Birth Name: Mitchell Lee Hedberg

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Birth: February 24, 1968

Place of Death: Livingston, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: March 30, 2005

Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal grandfather), Czech (maternal grandfather), German, possibly other

Mitch Hedberg was an American comedian and actor. He was the son of Mary Ann (Schimscha) and Arnold Warren Hedberg.

Mitch’s paternal grandfather was Swedish and his maternal grandfather was Czech. It appears that the rest of Mitch’s ancestry was German (his paternal grandmother was American, for at least some generations, and his maternal grandmother’s parents were from Austria or Germany).

Mitch’s paternal grandparents were Jerry Olaf Hedberg and Laura Ann Schaff/Schaaf (the daughter of Leo R. Schaff and William A.). Jerry was Swedish. Laura was born in Illinois.

Mitch’s maternal grandfather was Otto Joseph Schimscha (the son of Joseph Schimscha and Anna Viska/Achimacha). Otto was born in Czechoslovakia.

Mitch’s maternal grandmother was Ann/Anna Theresa Koenig (the daughter of Frank Koenig and Margaret Feig). Ann was born in Illinois, to parents from Austria or Germany. Frank was the son of John Koenig and Theresa Kohman.

Source: Genealogy of Mitch Hedberg (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.findagrave.com/

Mitch’s paternal grandparents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/

Mitch’s paternal grandmother, Laura Ann Schaff/Schaaf, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJWY-JXD

Mitch’s maternal grandfather, Otto Joseph Schimscha, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DS-KPC

Mitch’s maternal grandmother, Ann/Anna Theresa Koenig, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3DS-YV3
Ann/Anna on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSLC-CV7

Drafting record of Mitch’s great-grandfather, Joseph Schimscha – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKCC-6RVP

Marriage record of Mitch’s great-grandparents, Frank Koenig and Margaret Feig – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7ZY-N5W

Death record of Mitch’s great-grandfather, Frank Koenig – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD61-8RW

Birth Name: Juliet Katherine van Kampen

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England

Date of Birth: July 26, 1979

Ethnicity: English, some German, remote Dutch

Juliet Rylance is an English actress.

Claire Louise van Kampen, a director, composer, and playwright, and Christopher R. van Kampen, an architect. Her sister was photographer Nataasha van Kampen. Her stepfather is actor Mark Rylance. She is married to actor Christian Camargo.

Juliet’s father, Christopher, is both said to have the surname “van Kampen” and “Perret”. It is not clear which, if any, of these surnames is his birth name (the marriage record of Juliet’s parents lists him as “Christopher R. van Kampen”), and what his nationality is (the surname “Perret” is French).

Juliet is a first cousin, once removed, of cellist Christopher van Kampen. Juliet’s great-grandparents, Kurt Wilhelm van Kampen and Harriet Louisa Royle, were also Christopher’s paternal grandparents.

Surprisingly, Juliet doesn’t have any Dutch ancestry through her “van Kampen” line (it appears that the surname was originally “von Kampen”), although she does have Dutch roots through other lines, from her German great-grandfather.

Juliet’s maternal grandfather was Paul Emmanuel Kurt van Kampen (the son of Kurt Wilhelm van Kampen and Harriet Louisa Royle). Juliet’s great-grandfather Kurt was born in Gotha, Germany, the son of Johann Albert van Kampen and Laura Magdalene Momber.

Juliet’s maternal grandmother was Ruth V. Relph (likely the daughter of George F. Relph and Maud Penton).

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Genealogy of Juliet’s great-grandfather, Kurt Wilhelm van Kampen – http://www.fehrgenealogy.com/trees/fehr/p897.htm#i40390

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Birth Name: Sànoe K. Lake

Place of Birth: Kauai, Hawaii, United States

Date of Birth: May 19, 1979

Ethnicity:
*Native Hawaiian, as well as English, Chinese, Portuguese, distant Irish (maternal grandfather)

Sanoe Lake is an American surfer, model, and actress. Her maternal grandfather had Native Hawaiian, as well as English, Chinese, Portuguese, and distant Irish, ancestry.

Sanoe’s mother, Laola Lake, is a champion surfer. Her father was a big wave surfer. “Sànoe” means “The Mist of the Mountains”, and Laola means “Day of Life, Health, or Salvation”, in Hawaiian.

Sanoe’s maternal grandfather was Thomas “Tommy” Charles Kealiimoewai Lake (the son of Thomas Keali’imoiwai Charles Lake and Cecilia Kuliaikanu’uwai’ale’ale Waipa). Sanoe’s grandfather Tommy was a musician, known as the bass player of the band Kahauanu Lake Trio, who plays Hawaiian music. Thomas was the son of Charles Bromeo/Boromeo Lake, whose father was from mainland America, and Mary Kaheiheimailie Enos, who was of Portuguese and Native Hawaiian descent. Cecilia was the daughter of Stephen Lonokahi Keaolani Parker Waipa, who was of Native Hawaiian and English descent, and Helen Tai Poon Wong, whose father was Chinese, and whose mother was of Native Hawaiian, and one quarter Irish, ancestry.

Sanoe’s maternal grandmother was named Lydia/Lorri.

Sources: Information about Sanoe’s mother – http://www.trykauai.com/MaidenAloha.html

Obituary of Sanoe’s maternal grandfather, Tommy C. Lake – http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/11/ln/FP607110344.html

Sanoe’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Lake, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH1F-4CS
Thomas on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB9N-SR4

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Birth Name: Fiorello Enrico La Guardia

Place of Birth/Death: Greenwich Village, New York, U.S. – Riverdale, The Bronx, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth/Death: December 11, 1882 – September 20, 1947 

Ethnicity:

Italian (father)

Italian Jewish (mother)

Family Background: Fiorello La Guardia was an American politician. He served as Mayor of New York City for three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a Republican. Previously he had been elected to Congress in 1916 and 1918, and again from 1922 through 1930.

Fiorello was the son of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Luzzatto Coen. His father was an Italian composer, from Foggia, Apulia, and was a non practicing Catholic. His mother was born in Rijeka, Austria-Hungary (now Croatia), and was of an Italian Jewish background. Fiorello’s parents married in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy).

Fiorello was raised an Episcopalian and practiced that religion all his life.

Fiorello’s paternal grandparents were Raffaele La Guardia and Rosa Di Maria/De Maria.

Fiorello’s maternal grandparents were Isac Abram Coen and Fiorina Luzzatto. Fiorina was a member of the prestigious Italian-Jewish family of scholars, kabbalists, and poets and had among her ancestors the famous rabbi Samuel David Luzzatto. Fiorello was named after her.

Fiorello was a polyglot, being able to speak seven languages: english, italian, french, german, hungarian, hebrew and yiddish.

Source: http://www.findagrave.com/

Information about Fiorello La Guardia’s father (in Italian): http://letteremeridiane.blogspot.it/

Date of Birth: 5 April 1934

Place of Birth: Landshut, Bavaria, Nazi Germany (now Germany)

Date of Death: 10 January 2017

Place of Death: Jagsthausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Ethnicity: German

Roman Herzog was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as President of Germany from 1 July 1994 to 30 June 1999.

He was the son of Helene (Schulze) and archivist Karl Theodor Maximilian “Theo” Herzog. He was married to Christiane Krauß and Alexandra Freifrau von Berlichingen.

Roman’s paternal grandfather was Georg Herzog.

Sources: Roman Herzog by Stefan Reker

Jahre der Politik: Die Erinnerungen by Roman Herzog

Place of Birth: Incheon, South Korea

Date of Birth: November 15, 1990

Ethnicity: Korean

JinJoo Lee is South Korean musician. She is guitarist of pop rock band DNCE.

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Birth Name: John Paul Pinette

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Birth: March 23, 1964

Place of Death: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: April 5, 2014

Ethnicity: French, Irish

John Pinette was an American actor, performer, and comedian.

John has stated: “Pinette is actually a French name. My ancestry is French and Irish, my stomach is Italian. But having a French name in France, they don’t care. Lumiere was not there when I got off.”

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Birth Name: Jonathan David Bellion

Place of Birth: Lake Grove, New York, United States

Date of Birth: December 26, 1990

Ethnicity: Italian, possibly other

Jon Bellion is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and rapper. He is the son of Judy Ann and William J. Bellion.

Jon’s paternal grandparents were possibly William J. Bellion (the son of John Bellion and Lucy) and Nancy T. John was born in New York, to a New York-born father and an Italian mother. Lucy was Italian.

Source: Possibly Jon’s paternal grandfather on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4J4-P4Y

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Birth Name: Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Date of Birth: August 20, 1984

Ethnicity:

*Portuguese, Italian, French (father)

*Portuguese, German, English, possibly Irish (mother)

Carminho is a Portuguese popular fado singer. She was born in Lisbon, Portugal, to Maria Teresa da Câmara de Siqueira Archer de Carvalho and Nuno Maria Bello Rebelo de Andrade. Her brother is Francisco Andrade.

Her paternal grandmother was Constança Maria Ravara Belo. She had Portuguese ancestry.

Her paternal grandfather was Inácio Maria Vecchi Rebelo de Andrade. He had Portuguese, Italian, and French ancestry. His ancestors Felice (Félix) Vecchi (born c. 1820) and Claude de La Roquette (born in 1619) hailed from Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, and Paris, France, respectively.

Her maternal grandmother was Maria Teresa do Sagrado Coração de Figueiredo Cabral da Câmara de Siqueira. She had Portuguese ancestry.

Her maternal grandfather was Nuno Alexandre Cabral Archer de Carvalho. He had Portuguese, German, Irish, Dutch, and English ancestry. His ancestor Marcos António Archer was born in 1721 to Diogo Archer (who was from Kilkenny, Ireland) and Maria Sofia Moring Whittingham. Maria Sofia’s father, Johann Möeringk, was from Gelderland, the Netherlands. Her mother, Doroteia Inácia Whittingham, was born in Portugal to an English father, Henry Whittingham, and a Portuguese-English mother, Doroteia Maynard da Silva. Marcos António’s wife, Norberta Maria Amsinck, had German ancestry through her own father, Willelm Amsinck, who was from Hamburg, Germany.

Carminho’s parents are pictured here

Source: http://geneall.net/pt/nome/438939/carminho/ (Genealogy of Carminho)

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Place of Birth: São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Birth: October 25, 1978

Ethnicity: Portuguese

Ana Carolina Fonseca is a Brazilian-born American actress. She was born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, to parents Maria Manuela Abreu and João Thomaz da Fonseca. Her mother is Portuguese and her father was born in Namibe, Angola, of Portuguese descent.

The family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, when Ana Carolina was 11 years old.

Ana Carolina speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

Her father is pictured here.

Her mother is pictured here.

Source: http://www.acheiusa.com/Noticia/ana-carolina-da-fonseca-11460/ (in Portuguese)

https://www.facebook.com/anacarolinadafonseca/ (Official Facebook Page)

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Place of Birth: Rochford, Essex, England

Date of Birth: 20 August 1979

Ethnicity:

*English, German Jewish (father)

*Indian, Burmese, possibly some Spanish (mother)

Family Background: Jamie Cullum is an English jazz singer, pianist and radio host.

About his background, he has stated:

“My dad was born in Jerusalem; his mother managed to get out of Nazi Germany. My mum was born in Burma and when the Japanese invaded came over to the UK when she was five. Her father was Indian, her mother was Burmese”

and and he also stated:

“My mother was born in Burma but my grandfather on her side was Indian-Spanish. So I have this quite exotic mix”

Jamie is the son of John Cullum and Yvonne.

Jamie’s paternal grandfather was Harry Cullum, a British Army officer.

Jamie’s paternal grandmother, Irma, was a Jewish refugee from Prussia. She lost all her relatives in Holocaust. Irma is pictured here.

Jamie’s maternal grandparents were named Leonard and Hazel.

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Birth Name: Tamara Beccam Mello

Place of Birth: Orange County, California, U.S

Date of Birth: February 22, 1976

Ethnicity:

*Azorean Portuguese, French (father)

*possibly Mexican (mother)

Tamara Mello is an American actress. She was born in Orange County, California. Her father, John Mello, was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, to an Azorean Portuguese father and a French mother.

Tamara is married to actor Paolo Cascardo. They have a daughter, Olivia.

Regarding her daughter’s ethnicity, Tamara has stated:

“Olivia is a true American mutt having a mixture of Portuguese, French, Mexican, Italian and Finnish blood. Caldo verde is a staple in our home. We grow kale in our backyard garden for this exact purpose. Olivia will also tell you that her favorite food of all time is Ameijoas a Bulhao Pato”.

Her father is pictured here

Her mother is pictured here

Source: http://portuguesepride.ca/tamaramello.html

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Birth Name: Lesley Rene Stahl

Place of Birth: Lynn, Massachusetts, U.S

Date of Birth: December 16, 1941

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Lesley Stahl is an American television journalist. She was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, to Dorothy J. Tishler and Louis E. Stahl. She was raised in Swampscott, Massachusetts.

Her maternal grandparents, Tillie and Jacob Tishler, were Russian Jews. Her paternal grandparents, Esther and Harry Stahl, were Polish Jews. They emigrated from Russia and Poland to Boston, Massachusetts, U.S, in 1911 and 1913, respectively.

Lesley is married to journalist and writer Aaron Latham. They have a daughter, Taylor.

Source: http://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2016/08/11/lesley-stahl/

http://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&i=347787

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFMX-PJK

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Birth Name: Ezekiel Elliott

Place of Birth: July 22, 1995

Date of Birth: Alton, Illinois USA

Ethnicity: African-American

Family Background: Ezekiel Elliott is an American football running back for the Dallas Cowboys.

Ezekiel Elliott is the son of Stacy Elliott and Dawn Renaye (Huff) Elliott. Both of Ezekiel’s parents are African-American.

Source: http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/

Birth Name: John Keith Wozniak

Place of Birth: Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

Date of Birth: January 19, 1971

Ethnicity: Irish (paternal grandmother), Mexican (maternal grandmother), Polish, Ukrainian, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish

John Wozniak is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer of the rock band Marcy Playground.

John is the son of Nora Lynn (Ashinhurst) and Robert Howard Wozniak, a psychologist. John’s father’s ancestry is half Irish, with his other roots being likely Polish and Ukrainian. John’s mother was of Mexican (Spanish, Basque, possibly other) descent on one side and of English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), and Scottish on the other.

John’s paternal grandfather was John Michael Wozniak (the son of Michael Wozniak and Mary Ann Stadnik). The surnames “Wozniak” and “Stadnik” are Polish and Ukrainian in origin, respectively.

John’s paternal grandmother was Mary Agnes Flood (the daughter of Peter Andrew Flood and Mary Ellen Rankin). Peter was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, John Francis Flood and Mary E. McAloon. Mary was born in Warrington, Pennsylvania, also to Irish parents, Samuel G. Rankin and Margaret Grady.

John’s maternal grandfather was Horace Keith Ashinhurst (the son of Joel Ellerine Ashinhurst and Nora Loraine Thrasher). Joel was the son of Joel E. Ashinhurst and Nancy Elerine Neighbors. Nora was the daughter of William Robert Thrasher and Edna Niles Simpson.

John’s maternal grandmother was Helen Verastegui (the daughter of Enrique Casterllon Verastegui and Rose Arias). Enrique was born in Rio Verde, Mexico. Rose was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, likely the daughter of Bernadino Arias and Armenia, who were both born in California, to Mexican parents.

Source: Obituary of John’s paternal grandfather, John Michael Wozniak –

Genealogy of John Wozniak (focusing on his mother’s side) – 

Genealogy of John’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – 

Genealogies of John’s maternal grandfather, Horace Keith Ashinhurst – 

Genealogy of John’s maternal grandmother, Helen Verastegui – 

Likely John’s great-grandmother, Rose Arias, on the 1910 U.S. Census – 

Date of Birth: 13 January 1906

Place of Birth: Changzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Empire (now China)

Date of Death: 14 January 2017

Place of Death: Beijing, China

Ethnicity: Han Chinese

Zhou Youguang was a Chinese economist, banker, linguist, sinologist, publisher and supercentenarian, known as the “father of Pinyin”. He was the son of Zhou Baoyi and Xu Wen. He was married to Zhang Yunhe.

ZHou Youguang’s paternal grandfather was Zhou Fengji (the son of Zhou Zanxiang and Lady Zhao). Lady Zhao was the daughter of Zhao Qi and Lady Jiang.

Source: Genealogy of Zhou Youguang (focusing on his father’s side) – 

Birth Name: Matthew Thomas Ryan

Place of Birth: Exton, West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: May 17, 1985

Ethnicity: Irish

Family Background: Matt Ryan is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).

Matt Ryan is the son of Michael Ryan and Bernice D (Lougherty) Ryan. Ryan and Lougherty are both Irish surnames.

Source: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/

Birth Name: Andrew Austen Luck

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.

Date of Birth: September 12, 1989

Ethnicity: English, possibly other

Family Background: Andrew Luck is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).

Andrew Luck is the son of Oliver Francis Luck and Mary Kathryn (Wilson) Luck. Andrew’s father Oliver was also an NFL quarterback. Luck and Wilson are usually but not always English surnames.

Source: http://www.ncaa.org/

http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/A_Luck/A_Luck_bio.html

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Birth Name: Giannina Facio Franco

Place of Birth: San Josè, Costa Rica

Date of Birth: September 10, 1955

Ethnicity: Spanish Costa Rican

Family Background: Giannina Facio is a Costa Rican actress and producer. She is married to British film director and producer Ridley Scott.

Giannina’s father is Costa Rican politician Gonzalo Facio Segreda, who has served as Costa Rican ambassador to the U.S. from 1956 to 1958, from 1962 to 1966, and again from 1990 to 1994.

Giannina’s paternal grandparents were Gonzalo Facio Ulloa and María Teresa Segreda Solera (the daughter of Rosendo Segreda Zamora and Filomena Solera Rodriguez)

Genealogies of Giannina’s father

http://gw.geneanet.org/

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Birth Name: Yi Seungman

Date of Birth: April 18, 1875

Place of Birth: Neungnae-dong, Daegyeong-ri, Masan-myeon, Pyeongsan County, Hwanghae Province,

Joseon (now North Korea)

Date of Birth: July 19, 1965

Place of Death: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Ethnicity: Korean

Syngman Rhee was a South Korean statesman. He served as the first President of South Korea, from July 24, 1948 to April 26, 1960, his resignation. He also served as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea in Exile, from September 11, 1919 to March 21, 1925.

He was the son of Yi Gyeong-seon and Kim Gim-hae. He was married to Park Seungseon and Austrian-born Franziska (or Francesca in Italian) Maria Barbara Donner.

President Rhee’s paternal grandparents were Yi Chang-rok (the son of Yi Hwang and Lady Hong) and Lady Shin. Yi Hwang was the son of Yi Choe-gwon.

President Rhee’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandfather, Yi Jing-ha. However, Yi Jing-ha was the eighth great-grandson of Prince Yangnyeong, whose father Taejong of Joseon, ruled as the King of Joseon from November 28, 1400 to September 9, 1418. Taejong’s patrilineal ancestry can be further traced back to his 58th great-grandfather, Yi Alpyeong, who was the founder of the Gyeongju clan.

Source: Genealogy of Syngman Rhee (focusing on his father’s side) –