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Frances Bean Cobain

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"Twilight" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals

Birth Name: Frances Bean Cobain

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 18, 1992

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Blonde

Ethnicity:
*Irish, English, Dutch, French, German, Scottish (father)
*Spanish-Cuban, Welsh, Irish, German, English (mother)

Frances Bean Cobain is an American visual artist, and the only child of Nirvana frontman, the late Kurt Cobain, and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love. Cobain was born at 7:48 a.m. on August 18, 1992 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. She was named after Frances McKee, the guitarist for the Scottish indie pop duo The Vaselines. Her middle name Bean was chosen because Kurt Cobain thought she looked like a kidney bean on the ultrasound. Her godfather is former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, and the actress Drew Barrymore is her godmother.

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

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Jake Weber

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Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: 19 March, 1964

Ethnicity:
*Danish, English (father)
*Moroccan Jewish, English (mother)

Jake Weber is a British actor.

Jake’s father was born in Denmark, of half Danish and half English descent. Jake’s mother was of half Moroccan Jewish (from her own father) and half English (from her own mother) descent.

Jake’s paternal grandparents were Poul Arkner (born Poul Christian Anderson) and Pamela Joyce Weber (the daughter of Reginald Evelyn Weber and Joyce Warner). Poul was Danish. Pamela was English.

Jake’s maternal grandfather was Robert Coriat (born Harold Isaac Coriat, the son of Abraham Coriat and Donna Florence “Flora” Cazes). Robert was born in Mogador, Morocco, to a Jewish family. Donna was born in London, England, to Isaac Juave Cazes and Selina Simha Corcos, who were from Morocco.

Jake’s maternal grandmother was Priscilla Crystal Frances Blundell Weigall (the daughter of Sir William Ernest George Archibald Weigall, 1st Baronet, and of Grace Emily Blundell Maple). Grace was the daughter of Sir John Blundell Maple, 1st Baronet, a businessman, and of Emily Harriet Merryweather.

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Tony Goldwyn

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Birth Name: Anthony Howard Goldwyn

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: May 20, 1960

Ethnicity: Polish Jewish (paternal grandfather), English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, German

Tony Goldwyn is an American actor. He is the son of producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard.

Tony’s paternal grandfather, famous early Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn, was a Polish Jewish immigrant. Tony’s other ancestry is English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, and German. Tony has said that he did not know that his grandfather was Jewish until he attended his funeral (Samuel Goldwyn died in 1974, when Tony was fourteen).

Tony’s paternal grandparents were Samuel Goldwyn, a producer (born Szmuel Gelbfisz, the son of Aaron David Gelbfisz and Hannah Reban Jarecka), and Frances Howard (the daughter of James Howard and Maureen). Samuel was a Polish Jew, born in Warsaw. Frances was Catholic, born in Nebraska.

Tony’s maternal grandparents were Sidney Howard, a playwright (born Sidney Coe Howard, the son of John Lawrence Howard and Helen Louise Coe), and Clare Jeness Eames (the daughter of Hayden Eames and Clare Hamilton). Clare’s father was William Thomas Hamilton, a Governor of Maryland and also a Senator from that state.

Source: Genealogy of Tony Goldwyn – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Steven Bauer

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Birth Name: Esteban Ernesto Echevarría Samson

Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

Date of Birth: December 2, 1956

Ethnicity: Cuban, as well as German Jewish (maternal grandfather), 1/32 Italian

Steven Bauer is a Cuban-born American actor.

His father was of Cuban descent. His maternal grandfather was of German Jewish descent, and his maternal grandmother was of Cuban, and 1/8th Italian, ancestry.

Steven’s maternal grandparents were ? Samson and ? Agostini del Castillo (the daughter of ? Agostini Godoy and ? del Castillo Godoy).

Source: Genealogy of Steven Bauer (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Eddie Jemison

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Birth Name: Edward Francis Jemison, Jr.

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of Birth: c. 1963

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Italian (mother)

Eddie Jemison is an American actor. His father was of Irish descent. His mother was of Italian ancestry.

Eddie’s paternal grandparents were James Edward Jemison (the son of James Jemison and Sarah Braniff) and Mary Philomene Rhodes (the daughter of Daniel Higbie Rhodes and Elizabeth Egan).

Eddie’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Centanni (the son of Antonio Centanni and Rosalia Solito) and Marie “Mary” DeBournato. Antonio was born in Alia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Rosalia was also born in Palermo.

Source: Genealogy of Eddie Jemison (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://home.roadrunner.com

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Angel Haze

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BET Hip Hop Awards 2012 - Arrivals

Birth Name: Raykeea Angel Wilson

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Date of Birth: July 10, 1991

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: African, Native American

Family info: Angel Haze is an American rapper and singer signed to Universal Republic and Island Records. Angel Haze was born on July 10, 1991, in Detroit, Michigan, to a military family. She is of mixed African and Native American ancestry, and is a self-taught speaker of Tsalagi, the language of the Cherokee people.

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http://www.theguardian.com/

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Jacob Kogan

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Birth Name: Jacob Pavlovich Kogan

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: May 28, 1995

Ethnicity: Russian-Jewish/other Ashkenazi Jewish

Jacob Kogan is an American actor. He is the son of Deborah (Copaken) Kogan, an author and photojournalist, and Paul Kogan, a former child actor. His mother, who is American, is Jewish (from a family from Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Lithuania, and Austria). His father is a Russian immigrant of either mostly or entirely Jewish background.

Jacob’s grandparents were Pavel Sokolov and Rachel Kogan.

Jacob’s maternal grandfather was Richard Daniel Copaken (the son of Albert Copaken and Sylvia Wienshienk). Albert was born in Ukraine, to Morris Copaken/Kopeykin and Sarah Gettel Keirman/Cherman. Sylvia was born in Missouri, to Charles Wienshienk, who was born in Kotezan, Romania, and to Rebecca Schultz/Shieltz, who was born in Vilna, Lithuania.

Jacob’s maternal grandmother was Marjorie Ann Schwartz (the daughter of David Schwartz and Kate Livenstein Zera). David was born in Austria.

Source: Genealogy of Jacob Kogan (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Lukas Podolski

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Euro2008 Soccer Championship - Quarter Final - Portugal Vs. Germany (2-3) - June 19, 2008

Birth Name: Lukas Josef Podolski

Place of Birth:Gliwice, Poland

Date of Birth: 4 June 1985

Eye Color:blue

Hair Type/Color: blonde

Ethnicity: Polish

Family info: Podolski was born in Poland, but is of German nationality based on his grandparents and moving their at the age of 6, hence why he plays for Germany.Although he was eligible to play for Germany and Poland, Podolski chose to play for Germany.

Source:http://www.player-profiles.co.uk/lukas-podolski.php
http://www.independent.co.uk/

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/2014-fifa-world-cup-germanys-lukas-podolski/story?id=23941179

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Milorad Cavic

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13th Annual FINA World Championships - July 27, 2009

Birth Name:Milorad Čavić (Милорад Чавић)

Place of Birth:Anaheim, California, USA

Date of Birth: May 31, 1984

Eye Color:Brown

Hair Type/Color:Dark Brown

Ethnicity:Serbian

Family info:Milorad is an American swimmer who’s parents immigrated to California from Serbia.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milorad_%C4%8Cavi%C4%87

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Art Shamsky

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Birth Name: Arthur Louis Shamsky

Place of Birth: St. Louis, MO

Date of Birth: October 14, 1941

Eye Color:

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Art Shamsky was a MLB player. He was on the 1969 Mets when they won the world series.

Source: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/68fc8356

Landon Liboiron

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Place of Birth: Jenner, Alberta (lkely)

Date of Birth: c. 1990/1991

Ethnicity: French-Canadian (paternal grandfather), possibly German and British Isles

Landon Liboiron is a Canadian actor. His paternal grandfather was of French-Canadian descent. His paternal grandmother’s surname, “Juss”, may indicate German ancestry, and his mother’s maiden name, “Mack”, may indicate Irish or English ancestry.

Landon’s paternal grandparents are Jacques “Jim” Saul Liboiron (the son of Azarie Liboiron and Blandine Cloutier) and Anne Juss.

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

Obituary of Landon’s paternal grandfather, Jacques “Jim” Saul Liboiron – http://cooksouthland.com

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Simon Callow

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Birth Name: Simon Phillip Hugh Callow

Place of Birth: Streatham, London, England

Date of Birth: 15 June, 1949

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Danish, French, German, English (mother)

Simon Callow is a British actor. His father was English. His mother was of Danish, French, German, and English ancestry.

Simon’s paternal grandparents were Charles Benjamin Callow (the son of William Callow and Elizabeth Corke) and Mary Eliza Eugenie Leonore Harvey.

Simon’s maternal grandparents were Jules Carl Guise (the son of Jules Carl Guise and Therese Caroline Alexandrine Tourniaire) and Vera Agnes Fluess (the daughter of Henry Otto Fleuss and Mary Ann Katherine Wale). Simon’s grandfather Jules was born in Denmark, to a Danish father and a French mother. Simon’s grandmother Vera was born in England, to a father of German descent, and an English mother.

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Derek Jacobi

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Birth Name: Derek George Jacobi

Place of Birth: Leytonstone, London, England

Date of Birth: 22 October, 1938

Ethnicity: German (great-grandfather), English

Derek Jacobi is an English actor. His great-grandfather was a German immigrant. His other ancestry includes English.

Derek’s paternal grandparents were Henry William Jacobi (the son of William George Jacobi and Adelaide Hunt) and Elizabeth Rebecca Davis. William was born in Hoxter, Germany, the son of Aloysius Jacobi and Maria Eleonora Wiegers.

Derek’s maternal grandparents were Richard Russell Masters (the son of Richard Masters and Bessie Frances Toull) and Haida Frost (the daughter of Alfred Frost and Salome Laplain). Salome was the daughter of Armand Laplain and Mary Ann Armitage.

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Connie Britton

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Birth Name: Constance Elaine Womack

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: March 6, 1967

Ethnicity: English, Irish

Connie Britton is an American actress.

Connie’s paternal grandparents were Edgar Allen Womack (the son of John Watson Womack and Frances Isabelle Denton) and Lucy Opal George (the daughter of Elijah Hazel George and Cora Blaine Shell).

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Nasri

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Magic! Performs on The Marilyn Denis Show in Toronto on May 7, 2014

Birth Name: Nasri Tony Atweh

Place of Birth: Toronto, Canada

Date of Birth: March 6, 1981

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Black/brown

Ethnicity: Palestinian

Family info: Nasri is the lead singer of the reggae fusion band Magic! Nasri was born and raised in Toronto and is of Palestinian descent. Nasri is reported to be a Christian-Palestinian on Americanisraelite.com.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasri_(musician)

http://americanisraelite.com/archives/15329

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Matt Lucas

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Birth Name: Matthew Richard Lucas

Place of Birth: Paddington, London, England

Date of Birth: 5 March, 1974

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Matt Lucas is a British actor. He was raised Jewish. His mother’s family were German Jews.

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Ezra Koenig

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Birth Name: Ezra Michael Koenig

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: April 8, 1984

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Ezra Koenig is an American musician, the lead singer and guitarist for the band Vampire Weekend.

Ezra’s parents are both Jewish, and he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. He has Romanian Jewish and Hungarian Jewish ancestry.

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Eli Marienthal

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Birth Name: Eli David Marienthal

Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California

Date of Birth: March 6, 1986

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Eli Marienthal is an American actor. His parents, Joseph Cross and Penny Marienthal, are both Jewish.

Eli’s maternal grandfather was Helmut “Harold”/”Hal” S. Marienthal (born Helmut Schoemann, the son of Oskar Schoemann/Schumann and Antoinette “Tonie” Kahn. Harold was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to a Jewish family.

Eli’s maternal grandmother is Elaine H. Wittert (the daughter of Alfred Wittert and Dorothy). Elaine was born in Illinois, of Russian Jewish descent.

Sources: Genealogy of Eli’s maternal grandfather, Helmut “Harold”/”Hal” S. Marienthal – http://ahnenreich.de

Eli’s maternal grandmother, Elaine H. Wittert, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Chet Faker

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Birth Name: Nicholas James Murphy

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia

Date of Birth: 23 June 1988

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown / Ginger

Ethnicity: Irish-Australian

Family info: Due to his surname, “Murphy”, it is almost certain he is of Irish ancestry.

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

http://www.prphotos.com/p/RML-032836/chet-faker-at-optimus-alive-2014-music-festival–day-3.html?&ps=2&x-start=4

Matthew Bellamy

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Birth Name: Matthew James Bellamy

Place of Birth: Cambridge, England

Date of Birth: 9 June 1978

Ethnicity: English, Northern Irish

Family info: Matthew “Matt” Bellamy is an English musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, pianist, and principal songwriter of the rock band Muse.

Bellamy’s father, George, from Sunderland was rhythm guitarist of The Tornados, the first British band to have a US number one song; Bellamy’s mother, Marilyn, was born in Belfast. In the mid-1980s, the family moved to Teignmouth, Devon.

Bellamy is in a relationship with actress Kate Hudson.

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