Kyra Sedgwick

July 13, 2014, 5:21 pm

≫ Next: Ryan Potter

≪ Previous: Elmira Abdrazakova

$

0

0

Birth Name: Kyra Minturn Sedgwick

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: August 19, 1965

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

Kyra Sedgwick is an American actress. She is married to actor Kevin Bacon.

Kyra’s father is of English descent, from a prominent family that has lived in New England since the 1600s. Kyra’s mother is Jewish (of German Jewish descent).

Kyra’s paternal grandparents were Robert Minturn Sedgwick (the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III and Sarah Mary Minturn) and Helen Peabody (the daughter of Endicott Peabody, a minister, and of Fanny Peabody, both born with the same surname).

Kyra’s maternal grandparents were James Benno Rosenwald (the son of Benno Rosenwald and May C.) and Dorothy Bleyer (the daughter of Louis Bleyer). Benno was born in New York, to German-born parents, Edward Rosenwald (from Bamberg, Oberfranken, Bavaria), and Anna Jeanette.

Source: Genealogy of Kyra Sedgwick – http://www.geni.com

Photo by Prphotos.com

---

Ryan Potter

July 14, 2014, 1:16 am

≫ Next: Joan Collins

≪ Previous: Kyra Sedgwick

$

0

0

Place of Birth: Oregon

Date of Birth: September 12, 1995

Ethnicity: Japanese, Anglo

Ryan Potter is an American actor well known as Mike Fukanaga on the series Supah Ninjas. He is Eurasian. He spent some of his childhood in Japan and speaks Japanese.

Photo by Prphotos.com

Joan Collins

July 14, 2014, 1:24 am

≫ Next: Steve Aoki

≪ Previous: Ryan Potter

$

0

0

Birth Name: Joan Henrietta Collins

Place of Birth: London, United Kingdom

Date of Birth: May 23, 1933

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*French, English (mother)

Joan Collins is a British actress. Her sister is writer Jackie Collins and one of her ex-husbands was actor Anthony Newley.

Joan’s father, Joseph William Collins, who was from South Africa, was Jewish (he had Dutch Jewish and German Jewish ancestry, as well as English-born Jewish ancestors). Her mother, Elsa (Bessant), was English and from a Christian background, and also had French ancestry.

Joan’s paternal grandparents were Isaac Hart (who later changed his surname to “Collins”) and Henrietta “Hettie” Assenheim (the daughter of Joseph/Judah Assenheim and Leah Miriam Aullert).

Source: Genealogy of Joan Collins (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Photo by Prphotos.com

Steve Aoki

July 14, 2014, 3:39 am

≫ Next: Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

≪ Previous: Joan Collins

$

0

0

Birth Name: Steven Hiroyuki Aoki

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida

Date of Birth: November 30, 1977

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Black

Ethnicity: Japanese

Steve Aoki is an American DJ who was born to a Japanese father and mother, Rocky Aoki and Chizuru Kobayashi. He has a half-sister named Devon Aoki, who is a fashion model.

Source: Article that mentions Devon’s background – devonaoki.free.fr

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

Photo by Prphotos.com

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

July 14, 2014, 4:10 pm

≫ Next: Jeffrey Tambor

≪ Previous: Steve Aoki

$

0

0

Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain

Date of Birth: 26 May, 1986

Ethnicity:
*Spanish (father)
*English, French (mother)

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey is a French and Spanish actress. Her father is Spanish. Her mother is American, and is of English and French descent.

Àstrid’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Linton Frisbey (the son of Linton Tolbey Frisbey and Florence L. Pine) and Àstrid Duboucheron. Thomas was an American, and had English ancestry. Àstrid was French.

Source: Genealogy of Àstrid’s maternal grandfather, Thomas Linton Frisbey (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.4familytrees.com

Photo by Prphotos.com

Jeffrey Tambor

July 15, 2014, 2:21 am

≫ Next: Conchita Wurst

≪ Previous: Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey

$

0

0

Birth Name: Jeffrey Michael Tambor

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California

Date of Birth: July 8, 1944

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Jeffrey Tambor is an American actor. His parents were both Jewish (their families were from Hungary and Kiev in Ukraine).

Jeffrey’s paternal grandparents were Ignatz Isidore “Irving” Tambor (the son of Moses Tambor and ? Simon) and Mollie Gelb. Ignatz and Mollie were both born in Hungary.

Source: Jeffrey’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Photo by Prphotos.com

Conchita Wurst

July 15, 2014, 8:53 am

≫ Next: Isabella Rossellini

≪ Previous: Jeffrey Tambor

$

0

0

Birth Name: Thomas Neuwirth

Place of Birth: Gmunden, Austria

Date of Birth: November 6, 1988

Ethnicity: Austrian

Family info: Conchita Wurst is an Austrian singer.

Wurst came to international attention when winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song “Rise Like a Phoenix”.

He is son of Helga e Siegfried Neuwirth.

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conchita_Wurst

 

Isabella Rossellini

July 15, 2014, 8:59 am

≫ Next: Joey Badass

≪ Previous: Conchita Wurst

$

0

0

Birth Name: Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini

Place of Birth: Rome, Italy

Date of Birth: 18 June 1952

Ethnicity: Italian, some French (father); Swedish, German (mother)

Family info: Isabella Rossellini is an Italian actress and former model.

Rossellini is the daughter of Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman and Italian director Roberto Rossellini.

Her paternal grandparents were Angiolo Giuseppe “Beppino” Rossellini and Elettra Bellan, of part French descent, from immigrants who had arrived in Italy during the Napoleonic Wars.

She was married to Martin Scorsese from 1979 to 1982; later she dated David Lynch and Gary Oldman.

Rossellini holds dual Italian and United States citizenship.

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

Photo by Prphotos.com

---

Joey Badass

July 15, 2014, 9:02 am

≫ Next: Annabella Sciorra

≪ Previous: Isabella Rossellini

$

0

0

Birth Name: Jo-Vaughn Scott

Place of Birth: BedStuy,Brooklyn, New York

Date of Birth: January 20 1995

Eye Color: dark brown

Hair Type/Color: Dreadlocks /Black

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Family info: Joey badass was the first of his immediate Jamaican family to be born in the United States. His family originated from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean.

Source: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/joey-badass.html

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

Photo by Prphotos.com

Annabella Sciorra

July 15, 2014, 11:35 pm

≫ Next: Terence Stamp

≪ Previous: Joey Badass

$

0

0

Birth Name: Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Date of Birth: March 29, 1960

Ethnicity: Italian

Annabella Sciorra is an American actress. She is of Italian descent.

Photo by Prphotos.com

Terence Stamp

July 16, 2014, 4:29 pm

≫ Next: Cote de Pablo

≪ Previous: Annabella Sciorra

$

0

0

Birth Name: Terence Henry Stamp

Place of Birth: Stepney, London, England

Date of Birth: 22 July, 1938

Ethnicity: English, small amount of French, German

Terence Stamp is an English actor. His brother, Chris Stamp, was a music producer and manager. Terence is of English ancestry, with French and German roots farther back in his family tree.

Terence’s paternal grandparents were Charles Henry Stamp and Mary Allen.

Terence’s maternal grandparents were Alfred George Perrott (the son of George Perrott and Esther Ann Lewis) and Catherine/Katherine Willmore (the daughter of William Willmore and Maria Rosenburg/Rosenburge). Maria was the daughter of John Rosenburg and Mary Ann, and likely had at least some German ancestry.

Source: Genealogy of Terence Stamp – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com

Photo by Prphotos.com

Cote de Pablo

July 16, 2014, 4:30 pm

≫ Next: Wilford Brimley

≪ Previous: Terence Stamp

$

0

0

Birth Name: María José de Pablo Fernández

Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile

Date of Birth: November 12, 1979

Ethnicity: Chilean

Cote de Pablo is a Chilean actress.

While she plays an Israeli Jewish character, Ziva David, on the series NCIS, Cote herself is not Jewish.

Photo by Prphotos.com

Wilford Brimley

July 17, 2014, 2:32 am

≫ Next: Gökhan Inler

≪ Previous: Cote de Pablo

$

0

0

Birth Name: Anthony Wilford Brimley

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah

Date of Birth: September 27, 1934

Ethnicity:
*English, Scottish (father)
*Danish, Welsh, English, German (mother)

Wilford Brimley is an American actor. His father was of half English and half Scottish descent. His mother was of half Danish ancestry, with her other roots being Welsh, English, and German.

Wilford’s paternal grandparents were William Jedediah Brimley (the son of Richard Brimley and Ann Southworth) and Margaret Kirk (the daughter of Samuel Kirk and Margaret Cameron Fisher). William was born in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. Samuel and Margaret were born in Glasgow, Scotland.

Wilford’s maternal grandparents were Herber Christian Nelson (the son of Soren Christian Nelson and Ann Josephine Evans) and Samantha Madsen (the daughter of Anton Peter Madsen and Elizabeth Mary Jane Nelson). Soren was Danish. Ann was of Welsh ancestry. Anton was Danish, born in Rostrup, Aalborg, Nordjylland. Elizabeth had deep roots in the United States, and was of English and German ancestry.

Sources: Genealogies of Wilford Brimley – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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

Photo by Prphotos.com

Gökhan Inler

July 17, 2014, 5:56 am

≫ Next: Hannah Ware

≪ Previous: Wilford Brimley

$

0

0

Place of birth: Olten, Switzerland

Date of Birth: 27 June 1984

Ethnicity: Turkish

Family info: Gökhan Inler is a professional footballer who is the captain of Switzerland national football team.

His parents are Turkish: father from Tekirdag, mother from Samsun.

Source: http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6khan_%C4%B0nler

Photo by Prphotos.com

Hannah Ware

July 17, 2014, 11:27 am

≫ Next: Jessie Ware

≪ Previous: Gökhan Inler

$

0

0

Birth Name: Hannah Rose Ware

Place of Birth: South London, England

Date of Birth: 8 December, 1982

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

Hannah Ware is a British actress. She is the sister of singer Jessie Ware.

Her father, John L. Ware, a BBC Panorama reporter, is of (non-Jewish) English background. Her mother, Helena L. (Keell), is Jewish. Hannah was raised Jewish.

Hannah’s maternal grandparents were Alfred M. Keell and Cecelia Newton.

Photo by Prphotos.com

---

Jessie Ware

July 17, 2014, 11:27 am

≫ Next: Shannon and Shauna Baker(the Baker twins)

≪ Previous: Hannah Ware

$

0

0

Birth Name: Jessica Lois Ware

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: 15 October, 1984

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

Jessie Ware is a British singer. She is the sister of actress Hannah Ware.

Her father, John L. Ware, a BBC Panorama reporter, is of (non-Jewish) English background. Her mother, Helena L. (Keell), is Jewish. Jessie was raised Jewish.

Jessie’s maternal grandparents were Alfred M. Keell and Cecelia Newton.

Photo by Prphotos.com

Shannon and Shauna Baker(the Baker twins)

July 18, 2014, 3:24 am

≫ Next: Caitlin Stasey

≪ Previous: Jessie Ware

$

0

0

Birth Name: Shannon Baker, Shauna Baker

Place of Birth: Stellat’en First Nation reservation, British Columbia, Canada

Eye Color: brown

Hair Type/Color: brunette

Ethnicity: Carrier Dene (Native Canadian)

Shannon and Shauna Baker are Canadian models, actresses, spokespeople, and entrepreneurs. They are known for their appearance on Tyra Banks, discussing stereotypes of Native American/First Nations peoples.
The Baker Twins have guest starred on the CW television show ‘Smallville’, SPIKE TV’s ‘Blue Mountain State’, and the sci-fi television movie series ‘Tin Man’.

Family info:

Source: http://www.thebakertwins.com/bio.html

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2531646/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2539930/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

Photo by Prphotos.com

 

Caitlin Stasey

July 18, 2014, 3:29 am

≫ Next: Sara Carbonero

≪ Previous: Shannon and Shauna Baker(the Baker twins)

$

0

0

Birth Name: Caitlin Jean Stasey

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Birth: 1 May 1990

Eye Color: brown

Hair Type/Color: brunette

Ethnicity: English

Caitlin Stasey is an Australian actress from Melbourne who is best known for her role as Rachel Kinski in Neighbours(an Australian soap opera)

Family info: Her parents David Stasey and Sally Stasey, are originally from Norwich, England. She also has a younger sister named Victoria.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1466205/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm

Photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Sara Carbonero

July 18, 2014, 3:32 am

≫ Next: Verne Troyer

≪ Previous: Caitlin Stasey

$

0

0

Birth Name: Sara Carbonero Arévalo

Place of Birth: Corral de Almaguer, Toledo, Spain

Date of Birth: 3 February 1984

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown (Brunette)

Ethnicity: Spanish

Sara Carbonero is a Spanish TV presenter for Telecinco and sports journalist.

Source: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sara-carbonero.html

http://www.in.com/sara-carbonero/biography-1946061.html

Photo by Prphotos.com

Verne Troyer

July 18, 2014, 10:38 pm

≫ Next: Marlon Teixeira

≪ Previous: Sara Carbonero

$

0

0

Birth Name: Verne J. Troyer

Place of Birth: Sturgis, Michigan

Date of Birth: January 1, 1969

Ethnicity: German (including some Swiss-German)

Verne Troyer is an American actor. While both sides of his family have lived in the United States since the 1700s, he is still of entirely German descent (including some Swiss-German). His family has an Amish background.

Verne’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Nicholas Troyer, who was born, c. 1550, in Switzerland. The Troyer family lived in Trub Valley, Emmental, Canton Berne, Switzerland.

Verne’s paternal grandparents were Reuben J. Troyer (the son of John Harrison Troyer and Susanna Yutzy) and Mattie M. Miller (the daughter of Moses P. Miller and Susanna C. Miller).

Verne’s maternal grandparents were Verne Edward Yoder (the son of Joseph J. Yoder and Susanna B. Hochstetler) and Miriam J. Bontrager (the daughter of John M. Bontrager and Elizabeth Mullet).

Sources: Genealogies of Verne’s paternal grandfather, Reuben J. Troyer – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogies of Verne’s paternal grandmother, Mattie M. Miller – http://records.ancestry.com.au
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Verne’s paternal grandmother, Mattie M. (Miller) Troyer – http://www.goshennews.com

Genealogy of Verne’s maternal grandfather, Verne Edward Yoder – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Verne’s maternal grandmother, Miriam J. Bontrager – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Verne’s maternal grandmother, Miriam J. (Bontrager) Yoder – http://boards.ancestry.com

Photo by Prphotos.com