation was correct, as Andrew’s paternal great-grandfather, Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden, was of Dutch descent.
Andrew’s paternal grandparents were William Wells VanWyngarden (the son of Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden and Velma L. Wells) and Montelle Moore (the daughter of Dennis Talmage Moore and Vona Maude Vance). Rudolph was born in Newton, Iowa, to Dutch parents, William Marion Van Wingerden and Jecoba J. Van Leeuwen.
Sources: http://memphismagazine.com
Birth certificate of Andrew’s father, Bruce VanWyngarden – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden – http://www.findagrave.com
Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Andrew’s paternal grandfather, William Wells VanWyngarden – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
Andrew’s great-grandfather, Rudolph W. Van Wyngarden, on the 1915 Iowa Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-grandmother, Velma L. Wells – https://familysearch.org
Andrew’s paternal grandmother, Montelle Moore, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Montelle Moore on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-grandparents, Dennis Talmage Moore and Vona Maude Vance – http://www.findagrave.com
http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-great-grandfather, William Moore – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Andrew’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Willis Vance – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Roger Marcel Cicero Ciceu
Date of Birth: 6 July 1970
Place of Birth: West Berlin, West Germany (present-day Berlin, Germany)
Date of Death: 24 March 2016
Place of Death: Hamburg, Germany
Ethnicity:
*Romanian (father)
*possibly Swiss-German (mother)
Roger Cicero was a German jazz and pop musician. He represented Germany in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, in which he finished in 19th place. His father, Eugen Cicero, was a jazz pianist. His mother, Lili Cziczeo, is a dancer.
One source states that Roger’s paternal grandmother was of Hungarian descent. However, it is no clear if Roger had Hungarian ancestry.
Birth Name: Peretz Bernstein
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Birth: March 29, 1959
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Perry Farrell is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and DJ. He is the singer for the alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction. Perry is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
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Birth Name: Rowland Kelechukwu Okereke
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date of Birth: October 13, 1981
Ethnicity: Igbo Nigerian
Kele Okereke is a British singer and musician. He is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the indie rock band Bloc Party.
Kele’s parents are Igbo Nigerian immigrants. His mother’s maiden name is “Nweke”.
Source: Birth certificate of Kele Okereke – https://familysearch.org
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Place of Birth: Ferriday, Louisiana, United States
Date of Birth: September 29, 1935
Ethnicity: English, 1/64 Swiss-German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh, more distant Dutch and Danish
Jerry Lee Lewis, also known by his nickname The Killer, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He is known as one of the pioneers of rock’n’roll. Jerry is the son of Mary Ethel “Mamie” (Herron) and Elmo Kidd Lewis.
Jerry’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his twelth great-grandfather, Ifan Iorwerth ap Einion, who was born, c. 1512, in Bryngwallon, Wales.
Jerry’s paternal grandparents were Leroy Milton “Lee” Lewis (the son of John Lewis and Caroline Matilda Kidd) and Arilla Hampton (the daughter of Preston Hampton and Jane F. H. Lewis).
Jerry’s maternal grandparents were John William Herron (the son of George B. Herron and Mary C. Hesler) and Theresa Lee Foreman (the daughter of Edward David Forman and Susan D. Russell).
Sources: Genealogies of Jerry Lee Lewis – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jerry’s father – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Justine Indira Skyers
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Date of Birth: August 24, 1995
Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican
Justine Skye is an American singer, songwriter, model. She has been described as having Jamaican roots. She has also stated that she faced abuse when she was younger:
…When I was younger I got bullied. People made fun of me because I was really dark and really tall.
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Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: June 29, 1982
Ethnicity:
*German, Irish or Scottish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish, English, distant Welsh, remote Dutch (mother)
Lily Rabe is an American actress. She is the daughter of actress Jill Clayburgh and playwright and screenwriter David Rabe.
Lily’s paternal grandparents were William Louis Rabe III and Ruth McCormick.
Lily’s maternal grandparents were Albert Henry Clayburgh (the son of Albert Clayburgh and Alma Lachenbruch) and Julia Louise Dorr (the daughter of Bryan Ripley Dorr and Edna Evelyn Smith). Lily’s grandfather Albert was of German Jewish, some Sephardi Jewish (Portuguese Jewish), and a smaller amount of French Jewish, ancestry, with his Sephardi Jewish line having been in the United States since the 1700s. Lily’s grandmother Jill had English, distant Welsh, and remote Dutch, ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Lily Rabe (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Jill Clayburgh (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Susan Scott Thompson
Place of Birth: Richmond, Virginia
Date of Birth: November 9, 1981
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Scottie Thompson is an American film, television, and stage actress.
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Birth Name: Eric Hilliard Nelson
Date of Birth: May 8, 1940
Place of Birth: Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: December 31, 1985
Place of Death: De Kalb, Texas, United States
Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal grandfather), German (including Alsatian German), English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, small amount of French, possibly Irish
Ricky Nelson was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. He was known for his music carreer, and for starring in the series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and the film Rio Bravo.
Ricky was the son of Harriet Nelson (born Peggy Louise Snyder), a singer and actress, and Oswald George “Ozzie” Nelson, a band leader and actor. Among his children are actor Tracy Kristine and musicians Gunnar and Matthew Nelson.
Ricky’s paternal grandfather was George Waldemar Nelson (the son of Anders Magnus Hillard and Anna L. Johnson). Anders and Anna were Swedish.
Ricky’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Irene Orr (the daughter of Jackson Orr and Mary Emma Wright). Jackson was the son of Jackson Orr and Ann Eliza. Mary was the daughter of John Wright (Rietze) and Rosena Bennett Barmore. Ricky’s great-great-grandfather Jackson was born in Ireland, likely of Scots-Irish descent.
Ricky’s maternal grandfather was Roy Hilliard Snyder (the son of Jacob Hilliard Snyder and Mary Ella Harris). Jacob was the son of Jonathan Snyder and Sarah Hoffman, who had German ancestry. Mary was the daughter of Andrew J. Harris and Susann/Susanna McKinley. Susann had Scots-Irish, English, and possibly Irish ancestry, due to her mother’s surname “Drugan” being Irish.
Ricky’s maternal grandmother was Hazel Dell McNutt (the daughter of George William McNutt and Susanna/Susan Elizabeth Shunk). George was the son of George Glover McNutt and Sarah Ann Rantz, who were born in Nova Scotia, Canada, of Scots-Irish and English descent, with Sarah’s surname “Rantz” also indicating German ancestry. Ricky’s great-grandmother Susanna was the daughter of Alexander J. Shunk and Harriet Putnam, who both had German ancestry, with Harriet also having some French roots.
Sources: Genealogies of Ricky Nelson – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
https://familysearch.org
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com