Sean Young

August 10, 2014, 4:20 pm

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Birth Name: Mary Sean Young

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky

Date of Birth: November 20, 1959

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Swiss-German

Sean Young is an American actress.

Sean’s paternal grandparents were Donald Young and Mary.

Sean’s maternal grandparents were Robert Kane (the son of John N. Kane and Catherine Ann Zehnder) and Marguerite Guthrie (the daughter of Charles F. Guthrie and Caroline Tressa Hagan). John’s parents were Irish. Catherine’s parents were Swiss, of Swis-German descent. Marguerite had Irish and English ancestry.

Sources: Genealogy of Sean Young (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Sean’s maternal great-grandmother, Caroline Tressa Hagan (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Jessica Clark

August 10, 2014, 6:26 pm

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Birth Name: Jessica Clark

Place of Birth: United Kingdom

Date of Birth: 21 April 1985

Eye Color: brown

Hair Type/Color: brunette

Ethnicity: Indian, Nigerian, English, Irish

Jessica Clark is a British actress and model. She is known for appearing as the character Lilith on the television series True Blood.

Source: http://www.afterellen.com/interview-with-jessica-clark/08/2008/

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2012/07/24/true-blood-star-jessica-clark-talks-advocate?page=full

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Francisco Lachowski

August 11, 2014, 8:02 am

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Place of Birth: Curitiba, Brazil

Date of Birth: May 13, 1991

Ethnicity:
*Polish (father)
*German, Portuguese (mother)

Francisco Lachowski is a Brazilian fashion model. His father is of Polish descent and his mother is of Portuguese and German descent.

Lachowski was born in Curitiba, Brazil, a southern Brazilian city where many of the residents have a European background. The main ethnic groups include Portuguese, German, Polish, Italian and other East European backgrounds.

Source: http://www.franciscolachowski.com

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Brody Jenner

August 11, 2014, 8:13 am

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Birth Name: Sam Brody Jenner

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, Ccalifornia

Date of Birth: August 21, 1983

Ethnicity: English, small amounts of German, Scottish, Welsh, Irish

Brody Jenner is an American socialite and television personality. He is is the son of athlete Bruce Jenner (William Bruce Jenner) and actress Linda Thompson (Linda Diane Thompson). Through his father, he is the half-sibling of socialites Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner. Through his step-mother, socialite Kris (Houghton) Jenner, he is the step-brother of Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Khloé Kardashian.

Brody is of English, and small amounts of German, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish, descent.

Brody’s paternal grandparents were William Hugh Jenner (the son of Hugh Burton Jenner and Bertha M. Cunningham) and Esther Ruth McGuire (the daughter of Walter Sherman McGuire and Kareen Maude Wright).

Brody’s maternal grandparents were Sanford Abel Thompson (the son of Samuel Abel Thompson and Vinnie Leal Bibb) and Margelene “Margie” White (the daughter of Allen Doss White and Helen Palmer).

Sources: Genealogy of Brody Jenner (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Brody’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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War Machine

August 11, 2014, 8:37 am

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Birth Name: Jonathan Koppenhaver

Place of Birth: Simi Valley, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 30, 1981

Ethnicity: Mexican, German

Jonathan Koppenhaver is an American mixed martial arts fighter who legally changed his name to War Machine. He was born to a German American father and a Mexican mother. He first became and well known athlete when he appeared on the television series, The Ultimate Fighter season 6.

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Michael Nyqvist

August 11, 2014, 6:53 pm

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Birth Name: Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 8 November, 1960

Ethnicity: Swedish, Italian

Michael Nyqvist is a Swedish actor.

Michael was adopted. His biological father is said to be an Italian from Florence and his biological mother is said to be Swedish.

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Joe Rogan

August 11, 2014, 9:10 pm

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Birth Name: Joseph James “Joe” Rogan

Place of Birth: Newark, NJ

Date of Birth: August 11, 1967

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: black

Ethnicity: 3/4th Italian and 1/4th Irish

Family info: Joe Rogan, UFC commentator and host of Fear Factor mentioned on his Twitter account that his paternal grandfather was “Pappy Rogan is straight off the boat from Ireland.”

Source: https://twitter.com/joerogan/statuses/84685015119708160

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Danny Aiello

August 12, 2014, 9:33 am

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Birth Name: Daniel Louis Aiello, Jr.

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: June 20, 1933

Ethnicity: Italian

Danny Aiello is an American actor. His parents were of Italian descent.

Danny’s paternal grandparents were Guiseppe/Joseph Aiello (the son of Aniello Aiello and Rosa Paula) and Helena Lily Yaccarino (the daughter of Giovanina/Jennie).

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Jason Robards

August 12, 2014, 5:50 pm

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Birth Name: Jason Nelson Robards, Jr

Date of Birth: July 26, 1922

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois

Date of Death: December 26, 2000

Place of Death: Bridgeport, Connecticut

Ethnicity: Swedish (maternal grandmother), English, Welsh, German, Irish, distant Scottish

Jason Robards was an American actor. One of his wives was actress Lauren Bacall, with whom he has a son, actor Sam Robards.

Jason’s maternal grandmother was Swedish, and his other roots were English, Welsh, German, Irish, and distant Scottish.

Jason’s paternal grandparents were Franklin “Frank” Pierce Robards (the son of James Nelson Robards and Catherine Hartman) and Elizabeth Loomis (the daughter of Royal Houghton Loomis and Naomi Dobson). Naomi was English.

Jason’s maternal grandparents were Charles Oliver Glanville (the son of William Wright Glanville and Esther Isabel Swires) and Mary Regina Pederson/Peterson (the daughter of Swen August Peterson and Inga Britta Dahlman). Mary was born in Trollhattan, Sweden.

Source: Genealogy of Jason Robards – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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DeAndre Yedlin

August 12, 2014, 8:37 pm

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Birth Name: DeAndre Roselle Yedlin

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington

Date of Birth: July 9, 1993

Ethnicity:
*African-American, Dominican, Native American (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

DeAndre Yedlin is an American soccer player. His mother, Rebecca Yedlin, who is caucasian, is Ashkenazi Jewish. His father is evidently of African-American, Dominican, and Native American ancestry.

DeAndre’s maternal grandparents are Ira Nathan Yedlin (the son of Bert Yedlin and Lola) and Linda Gayle Schaffer (the daughter of Irving J. Schaffer and Shyrle R.). Lola was born in Russia.

Source: Obituary of DeAndre’s maternal great-grandfather, Irving J. Schaffer – http://www.legacy.com

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Ed Nelson R.I.P.

August 12, 2014, 9:21 pm

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Birth Name: Edwin Stafford Nelson

Date of Birth: December 21, 1928

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of Death: August 9, 2014

Place of Death: Greensboro, North Carolina

Ethnicity:
*English, some Scottish (father)
*French (mother)

Ed Nelson was an American actor. His father had English, and some Scottish, ancestry. His mother was of French descent.

Ed’s paternal grandparents were Gerald Stafford Nelson (the son of J. Franklin Nelson and Mary Stafford Long) and Eugenia Roberta Green (the daughter of William J. Green and Mary F.).

Ed’s maternal grandparents were Alfred Andre Robelot (the son of Jules S. Robelot and Elizabeth Isabelle Rey) and Virginie Fazende (the daughter of Francois Cyrile de Fazende and Amelie Leontine Bermudez).

Sources: Genealogy of Ed’s father – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Ed’s mother (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Paris Jackson

August 13, 2014, 8:24 am

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Birth Name: Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson

Place of Birth: Beverly Hills, California

Date of Birth: April 3, 1998

Ethnicity: English, possibly African-American and/or other

Paris Jackson is an American teenager. She is the daughter of Debbie Rowe, who is caucasian. Her legal father was singer Michael Jackson, who was African-American. It is not clear if Michael was Paris’s biological father.

Debbie is a convert from Catholicism to Judaism. Her original Catholic religion could indicate Irish ancestry.

Paris’s maternal grandparents are Gordon Rowe and Barbara Chilcutt.

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Roman Reigns

August 13, 2014, 8:29 am

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Birth Name: Leati Joseph Anoa’i

Place of Birth: Pensacola, Florida

Date of Birth: May 25, 1985

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Type/Color: Virtually black

Ethnicity: Samoan (father) and Italian (mother)

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Reigns

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Melanie Iglesias

August 13, 2014, 8:33 am

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Birth Name: Melanie Tiana Iglesias

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

Date of Birth: June 18, 1987

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Italian, smaller percentage of Filipino

Family info: Melanie Iglesias is an American model and actress. Melanie was born on June 18, 1987 in Brooklyn, New York. Iglesias graduated from Tottenville High School on Staten Island in New York City.

Source: Melanie states her ethnicity – https://twitter.com/MelanieIglesias/status/60568107038670848

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Ronaldo

August 13, 2014, 8:56 am

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Birth Name: Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima

Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Birth: 18 september 1976

Ethnicity: Afro-Brazilian, Portuguese

Family info: Ronaldo is a retired Brazilian footballer. Ronaldo made a comment regarding racism in Football;

“I think that all blacks suffer (with racism). I, that am white, suffer because of so much ignorance.”

In response to this his father Nélio Nazário de Lima, Snr. a dark skinned Afro-Brazilian, stated;

“He knows quite well that he is black…In truth, at the time I thought it was some type of philosophy, something in this sense….because he knows that he is black.”

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

http://blackwomenofbrazil.co/

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Joe Perry

August 13, 2014, 9:00 am

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Birth Name: Anthony Joseph Perry

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts,

Date of Birth: September 10, 1950

Ethnicity: Portuguese, Italian

Family info: Joe Perry is the guitarist of legendary rock band Aerosmith.

The paternal side of Perry’s family are Portuguese, originally from Madeira. His grandfather changed the family’s name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in the United States. His maternal side is Italian, more specifically Neapolitan.

Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675128/bio

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AJ Lee

August 14, 2014, 9:31 am

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Birth Name: April Jeanette Mendez

Place of Birth: Union City, New Jersey

Date of Birth: March 19, 1987

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Virtually Black

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican

Family info:

Source: Multiple sites mention her being Puerto Rican, here’s one where she gets referred to as a “Puerto Rican tomboy”. In another article it states that “Lee’s family has moved back to their native Puerto Rico”.

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Eddie Vedder

August 14, 2014, 10:06 am

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Birth Name: Edward Louis Severson III

Place of Birth: December 23, 1964

Date of Birth: Evanston, Illinois, United States

Ethnicity: German, Danish and English

Family info: Eddie Vedder is the singer of the alternative rock band Pearl Jam.

He was born to to Karen Lee Vedder and Edward Louis Severson, Jr. His parents divorced in 1965, when Vedder was an infant. His mother soon remarried, to a man named Peter Mueller. Vedder was raised believing that Mueller was his biological father, and he went by the name Edward Mueller for a time.

Source: Genealogy of Eddie

http://www.wargs.com/other/severson.html

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Shelley Duvall

August 15, 2014, 12:07 pm

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Birth Name: Shelley Alexis Duvall

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas

Date of Birth: July 7, 1949

Ethnicity: English, some German, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), distant Welsh, French

Shelley Duvall is an American actress.

Shelley’s paternal grandparents were Robert Earle Duvall (the son of James Dumont Duvall and Mary Olivia Whitsett) and Leah Lois Richerson (the daughter of John W. Richardson and Annie Ardis Moore).

Shelley’s maternal grandparents were Benjamin Franklin Massengale (the son of Rufus John Massengale and Lula Beatrice Caldwell) and Sally Pauline Merrell (the daughter of Walter Bruce Merrell and Lemma Mae Merrell). Walter and Lemma were both born with the same surname.

Sources: Genealogy of Shelley Duvall (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Shelley Duvall (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Ali Larter

August 15, 2014, 12:14 pm

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Birth Name: Alison Elizabeth Larter

Place of Birth: Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Date of Birth: February 28, 1976

Ethnicity: German, possibly other

Ali Larter is an American actress. Her surname is usually German.

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