Birth Name: Charles Herbert Ruffing

Place of Birth: Granville County, North Carolina, USA

Date of Birth: May 3, 1905

Ethnicity: German

Family Background: Red Ruffing was an American professional baseball pitcher. Ruffing played for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox.

Red Ruffing was the son of John August Ruffing and Frances Mueller. Both of Ruffing’s parents were German immigrants.

Ruffing’s paternal grandfather was Johann N. Ruffing, the son of Andreas Ruffing and Susanna Haag.

Ruffing’s paternal grandmother was Juliane C. Weber, the daughter of Johann G. Weber and Charlotta Lupe Ziliox.

Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150397143 (obituary of Red Ruffing’s father)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187770073 (obituary of Red Ruffing’s mother)

08/03/2013 – Black Flag – Resurrection Fest 2013 Metal Festival – Day 3 – Campo de Futbol Celeiro, Av de Vicente Gradaile Trobo – Viveiro, Spain – Photo Credit: Rui M. Leal / PR Photos

Birth Name: Gregory Regis Ginn

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 8, 1954

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English
*mother – Estonian

Greg Ginn is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer of the punk rock band Black Flag.

Greg is the son of Oie (Peters) and Regis Charles Ginn. His father was American and his mother was Estonian.

Greg’s paternal grandfather was James Beverly Ginn (the son of Moses Holmes Ginn and Olive Sweezer). Moses was the son of James W. Ginn and Jane P. Hardy, whose parents were English. Olive was the daughter of Greenberry Sweezer and Eliza Gentry.

Greg’s paternal grandmother was Florence Margaret Marron (the daughter of John Joseph Marron and Mary Ann Crowley). John was the son of Irish parents, Alexander Marron and Mary O’Brien. Mary was the daughter of Irish parents, Thomas Crowley and Bridget Smith.

Source: Genealogy of Greg’s father, Regis Charles Ginn – https://sv.findagrave.com/memorial/72837220

07/18/2018 – Nick Foles – 2018 ESPY Awards – Arrivals – Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Nicholas Edward Foles

Place of Birth: Austin, Texas, USA

Date of Birth: January 20, 1989

Ethnicity: English, some German, 1/8th Greek

Family Background: Nick Foles is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL).

Foles is the son of Larry Edward Foles and Melissa Nikie Manos.

Nick Foles maternal grandparents are/were Mickey Nick Manos (the son of Mike Manos and Violet T. Thomason) and Jean Naomi Haynie.

Mike Manos, Nick Foles’ great-grandfather was born in Greece. The rest of Nick Foles’ ancestry is mainly English with some German.

Source: ancestry.com records

Birth Name: María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco

Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain

Date of Birth: 26 February, 1951

Ethnicity: Spanish [including Andalusian, Asturian, Castilian, Leonese, Navarrese, possibly other], Catalan, Galician, small amounts of Basque and Italian, 1/32nd Maltese, remote English and French

Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, 2nd Duchess of Franco, Grandee of Spain is a Spanish aristocrat and social figure.

Carmen was born in the Palacio Real de El Pardo, Madrid, and is the daughter of Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú y Ortega, 10th Marquis of Villaverde, and Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco Grandee of Spain.

Carmen’s paternal grandfather José María Martínez y Ortega (the son of Andrés Martínez y Cobo de Guzmán and Catalina Ortega y Toledo). Andrés was the son of Tomás Martínez y Rodríguez and Josefa Isabel Cobo de Guzmán y Ardio.

Carmen’s paternal grandmother María de la O Esperanza Bordiú y Bascarán, 7th Countess of Argillo (the daughter of Cristóbal Bordiú y de Prat, Ninth Marquis of Villaverde, and María de la O Bascarán y Reina). Cristóbal was the son of Luis Bordiú y Garcés de Marcilla, Eighth Marquis of Villaverde, and María del Carmen Prat y Sánchez-Salvador. María de la O was the daughter of José de Bascarán y Federic and María Adelaida de Reina Visset-Fernández de Córdoba.

Carmen’s maternal grandfather facist dictator caudillo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (the son of Nicolás Franco y Salgado-Araújo and María del Pilar Bahamonde y Pardo de Andrade). Nicolas was the son of Francisco Franco y Vietti and Hemergilda Salgado-Araújo y Pérez. María del Pilar was the daughter of Ladislao Bahamonde y Ortega and María del Pilar Pardo de Andrade y Pardo de Andrado.

Carmen’s maternal grandmother Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás, Grandee of Spain (the daughter of Felipe Polo y Flórez de Vereterra and Ramona Martínez-Valdés y Martínez-Valdés). Felipe was the son of Claudio Polo y Astudillo and Bonifacia Flórez de Vereterra. Ramona was the daughter of Rafael Martínez-Valdés and María de la Caridad Martínez-Valdés.

03/04/2019 – Stefania Spampinato – Marvel Studios “Captain Marvel” World Premiere – Arrivals – El Capitan Theater – Hollywood, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Izumi Hasegawa / PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Catania, Sicily, Italy

Date of Birth: 17 luglio 1982

Ethnicity: Italian (Sicilian)

Family Background: Stefania Spampinato is an Italian actress. She is known for her role in Grey’s Anatomy.

02/07/2015 – Malena Alterio – 29th Annual Goya Awards – Arrivals – Centro de Congresos Principe Felipe – Madrid, Spain – Photo Credit: Solarpix / PR Photos

Birth Name: Malena Grisel Alterio Bacaicoa

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: 21 January, 1974

Ethnicity: Argentinian [Italian, Basque, possibly other]

Malena Alterio is an Argentine-born Spanish actress. She became well-known with the Spanish televesion series Aquí no hay quien viva, playing the role of Belén López Vázquez.

Malena was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of Argentine-Spanish actor Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato and Modésta Ángela Bacaicoa Destéfano.

Malena’s paternal great-grandparents were from Carpinone, Italy.

03/24/2018 – Heidi Gardner – WonderCon 2018 – “Crackle’s SuperMansion” Press Room – Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Avenue – Anaheim, CA USA – Photo Credit: Photography by E / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Heidi Lynn Gardner

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

Date of Birth: July 27, 1983

Ethnicity: English, German, 1/16th Norwegian, 1/16th Greek, 1/16th Italian, 1/16th Irish, smaller amount of Scottish

Heidi Gardner is an American actress, comedian, and voice actress. She is the daughter of Ernestine Eileen “Erny” Huelke and Rick L. Gardner.

Her father, who is from a Mormon family, is of English, one eighth Norwegian, and some Scottish descent. Her mother’s ancestry is five eighths German, one eighth Greek, one eighth Italian, and one eighth Irish.

Heidi’s paternal grandfather was Norman Duane Gardner (the son of Owen F. Gardner and Zelma Empey). Owen was the son of Franklin Gardner and Effie Pearl Clements. Zelma was the daughter of James Shadrach/Shadrick Empey, whose paternal grandparents were English, and Agnes Estella Lords.

Heidi’s paternal grandmother was Geraldine Walker (the daughter of George Clifford Walker and Rosella Ann Sharp). George was the son of Albert Ishmael Walker, whose parents were English, and Harriet Charlotte Sharp, whose parents were also English. Rosella was the daughter of Stephen William Sharp, whose parents were English, and Mary Ann Johnson, whose parents were Norwegian.

Heidi’s maternal grandfather was Ernest Fredrick Huelke (the son of Ernest F. Huelke and Augusta Hardtke). Ernest was born in Illinois, to German parents.

Heidi’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Karavida (the daughter of Stanley Michael Karavida and Eileen A. Hilkens/Hilkins). Stanley was born in Croatia, to a Greek father, Nicholas Karavida, and an Italian mother, Kathryn Guardio. Eileen was the daughter of William Christian Hilkens, whose father and maternal grandparents were German, and Bridget Small, whose parents were Irish.

Sources: Genealogy of Heidi Gardner (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.genealogy.com/

Genealogy of Heidi’s paternal grandfather, Norman Duane Gardner, through his own sister, Sherri Lynn Gardner – https://sv.findagrave.com/

Heidi’s great-grandmother, Rosella Ann Sharp, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/

Heidi’s maternal grandfather, Ernest Fredrick Huelke, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/
Ernest on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/

Heidi’s great-grandmother, Eileen A. Hilkens/Hilkins, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/

Heidi’s great-great-grandfather, William Christian Hilkens, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/

Birth Name: Joanne Kate Swinson

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland

Date of Birth: 5 February, 1980

Ethnicity: Scottish

Jo Swinson is a Scottish politician. She has been Leader of the Liberal Democrats, since 22 July, 2019. She has also been a Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire, since 8 June, 2017, and previously from 5 May, 2005 to 7 May, 2015, Liberal Democrat Scotland Spokeswoman, from 8 March, 2006 to 20 December, 2007, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, from 20 June, 2017 to 22 July, 2019, among other duties.

She is the daughter of Annette and Peter Swinson. Jo is married to English politician Duncan Hames, with whom she has two children. Duncan was a Member of Parliament for Chippenham, from 2005 to 2015.

Date of Birth: c. 1990

Ethnicity: African-American

Jordan Calloway is an American actor. He co-stars in the film Countdown. He is the son of cinematographer Joseph Calloway.

Birth Name: Elsy Henrietta Maria Steinberg

Date of Birth: May 31, 1930

Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Death: June 27, 2011

Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: German, Frisian

Elaine Stewart was an American actress and model.

She was the daughter of Maria Hedwig (Hänssler/Haenssler), a housewife, and Ulrich Ernst Steinberg, a police sergeant. Her parents were German emigrants, with her mother being from Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. Her father’s ancestry traced heavily to the Frisian population of Aurich, Niedersachsen.

Elaine was married to television producer Merrill Heatter, until her death. The couple had two children.

Elaine is often described on the internet, including in prominent newspapers, as having been Jewish. This does not appear to have been accurate. Neither of her parents were of Jewish heritage. Her husband, Merrill Heatter, was Jewish.

Elaine’s paternal grandfather was Ulrich Ernst Hajo Steinberg (the son of Haaÿe Philipp/Hajo Jacobs Steinberg and Gretje Johanna Gerds Antons/Schoo). Elaine’s grandfather Ulrich was born in Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Haaÿe was the son of Ernst Philips Jacobs Steinberg and Titia Heyen Willems. Gretje was the daughter of Geerd Antons and Johanna Detmers/Dettmers.

Elaine’s paternal grandmother was Eltje/Attjlo Hinrichs Albers (the daughter of Hinrich Onnen Albers and Heepke Roelfs Wolters). Eltje was born in Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany. Hinrich was the son of Onne Hinrichs Alberts and Ettje Poppen Bruling. Heepke was the daughter of Hinrich Peters Wolters and Trientje Janssen Wefer.

Elaine’s maternal grandfather was named Johann Jakob/Jacob Hänssler. Johann was born in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Elaine’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Katharina Schmid/Schmitt. Maria Katharina was born in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Source: Marriage record of Elaine’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org

Place of Birth: Oceanside, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 22, 2000

Ethnicity: Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh

Joshua Bassett is an American actor. He plays the lead in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Joshua’s patrilineal line can be traced to Thomas Bassett, who was born, c. 1668, in New Kent County, Virginia.

Joshua’s paternal grandfather was Jean J. Bassett (the son of Comer Hudson Bassett and Gertrude Martia Copeland). Jean was born in Oklahoma. Comer was the son of John Elbert Bassett and Mary Florence Strong. Gertrude was the daughter of Samuel Harper Copeland and Hettie Esther Gooch.

Joshua’s paternal grandmother was Anita Gertrude Viner (the daughter of Burpee Edward Viner and Gertrude Ann Myers). Anita born in New Jersey, and was a singer. Burpee was born in Kingsport, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Edward Charles Viner and Alice Garby/Garvie. Joshua’s great-grandmother Gertrude was born in Connecticut, to German parents, Otto F./E. Myers/Meyers/Myr and Annie/Ann/Anni/Anna E.

Joshua’s maternal grandfather was John Edwin Richardson (the daughter of Edwin Parker Richardson and Nedra Alene Hartley). John was born in California. Joshua’s great-grandfather Edwin was the son of English parents, John W. “Jack” Richardson and Nannie/Nanny/Annie Frankland, who were from Yorkshire. Nedra was the daughter of Harry William Hartley and Sylvia Ruth Forbes.

Joshua’s maternal grandmother is Colleen Coleman O’Harra (born Colleen Coleman, the daughter of Walter Logan Coleman and Dorothy Lucille McDonnell). Colleen was born in California, and is an attorney and Oceanside politician. Walter was the son of Walter Winfield Coleman and Nancy Ann/Anne Bish. Dorothy was the daughter of Charles Patrick McDonnell and Grace L. Graves.

Sources: Genealogy of Joshua’s paternal grandfather, Jean J. Bassett – https://www.findagrave.com

Joshua’s paternal grandmother, Anita Gertrude Viner, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Joshua’s paternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Ann Myers, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Gertrude Ann Myers on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Death record of Joshua’s paternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Ann (Myers) Viner – https://www.familysearch.org

Joshua’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Otto F./E. Myers/Meyers/Myr and Annie/Ann/Anni/Anna E., on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Joshua’s maternal great-grandparents, Walter Logan Coleman and Dorothy Lucille McDonnell – https://www.familysearch.org

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Date of Birth: 26 March, 1990

Ethnicity: Korean

Choi Woo-shik is a Korean and Canadian actor. He is known for starring in Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite (2019).

He was born in Seoul, and moved to Canada when he was five, being raised heavily in British Columbia, specifically Coquitlam. He has acted mostly in South Korean films.

Birth Name: Rosalind Sefekor Eleazar

Place of Birth: Lambeth, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: c. August 1988

Ethnicity:
*Ghanaian (father)
*English (mother)

Rosalind Eleazar is a British actress.

Date of Birth: January 10, 2010

Ethnicity:
*Kurdish (mother)

Azhy Robertson is an American actor. He plays one of the leads in the film Marriage Story (2019), the son of Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson’s characters.

His mother Shok has written:

I made it to the U.S. from Iraq by way of Kuwait, Iran, and Turkey at age 22. My family are Kurdish survivors of the Gulf War uprisings and the retaliation that followed. After lawyers’ fees, being refused, my case getting reopened, and a lot of heartache, I received my refugee status in the U.S…. I studied, worked for major corporations, and eventually went back to the Middle East and Afghanistan to work in humanitarian aid with U.S. agencies. When I became a naturalized citizen in 2001, I finally reached freedom. Eventually I settled in New York…

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 4, c. 1989

Ethnicity: African-American

Nafessa Williams is an American actress.

Place of Birth: Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Date of Birth: 10 November, 1984

Ethnicity: Japanese

Naoki Kobayashi is a Japanese dancer, choreographer, actor, and model.

10/16/2009 – Franco Zeffirelli – 4th Annual Rome International Film Festival – Rome Documentary Presentation – Auditorium Parco Della Musica – Rome, Italy – Photo Credit: Insidefoto / PR Photos

Birth name: Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli

Date of Birth: 12 February 1923

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Ethnicity: Italian

Family background: Son of Ottorino Corsi, from Vinci (Tuscany), and Alaide Garosi Cipriani, from Florence. Born out of wedlock, surname “Zeffirelli” made up by his mother as he was an illegitimate son.

Director and producer of movies, TV series and operas, including Romeo and Juliet (1968, Academy Award), The Taming of the Shrew (1967), and Jesus of Nazareth (1977).

07/31/2019 – Jake Hoffman – Netflix’s “Otherhood” Los Angeles Photocall – Arrivals – The Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Jacob Edward Hoffman

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

Date of Birth: March 20, 1981

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Jake Hoffman is an American actor, writer, and director. He is the son of businesswoman Lisa Hoffman (Lisa Jo Gotsegen), and actor and director Dustin Hoffman.

Jake’s paternal grandfather was Harry Hoffman (the son of Frank Hoffman and Esther Schiskoski/Cherkofsky/Cherry). Harry’s parents were Jewish immigrants, from Belaja Zerkovy/Bila Tserkva, Kiev, Ukraine. Frank was the son of Moshko Goikhman, also known as Sam Hoffman, and of Libba Cagan. Esther was the daughter of Harry Schiskoski

Jake’s paternal grandmother was Lillian Gold (the daughter of Louis Isadore Gold and Celia Epstein). Louis was a Jewish emigrant from Warsaw, Poland, and was the son of Osher Chaim Gold and Jeta Chona/Chana Epstein. Celia was a Romanian Jewish immigrant.

Jake’s maternal grandfather was William Lawrence/Laurence Gottsegen (the son of Morris Robert “Bob” Gottsegen and Sylvia Garber). Morris was the son of Hungarian Jewish parents, Nathan Gottsegen and Sarah Buxbaum. Sylvia was the daughter of ? Garber and ? Ellisberg.

Jake’s maternal grandmother was Marcia Frances Salter (the daughter of Edward Salter and Blanche Mahler). Edward was the son of Michael Salter, who was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents, and Lena Lewin, who was a Russian Jew. Blanche was born in New York, the daughter of Austrian Jewish parents, Morris Mahler and Ida Cass.

Birth Name: Luke F. Stoecker

Place of Birth: Jamaica

Date of Birth: August 21, 1975

Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Scottish, 1/8th Swedish

Luke Flynn is an American actor. He is the son of Arnella Roma Flynn and photographer Karl Stoecker (Karl Robert Stoecker).

Luke was born in Jamaica, to American parents. His father was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was of three quarters German, and one quarter British Isles (Irish, English), descent. His mother was born in Rome, Italy, to an Australian father and an American mother, and was of one quarter Swedish, along with English, Irish, Scottish, and German descent.

Luke’s paternal grandfather was Karl A. Stoecker (the son of Walter Henry Stoecker and Marie/Mary B. Sopp). Walter was the son of German parents, August, Stoecker and Emma Meyer. Marie was the daughter of Albert Christian Sopp, whose parents were German, and of Mary M. Trautwein, whose parents were also German.

Luke’s paternal grandmother was Doris Helen Vincent (the daughter of Milton Alfred Vincent and Isabella Helen House/Hausleiter). Milton was the son of Joseph Silas Vincent, who was of British Isles descent, and of Eliza Hoffman, whose parents were German. Helen’s father was German and her mother was Irish.

Luke’s maternal grandfather was actor Errol Flynn (born Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn; the son of Theodore Thomson Flynn and Lily Mary Young). Errol was Australian, and was born in Battery Point, Tasmania. Theodore was the son of John Thompson/Thomas Flynn and Jessie B. Thomson. Lily was the daughter of Frederick George Richmond Young and Annie Edith Madden.

Luke’s maternal grandmother was actress Patrice Wymore (born Patrice Ann Wymore; the daughter of James Abraham Wymore and Minnie Kathryn/Katherine Floberg). Patrice was American, and was born in Miltonvale, Kansas, U.S. James was the son of Granville Sylvester Wymore and Emma Shannon, and was of English, German, Irish, and Scottish descent. Minnie was the daughter of Swedish parents, John Floberg and Anna.

Source: Obituary of Luke’s paternal grandmother, Doris Helen Vincent – https://www.brownfuneralhomeswv.com/book-of-memories/1600552/stoecker-doris/obituary.php

05/21/2013 – Julie De Bona – 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival – “Ne Quelque Part” Photocall – Palais des Festivals – Cannes, France – Photo Credit: Pixplanete / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: December 7, 1980

Ethnicity:
*father – Italian
*mother – French, Vietnamese

Julie de Bona is a French actress.

About her Vietnamese background, Julie has stated:

The ancestry comes from my maternal grandmother. She was Vietnamese, and fell in love with a French military doctor during the Indochina war. My grandmother left everything out of love and moved to the south of France. They had six mixed race children, including my mother. My father is from Italy.