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Alexa Ray Joel

April 19, 2016, 8:33 pm
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Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 29, 1985

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*German, Irish, English, Scottish (mother)

Alexa Ray Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is the older daughter of singer-songwriter Billy Joel and first child of model Christie Brinkley.

Alexa Ray’s paternal grandparents are Helmuth Julius Joel (son of Karl Amson Joel and Meta Fleischmann) and Rosalind Nyman (the daughter of Philip Nyman and Rebecca Gershon). Helmuth was a Jewish immigrant from Germany, born in Nuremberg. Meta was the daughter of Elias Fleischmann and Elise Wertheimer; Elise was killed in the Holocaust, in 1943. Alexa’s grandmother Rosalind was born in New York, to English Jewish parents (of Ukrainian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent).

Alexa Ray’s maternal grandparents are Herbert Hudson (the son of Herbert A. Hudson and Isabelle E. Gessner) and Marjorie Marie Bowling (the daughter of William Harrison Bowling and Ida “Mamie” Henson).

Sources: Genealogy of Alexa Ray Joel – http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Alexa Ray’s mother, Christie Brinkley (listing her stepfather) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Alexa Ray’s maternal grandfather, Herbert Hudson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Alexa Ray’s maternal great-grandfather, Herbert A. Hudson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Alexa Ray’s maternal great-grandmother, Isabelle E. Gessner, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Alexa Ray’s maternal great-grandparents, William Harrison Bowling and Ida “Mamie” Henson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Alexa Ray’s maternal great-grandfather, William Harrison Bowling – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Alexa Ray’s maternal great-grandmother, Ida “Mamie” Henson (through Ida’s brother, Lyler Henson) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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RJ Cyler

April 20, 2016, 5:33 am
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LOS ANGELES - JUN 3: RJ Cyler at the "Me And Earl And The Dying

Birth Name: Ronald Cyler II

Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida

Date of Birth: March 20, 1995

Ethnicity: African-American

RJ Cyler is an American actor.

RJ’s paternal grandmother was Diane Cyler (the daughter of Elton Cyler and Laura Mae King).

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Volodymyr Groysman

April 21, 2016, 5:30 am
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Birth Name: Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman

Place of Birth: Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SFSR (present-day Ukraine)

Date of Birth: 20 January 1978

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Volodymyr Groysman is a Ukrainian politician. He has served as the 16th Prime Minister of Ukraine, since 14 April 2016. Volodymyr is Jewish.

His father is named Borys Isaakovych Groysman.

Volodymyr’s paternal grandfather was Isaak Groysman. Isaak survived the Holocaust by pretending to be dead after being dropped into a mass grave by Nazi troops.

Source: Genealogy of Volodymyr Groysman (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

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Marcus Schenkenberg

April 21, 2016, 9:50 pm
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Marcus Schenkenberg at day four of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz Fashio

Birth Name: Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: August 4, 1968

Ethnicity: Dutch

Marcus Schenkenberg is a Swedish model. His parents are Dutch. He has dual citizenship between Sweden and the Netherlands.

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Dacre Montgomery

April 21, 2016, 10:04 pm
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Birth Name: Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey

Place of Birth: Perth, Australia

Date of Birth: 22 November, 1994

Ethnicity: English, possibly other

Dacre Montgomery is an Australian actor. His father is from New Zealand and his mother is Canadian.

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Joyce DeWitt

April 21, 2016, 10:13 pm
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LOS ANGELES - JUL 11: Joyce DeWitt at the "Tab Hunter Confident

Birth Name: Joyce Anne DeWitt

Place of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia United States

Date of Birth: April 23, 1949

Ethnicity:
*Dutch, English, Swedish (father)
*Italian (mother)

Joyce DeWitt is an American actress. She is known for starring in the television situation comedy Three’s Company. She was born in Wheeling, West Virginia but grew up in Indiana.

Joyce’s paternal grandparents were Walter Partridge DeWitt (the son of Clarence Ernest DeWitt and Abbie Gertrude Partridge) and Rose Anderson. Walter was of Dutch and English ancestry. Rose was of Swedish descent.

Joyce’s maternal grandparents were Weir Branciarolli (who changed his surname to Branch) and Mary Devetorio. Both were immigrants from Italy.

Source: Obituary of Joyce’s mother – http://www.findagrave.com

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Kevin Mitnick

April 22, 2016, 6:05 am
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Birth Name: Kevin David Mitnick

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 6, 1963

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Kevin Mitnick is an American computer security consultant, author and hacker, best known for his high-profile 1995 arrest and later five years in prison for various computer and communications-related crimes. He is the son of Rochelle August “Shelly” (Kramer) Jaffe and Alan Jay Mitnick. He is married to Bonnie Vitello.

Kevin’s maternal grandfather was Sidney Kramer (the son of Benjamin “Ben” Kramer and Rose Leaderman). Benjamin was born in Kiev, Ukraine, to Chaim Kramer and Etta. Rose was born in Talachyn, Vitebsk Region, Belarus, to Schloma Leaderman and Fannie Reman.

Kevin’s maternal grandmother was Reba Palma Helfand (the daughter of Joseph “Joe” Helfand and Ella Pickowskaya). Joseph was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Ella was a Polish (or sometimes Russian) Jewish immigrant.

Source: Kevin’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJY-SZD

Marriage record of Kevin’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6GJ-SHX

Birth record of Kevin’s mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V27Q-8HT

Marriage record of Kevin’s maternal grandparents, Sidney Kramer and Reba Palma Helfand – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VT-63R

Birth record of Kevin’s maternal grandmother, Reba Palma Helfand – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGF5-12M

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Estelle Balet RIP

April 23, 2016, 3:46 pm
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Date of Birth: 19 December 1994

Place of Birth: Sion, Valais, Switzerland

Date of Death: 19 April 2016

Place of Death: Orsières, Valais, Switzerland

Ethnicity: Swiss-French

Estelle Balet was a Swiss freeride snowboarder. Her father is Eric Balet.

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Mark Owen

April 24, 2016, 2:48 am
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Mark Owen and Gary Barlow of 'Take That' attend the Los Angeles

Birth Name: Mark Anthony Patrick Owen

Place of Birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Date of Birth: 27 January 1972

Ethnicity: English, Welsh

Mark Owen is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame as a member of pop group Take That, with Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Robbie Williams.

Mark is the son of Mary and Keith Owen.

Source: https://books.google.com

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Jonathan Knight

April 24, 2016, 2:51 am
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NEW YORK-MAY 31: (L-R) Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlber

Birth Name: Jonathan Rashleigh Knight

Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Birth: November 29, 1968

Ethnicity: English, possibly French-Canadian

Family Background: Jonathan Knight is an American singer and real estate developer. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, along with Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, and his brother Jordan Knight.

Jonathan is the son of Canadian parents Marlene (Putnam/Putman) and Allan Knight, an Episcopalian minister.

Jordan’s maternal grandfather was named Floyd Putnam.

Source: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=790&p=surnames.putnam

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JC Chasez

April 24, 2016, 7:48 am
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JC Chasez at the World Premiere of "The Simpsons Movie". Mann Vi

Birth Name: Joshua Scott Chasez

Place of Birth: Bowie, Maryland or Washington, D.C., United States

Date of Birth: August 8, 1976

Ethnicity: unknown

Family Background: JC Chasez is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actor. He was a member of the boy band NSYNC, with Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Justin Timberlake.

JC was raised by his biological mother until age five, when he was adopted by Karen and Roy Chasez, who had also fostered JC’s mother. JC never met his biological father, and does not know who he is. His adopted surname is French.

Source: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/19705739.html

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Scott Foley

April 24, 2016, 9:17 pm
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LOS ANGELES - MAY 16: Scott Foley arrives to the "Scandal" Seas

Birth Name: Scott Kellerman Foley

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.

Date of Birth: July 15, 1972

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish

Scott Foley is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He is known for roles in the television series Felicity, The Unit, and Scandal, and in films such as Scream 3.

Scott is the son of Constance (Kellerman) and Hugh Foley. He is married to Polish-born actress Marika Domińczyk. He was previously married to actress Jennifer Garner.

Scott’s paternal grandparents were Earl Hugh Foley and Evelyn Miskle Fogg (daughter of Harrington D. Fogg and Mary Bliss Wardwell). Mary was the daughter of Thomas G. Wardwell and Mary Hannah Goodwin. On the Wardwell side, Scott is a descendant of Samuel Wardwell, who was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Another ancestor, Simon Wardwell, was a member of then-General George Washington’s “Life Guard” during the Revolutionary War.

Sources: Genealogy of Scott Foley (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

http://blogs.ancestry.com

Who Do You Think You Are?: Season 8, Episode 2

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Jorma Kaukonen

April 24, 2016, 11:27 pm
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Jorma Kaukonen Of Hot Tuna Bonnaroo 2007

Birth Name: Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., United States

Date of Birth: December 23, 1940

Ethnicity:
*Finnish, some Swedish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Jorma Kaukonen is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the lead guitarist and singer of the rock band Jefferson Airplane. Jorma is the son of Beatrice Love (Levine) and Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen. His father was of Finnish, and some Swedish, descent. His mother was Jewish, and Jorma practices Judaism.

Jorma’s paternal grandparents were Jaakko Ludvig Kaukonen (the son of Tuomas Hermanninpoika Kaukonen and Maria Simontytär Louko) and Ida Charlotta Palmqvist (the daughter of Alexander Ferdinand Danielsson Palmqvist and Ida Sofia Aatamintytär Ruoja). Jorma’s grandparents Jaakko and Ida were immigrants from Finland.

Jorma’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Samuel Levine (the son of Samuel Levine) and Vera Faith Joseph Haskevitch. Benjamin and Vera were immigrants from Russia.

Source: Genealogy of Jorma Kaukonen – https://www.geni.com

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Jennifer Rubin

April 24, 2016, 11:30 pm
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Place of Birth: Phoenix, Arizona

Date of Birth: April 3, 1962

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish, possibly other

Jennifer Rubin is an American actress and model. Her surname is Jewish.

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Nina Hagen

April 25, 2016, 5:59 am
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Birth Name: Catharina Hagen

Place of Birth: East Berlin, East Germany (present-day Berlin, Germany)

Date of Birth: 11 March 1955

Ethnicity: German, some Ashkenazi Jewish

Nina Hagen is a German singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of actress Eva-Maria (Buchholz) and scriptwriter Hans Hagen (also known as Hans Oliva-Hagen). She was married to David Lynn and Lucas Alexander.

Nina’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandfather, Leib Abraham Levy.

Nina’s paternal grandparents were Hermann Hagen (the son of Carl Levy, later Hagen, and Katharina Philippi) and Hedwig Staad. Hermann died in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Carl was the son of Hermann Abraham Löb and Johanna Coppel. Katharina was the daughter of Naphtali Philippi and Clara Claerchen Arons.

Nina’s maternal grandparents were Fritz Buchholz and Agnes (the daughter of Antonie).

Sources: Genealogy of Nina Hagen – https://www.geni.com

http://www.eva-maria-hagen.de/

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Nena

April 25, 2016, 6:08 am
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Birth Name: Gabriele Susanne Kerner

Place of Birth: Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now part of Germany)

Date of Birth: 24 March 1960

Ethnicity: German

Nena is a German singer-songwriter, actress, and comedian. She is most well known for her band’s hit, 99 Luftballons of which they remade into an English version called 99 Red Balloons. She is the daughter of Ursula Griebner and Alfons Kerner.

Source: Obituary of Nena’s father – http://waz.trauer.de/Traueranzeige/Alfons-Kerner

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Linda McCartney

April 25, 2016, 6:02 pm
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Birth Name: Linda Louise Eastman

Date of Birth: September 24, 1941

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: April 17, 1998

Place of Death: Tucson, Arizona

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Linda McCartney was an American musician, photographer, businessperson, publisher, and animal rights activist. She was the keyboardist and backup singer for the group Wings, which was fronted by her husband, musician Paul McCartney.

Linda was the daughter of Louise Sara (Lindner) and Lee Eastman (born Leopold Vail Epstein), a showbusiness attorney and art collector. Among her children is fashion designer Stella McCartney.

Linda’s paternal grandparents were Louis Epstein (the son of Max Barntovsky/Epstein and Mary Solomon) and Stella Freyer. Louis was born in New York, of Polish Jewish descent, with his father being from Augustow. Stella was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Linda’s maternal grandparents were Max Joseph Lindner (the son of Isador F. Lindner and Esther Freyer) and Stella Dryfoos (the daughter of Isaac Dryfoos and Sarah Schwartzenberg). Max was born in Ohio, of Polish Jewish descent. Isaac and Sarah were German Jews, Isaac from Marienthal and Sarah from Graywaler.

Source: Genealogy of Linda McCartney – https://www.geni.com

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Wolf Biermann

April 26, 2016, 7:49 am
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Birth Name: Karl Wolf Biermann

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Birth: 15 November 1936

Ethnicity:

* Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
* German (mother)

Wolf Biermann is a German singer-songwriter. His father, Dagobert Biermann, was a German Jewish resistance fighter, who was killed at Auschwitz concentration camp. His mother, Emma Dietrich, was German. He is married to Pamela Rüsche. He was previously married to Christine Raben Barg and actress Eva-Maria Buchholz.

Wolf’s stepdaughter is singer Nina Hagen.

Wolf’s paternal grandparents were Johann “John” Biermann and Louise Löwenthal.

Source: Genealogy of Wolf Biermann (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Wolf-Biermann/6000000012179466567

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Trent Ford

April 26, 2016, 11:02 pm
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Trent Ford at the Opening of the Alberta Ferretti Flagship Stor

Birth Name: Trent Manley Ford

Place of Birth: Akron, Ohio

Date of Birth: January 15, 1979

Ethnicity: English

Trent Ford is an American-English model and actor.

He was born in Ohio, to an American father, Trent Frederick Ford, and an English mother, Patricia Leigh (Harris), from Birmingham, Warwickshire. He was raised in England, Cradley and Malvern.

Trent’s paternal grandfather was Manley Leach Ford (the son of Phil Mathes Ford and Maude Mabel Leach). Phil was the son of James Ford, who was English, and of Clara Belle Frederick. Maude was the daughter of Manly Isaac Leach and Florella Agnes Mosher.

Trent’s paternal grandmother was Virginia Mary Wager (the daughter of Floyd Roger Wagar and Mary Ruth James). Floyd was the son of Robert Corsen Wagar and Harriet/Hattie Virginia Justice.

Sources: Trent’s paternal grandfather, Manley Leach Ford, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Trent’s paternal grandmother, Virginia Mary Wager, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Wes Studi

April 26, 2016, 11:03 pm
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LOS ANGELES - JUL 16: Wes Studi at the "Planes: Fire & Rescue"

Birth Name: Wesley Studie

Place of Birth: Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: December 17, 1947

Ethnicity: Cherokee

Wes Studi is a Native American actor and producer. He is the son of Cherokee parents, Maggie (Nofire) and Andy Studie. He was born in Nofire Hollow, named for his mother’s family and located in Cherokee County.

Photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

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