Birth Name: Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
Place of Birth: South Side, Chicago, IL
Date of Birth: March 13, 1972
Eye Color: Brown
Ethnicity: African-American
Common is an American hip hop artist and Chicago native. He gained notoriety as a skilled and respected MCs in the 90s, dropping 3 classic albums; ‘Can I borrow a dollar?’, ‘Resurrection’ and ‘One day it’ll all make sense’. Both of his parents are African American descent.
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Birth Name: Lukas Daniel Haas
Place of Birth: West Hollywood, California,
Date of Birth: April 16, 1976
Ethnicity: German (father), English, possible other (mother)
Family info: Lukas Haas is an American actor and musician.
His mother, Emily Tracy, is a writer from Austin, Texas, while his German-born father, Berthold Haas, is an artist.
Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001305/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm
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Birth Name: Demián Bichir Nájera
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Date of Birth: August 1, 1963
Ethnicity: Mexican
Demián Bichir is a Mexican actor. He is the son of actors Alejandro Bichir (Alejandro Bichir Batres) and Maricruz Nájera (María de la Cruz Nájera Botello).
It appears that Demián’s grandparents’ surnames were “Bichir”, “Batres”, “Najera”, and “Botello”.
There are various claims on the internet that Demián has Lebanese ancestry. These claims likely stem from his surname, “Bichir”, sounding like it could have an Arab origin. However, no evidence has been produced that Demián has Lebanese ancestry, and some families with the surname “Bichir” have lived in Mexico since at least the 1700s.
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Birth Name: Rutger Oelsen Hauer
Place of Birth: Breukelen, Netherlands
Date of Birth: 23 January, 1944
Ethnicity: Dutch
Rutger Hauer is a Dutch actor. His parents, Teunke (Mellema) and Arend Hauer, were both actors.
Rugter’s paternal grandparents were Marinus Hauer (the son of Marinus Hauer and Christina Helena Verbeek) and Louise Antonia van Winkoop (the daughter of Arend van Winkoop and Zijtje van Daalen).
Rutger’s maternal grandparents were Theunis Lourens Remts Mellema (the son of Remt Remts Mellema and Louwize Theunis Teensma) and Fenna Teens Orre (the daughter of Teen Jeppes Orre and Teuneke Jeppes Teensma).
Sources: Genealogy of Ruger Hauer – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Another genealogy of Rutger Hauer (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Rutger’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Alexander Ross Winter
Place of Birth: London, England
Date of Birth: 17 July, 1965
Ethnicity:
*English, German, Irish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Alex Winter is an English and American actor. He was born in London. His American mother, Gregg Mayer, is Jewish. His Australian father, Ross Albert Winter, had English, German, and Irish ancestry.
Alex’s paternal grandfather was Albert “Bert” Rabjohns Winter (the son of Albert Henry Winter and Sophia Mester). Albert Henry Winter was the son of David Winter, who was born in Somerset, England, and of Helen Eliza Pugh Rabjohns. Sophie was the daughter of Orand/Arend Mester, who was born in Germany, and of Elizabeth “Betsy” Jones.
Alex’s paternal grandmother was Priscilla Ida Lillas/Lilly Frape (the daughter of Sydney Albert Frape and Catherine Lilian Alberta Kerr). Sydney was the son of John Frape, who was born in Gloucestershire, England, and of Maria Peers. Catherine was the daughter of James Kerr and Catherine McEvoy.
Source: Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Albert “Bert” Rabjohns Winter – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: Brussels, Belgium
Date of Birth: 10 December 1972
Ethnicity: Sephardi Jewish, possible Italian (father); Scottish (mother)
Family info: Brian Molko is a musician best known to be the singer of English rock band Placebo.
His father is a Jewish-American international banker of Algerian Jewish ancestry (originally “Moulko”) while his mother is Scottish Catholic from Dundee. Several sites say Molko’s father is of “French-Italian” background.
Brian’s family moved frequently during his childhood, growing up in Dundee, Liberia, Lebanon, and Belgium, where they eventually settled for quite a long time in the village of Longeau, just near to the border with Luxembourg, where the young Brian spent a lot of his childhood.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Molko
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Birth Name: Lark Holloway
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee
Date of Birth: March 25,1974
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Type/Color: Black
Ethnicity: African American
Lark Voorhies is an actress best known for playing Lisa Turtle on Saved by the Bell.
Birth Name: Wendy Joan Williams
Place of Birth: Asbury Park, New Jersey
Date of Birth: July 18, 1964
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Type/Color: Straight (wig)/Ash brown (wig)
Ethnicity: African American
Family info: Wendy Williams is an American media personality (radio and talk show host), actress, and author. She was born as one of three children to Thomas and Shirley Williams. Both of her parents are African American.
Source: (http://www.biography.com/people/wendy-williams-524056#synopsis)
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Birth Name: Kathrine Narducci
Place of Birth: East Harlem, New York City, NY
Date of Birth: November 22, 1965
Eye Color: Light Brown
Hair Type/Color: Virtually Black
Ethnicity: Italian-American
Family info:
Source: Multiple sources mention her being Italian-American.
See:
http://www.mademan.com/chickipedia/kathrine-narducci/
http://www.in.com/kathrine-narducci/biography-334330.html
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Birth Name: Melanie Jayne Lynskey
Place of Birth: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 16 May 1977
Ethnicity: Irish
Family info: Melanie Lynskey is a New Zealand-born actress.
Her surname is Irish.
Source: http://www.houseofnames.com/Lynskey-history?A=54323-292
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Birth Name: Sasheer Zamata Moore
Place of Birth: Indianapolis, Indiana
Date of Birth: May 6, 1986
Ethnicity: African-American
Sasheer Zamata is an American comedian and SNL cast member.
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Birth Name: Dolores Mary Eileen O’Riordan
Place of Birth: Ballybricken, County Limerick, Ireland
Date of Birth: 6 September 1971
Ethnicity: Irish
Family info: Dolores O’Riordan is an Irish musician, best known as singer of rock band “The Cranberries”.
She was raised as a Roman Catholic.
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Birth Name: Curtis James Jackson III
Place of Birth: South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
Date of Birth: July 6, 1975
Ethnicity: African-American
Family info: 50 Cent is an American rapper and actor.
He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
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Birth Name: Karyn Parsons
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: October 8, 1966
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Hair Type/Color: Dark Drown
Ethnicity:
Welsh (father)
African American (mother)
Karyn Parsons is an actress and model best known for playing Hilary Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
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Birth Name: Shawnee Rebecca Smith
Place of Birth: Orangeburg, South Carolina
Date of Birth: July 3, 1969
Ethnicity: English, German, Swiss-German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish)
Shawnee Smith is an American actress.
Shawnee’s paternal grandparents are James Harold Smith (the son of Robert Grady Smith and Carrie Alice Beacham) and Margaret Anne White (the daughter of Wilber/Wilbur McKee White and Jeannette Kimball Faye).
Shawnee’s maternal grandparents are Benjamin O’Dell Smoak, Jr. (the son of Benjamin O’Dell Smoak and Julia Elizabeth Gleaton) and Charlotte Roland Funderburk (the son of Ernest Roland Funderburk and Norma Olive Smith).
Sources: Genealogies of Shawnee Smith (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.oldpendleton.scgen.org
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com
Genealogy of Shawnee’s paternal great-grandfather, Robert Grady Smith – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Shawnee’s paternal grandfather, James Harold Smith (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Shawnee’s maternal grandfather, Benjamin O’Dell Smoak, Jr. (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Obituary of Shawnee’s maternal grandfather, Benjamin O’Dell Smoak, Jr. – http://www.findagrave.com
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Birth Name: Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor
Place of Birth: Glenageary, County Dublin, Ireland
Date of Birth: 8 December 1966
Ethnicity: Irish
Sinéad O’Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter. She achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a new arrangement of Prince’s song “Nothing Compares 2 U”.
Her brother Joseph O’Connor is a successful novelist.
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Birth Name: Phylis Lee Isley
Date of Birth: March 2, 1919
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Date of Death: December 17, 2009
Place of Death: Malibu, California
Ethnicity: English, small amount of Welsh, German
Jennifer Jones was an American actress.
Jennifer’s paternal grandparents were Benton Isley (the son of Philip Isley and Nancy King) and Flora Bell Ross (the daughter of Thomas Granville Ross and Bell Devera Ellen Judd).
Jennifer’s maternal grandparents were George Washington Suber (the son of George W. Suber and Harriett Riggs) and Lulu Talbott (the daughter of Daniel William Talbott and Melissa Barkley).
Source: Genealogy of Jennifer Jones – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland
Date of Birth: November 6, 1960
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*English (mother)
Michael Cerveris is an American actor.
Michael’s paternal grandparents were Michael Ernest Cerveris (the son of Cono Cerverizzo and Feliciana Quagliariello) and Mary E. Cost (the daughter of Joseph Cost and Rose Liverti). Cono and Feliciana were both born in Salerno, Italy. Mary was also of Italian origin.
Michael’s maternal grandparents were Eugene H. Laycock (the son of George W. Laycock and Hannah H.) and Mary Root (the daughter of Walter Baron Root and Mary J. Richmond).
Source: Michael’s paternal grandparents, Michael Ernest Cerveris and Mary E. Cost, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Michael’s maternal grandfather, Eugene H. Laycock, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Michael’s maternal great-grandfather, George W. Laycock (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Rebecca Rose Lobo
Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut
Date of Birth: October 3, 1973
Ethnicity:
*Cuban/Spanish-Cuban, Spanish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Polish (father)
*Irish, German (mother)
Rebecca Lobo is an American basketball player who was a great college player.
Rebecca’s paternal grandfather was of Cuban/Spanish-Cuban and Spanish descent, while Rebecca’s paternal grandmother was of Ashkenazi Jewish and Polish (Catholic) ancestry. Rebecca’s mother had Irish and German ancestry.
Rebecca’s paternal grandfather was Joseph M. Lobo, Jr. (the son of Joseph M. Lobo and Maria Emilia Guitterez). Rebecca’s great-grandfather Joseph was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, to Jose Maria Lobo and Vincenta Perez. Maria Guitterez was born in Tangier, Morocco, to Spanish parents, Antonio Guitterez and Catalina Roca.
Rebecca’s paternal grandmother was Catherine M. Wade (“Wade” was the surname of her stepfather). Catherine’s mother, Mary Olech, was a Polish (Catholic) immigrant from Galicia. Catherine’s biological father, Rebecca’s great-grandfather, was unknown. On the genealogy series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2014), DNA testing suggested that Catherine’s biological father was likely of Ashkenazi Jewish background.
Rebecca’s maternal grandparents were Jimmy McLaughlin and Ruth Sauer (the daughter of Peter Sauer and Rose Teresa Klinges).
Sources: Genealogy of Rebecca Lobo – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Rebecca’s paternal grandmother, Catherine M. (Wade) Lobo – http://www.findagrave.com
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Birth Name: Joel Thomas Zimmerman
Place of Birth: Niagara Falls, Ontario
Date of Birth: January 5, 1981
Ethnicity: German, Swiss-German, English
Deadmau5 is a Canadian performer and progressive-house music producer.
Deadmau5’s paternal grandparents are Ralph F. Zimmerman (the son of Oran Wesley Zimmerman and Macie Belle Ferris) and Mary B. Healey.
Deadmau5’s maternal grandfather is Don Johnson.
Source: Genealogy of Deadmau5’s paternal grandfather, Ralph F. Zimmerman – http://users.start.ca
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