Birth Name: Rafael Edward Cruz

Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Date of Birth: December 22, 1970

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity:
*50% Cuban
*37.5% Irish
*12.5% Italian

Family info: Ted Cruz is an American politician. He is a senator from Texas.

Ted was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His father is Cuban-born, and moved to the United States in 1957 (becoming a United States citizen in 2005). His mother is American-born (she was born in Delaware). Ted’s maternal grandfather was of Irish descent and Ted’s maternal grandmother was of half Italian and half Irish ancestry. Ted was raised in the United States from a young age.

Ted’s maternal grandparents were Edward John Darragh, Jr. (the son of Edward John Darragh and Ellen T. Haggerty) and Elizabeth F. Cekine (the daughter of Dominic Cekine and Mary Lonergan). Edward John Darragh, Jr. was of Irish descent. Dominic was born in Abruzzo, Italy, and Mary was born in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Source: Genealogy of Ted Cruz (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dowfam3&id=I440514

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Francis Elliott Kranz

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: July 13, 1981

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Green

Ethnicity:
*German, Irish (father)
*English, Northern Irish/Irish, Scottish (mother)

Family info: Fran Kranz is an American actor.

His father is of one quarter German and three quarters Irish ancestry. His mother has English, Northern Irish/Irish, and Scottish ancestry.

Fran’s paternal grandfather was Frank George Kranz (the son of Henry George Kranz and Ida E. Hart). Frank was born in Iowa. Henry was a German immigrant. Ida was born in Illinois, to Irish parents John Patrick Hart (from County Sligo) and Mary Moran.

Fran’s paternal grandmother was Eileen E. Savage (the daughter of Thomas F. Savage and Lydia T.). Eileen was born in Colorado. Thomas was born in New York; according to several records, Thomas was born to an Irish-born father and a New York-born mother, while one record lists both of Thomas’s parents as having been born in Ireland. Lydia was born in Kansas, to Irish parents.

Fran’s maternal grandfather was Richard Thomas Barton (the son of George Sydney Barton and Marjorie Dow Moses). George was born in California, to English parents Thomas W. Barton and Anna Parr. Marjorie was born in Wisconsin, to Frederick L. Moses and Ella B. Nye. Marjorie had English ancestry.

Fran’s maternal grandmother was Patricia P. Caddell (the daughter of John Graham Caddell and Florence Anita Pearl). John was born in Colorado, to Edward Caddell and Elizabeth Graham, immigrants from either Northern Ireland, or Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Florence was born in California, to a father from Minnesota, Fred Lewis Pearl, and a mother from Canada, Fannie West. Fred and Fannie both had English ancestry.

Source: Fran’s paternal grandfather, Frank George Kranz, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML4W-QXP

Genealogy of Fran’s paternal great-grandmother, Ida E. Hart (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=hartth1&id=I0342

Fran’s paternal grandmother, Eileen E. Savage (“Aileen Savage”), on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKWB-P8L

Fran’s maternal grandfather, Richard Thomas Barton, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHQJ-WDY

Fran’s maternal great-grandmother, Marjorie Dow Moses, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVL9-MKZ

Fran’s maternal grandmother, Patricia P. Caddell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCFL-BXH

Fran’s maternal great-grandfather, John Graham Caddell, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MK4W-N51

Fran’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Fred Lewis Pearl, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ9Z-CR6

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Autumn Alicia Reeser

Place of Birth: La Jolla, California

Date of Birth: September 21, 1980

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: German, English, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish)

Family info: Autumn Reeser is an American actress.

Autumn’s father has German, English, and Northern Irish (Scots-Irish) ancestry. Autumn’s mother is of half German and possibly part English ancestry.

Autumn’s paternal grandparents were Dewain W. Reeser (the son of Lawrence Wardell Reeser and Emily Polean Steggall) and Patricia Jean Conkey (the daughter of Artie Ray Conkey and Alma Margurite Garber).

Autumn’s maternal grandparents were Kenneth Wayne Handel (the son of William Christian Handel and Pauline Kirschenmann) and Maudie Crabb. William was born in North Dakota, to Christian Handel and Sophia Levi, ethnic Germans from Odessa, in the Russian Empire. Pauline was born in California, to Ludwig Kirschenmann (from Neudorf, Odessa) and Christina Mettler (from Kassel, Odessa), who were also ethnic Germans from the Russian Empire.

Source: Genealogy of Autumn’s paternal grandfather, Dewain W. Reeser – http://records.ancestry.com/Dewain_W_Reeser_records.ashx?pid=87863172

Genealogy of Autumn’s paternal great-grandfather, Artie Ray Conkey (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=nick1&id=I3270

Genealogy of Summer’s maternal grandfather, Kenneth Wayne Handel (through his brother, Lloyd William Handel) – http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I129615&tree=Suedpfalz

Genealogy of Summer’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Sophia Levi – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:1932432&id=I553

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name:Imran Khan Niazi

Place of Birth:Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan

Date of Birth:November 25 1952

Eye Color:light brown

Hair Type/Color:dark brown

Ethnicity:Pakistani

Family info:Family hails from Mianwali,Punjab and descends from Niazi Pashthun settlers.

Source:Wikipedia

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Nathan James Sykes

Place of Birth: Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

Date of Birth: April 18, 1993

Eye Color: Blue/Green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English

Family info: His Mom is a Jazz music teacher.

Source: http://www.biography.com/people/nathan-sykes-21174341

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Emily Jane Browning

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia

Date of Birth: December 7th, 1988

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Brunette

Ethnicity: English

Family info: Emily Browning is an Australian actress. She was born in Melbourne, the daughter of Andrew and Shelley Browning. The surname “Browning” is of English origin.

Source: http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/emily_browning/profile.html

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Vincent Crochon

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 23 November 1966

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: curly light brown (now grey)

Ethnicity: French

Family info: Vincent Cassel is a French actor. He is the son of Sabine Litique and French actor Jean-Pierre Cassel. Vincent is best known to English-speaking audiences through his film performances in Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen, as well as Black Swan; he is married to Italian model and actress Monica Bellucci. Besides his native French, Cassel speaks English, Portuguese, Italian and basic conversational Russian which he learned for his role in Eastern Promises.

Vincent’s paternal grandparents were Georges Crochon and Louise-Marguerite Fabrègue. Vincent’s father was born with the surname “Crochon”, and took “Cassel” as a stage name.

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

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name:Karolina Miroslavivna Kuiek

Place of Birth:Kitsman, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union

Date of Birth:27 September 1978

Eye Color:green

Hair Type/Color:brown

Ethnicity:russian,ukrainian,polish

Family info:Joan V. Linkov, Miroslav Ivanovic Kuek

Photo by PrPhotos http://yebb.ru/thumbs/737a18bc2_300x.png

Lorak represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song “Shady Lady” and came in 2nd place behind Dima Bilan from Russia.

Birth Name: Matthew Gray Gubler

Place of Birth: Las Vegas, Nevada

Date of Birth: March 9, 1980

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Type/Color: Golden Brown

Ethnicity: German-Swiss, German, English, Irish, Manx, Scottish, Dutch

Family info: Matthew Gray Gubler is an American actor. His father is of German-Swiss, English, Irish, Manx, and Scottish ancestry. His mother is of German, English, and Dutch ancestry.

Matthew’s paternal grandfather was Vivian Gray Gubler (the son of John G. Gubler and Alyce Wilomina Gray). John was born in Utah, to a Swiss-born father, Herman Gubler, and a mother, Selina Gubler, who was born in Utah, to Swiss parents. Alyce was born in Utah. Alyce’s father, William Alden Gray, had English ancestry, and was from a family that had lived in the United States since the 1600s, on many of his ancestral lines. Alyce’s mother, Anna Barbara Graf, was Swiss. Vivian’s Swiss lines were of German-Swiss ancestry.

Matthew’s paternal grandmother was Loreta Isabel Newton (the daughter of Leslie Joseph Newton and Isabella Murphy). Leslie was born in Utah. Leslie’s father, Hyrum James Newton, was English (from Manchester), and Leslie’s mother, Mary Jane Baddley, was born in Utah, to English parents. Isabella was born in Utah, and had Irish, English, Manx, and Scottish ancestry. Isabella’s parents were Mark Murphy and Annie Johnston MacKay.

Matthew’s maternal grandfather was Maxwell S. Kelch (the son of George H. Kelch and Margaret Maxwell). George was born in Illinois. George’s parents, Francis J. Kelch and Elizabeth Bitzel, were both born in Illinois, and all of George’s grandparents were German immigrants. Margaret was born in Ohio; her mother’s maiden name was Densmore. Margaret likely had English ancestry.

Matthew’s maternal grandmother was Laura Belle Gang (the daughter of Arthur Henry Gang and Gertrude E. Gaisser). Arthur was born in Ohio, to William Edward Gang, who was born in Ohio, to German parents Arthur George Gang and Katherine Willman, and Joanne Olivier, who was Dutch, born in Amsterdam (her parents’ names were Jean Henri Olivier and Joanne Lieve). Gertrude was born in Ohio, to John G. Gaisser and Elizabeth Oesper. Gertrude was of German descent, through both of her parents.

Source: Genealogy of Matthew Gray Gubler – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kristi99&id=I52351

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name:Rakim Mayers

Place of Birth:Harlem, New York City

Date of Birth:October 3, 1988

Ethnicity:Barbadian, Somali

Family info: Mayers was born in 1988 in Harlem, New York City. His father was from Barbados. He also has a younger sister. Mayers was named after the hip hop legend Rakim, one half of the Eric B. & Rakim duo. Mayers sold drugs while moving around homeless shelters with his Somali mother. By age 15, he had been selling crack cocaine in the Bronx. After living for a period in a shelter with his mother and elsewhere around Manhattan, he moved to Elmwood Park, New Jersey

Source:www.wearepartyanimals.org/50-days-of-coachella-artists/

Photo by PrPhotos thumbs.hotnewhiphop.com/public/article/600_1334001815_asap-rocky.jpg

Birth Name:Lee Thompson Young

Place of Birth:Columbia, South Carolina

Date of Birth:February 1,1984-August 19,2013

Eye Color:brown

Hair Type/Color:wavy kinky

Ethnicity:African American

Family info:

Source:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0949810/bio

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Josh Franceschi

Place of Birth: Weybridge, Surrey

Date of Birth: 7 August 1990

Eye Color: Steel Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown/Black

Ethnicity: He is Corsican-French (paternal) and Scottish (maternal).

Family info: His parents names are Christian Franceschi and Anne Franceschi. He also has an older sister named Elissa.

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

photo by prphotos

Birth Name: Catherine Élise Blanchett

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia

Date of Birth: 14 May, 1969

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Blonde

Ethnicity: English, along with Scottish, remote French

Family info: Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress. Her father was American, from Texas, and her mother was Australian.

Cate’s father was of mostly English, as well as Scottish, and remote French, ancestry. Cate’s mother had English ancestry.

The surname “Blanchett” is often assumed to be of French origin. Cate’s last traceable patrilineal ancestor was her great-grandfather, John C. Blanchett, who was born in Tennessee, c. the mid 1850s. It is not clear if John had French ancestry. Cate does have French roots from her paternal nine times great-grandmother, Martha Brasseur, making Cate of at least 1/2048 French ancestry (through that line).

Cate’s paternal grandparents were Robert DeWitt Blanchett (the son of John C. Blanchett and Mary Jane Moseley) and Merle King. Robert was born in Arkansas. John was born in Tennessee. Mary was born in Texas. Merle was born in Oklahoma.

Cate’s maternal grandparents were Horace Thomas Gamble (the son of Morris Gamble and Ann Maude) and Rosalie Jean Wood.

Source: Cate’s paternal grandfather, Robert DeWitt Blanchett, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDXR-SDN

Genealogy of Cate’s paternal grandfather, Robert DeWitt Blanchett (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=ayd73&id=I098708

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Jake Weinberger

Place of Birth: Evanston, Illinois

Date of Birth: May 28, 1978

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English, Irish, Polish (mother)

Family info: Jake Johnson is an American actor.

He was born Jake Weinberger. His father is Ashkenazi Jewish (from a family from Hungary, Poland, and Russia). His mother is of approximately one quarter English, one quarter Irish, and half Polish, descent. Jake’s mother is Catholic.

Jake’s paternal grandfather was Carlyle Weinberger (the son of Emmanuel Weinberger and Julia Waldman). Carlyle was born in Illinois. Emanuel was born in Illinois, to Hungarian Jewish parents Frank Weinberger and Cecelia Schret. Julia was born in Illinois, to Hungarian Jewish parents Carl Waldman and Kate Greenfield.

Jake’s paternal grandmother was Lilyan Turek (the daughter of Joseph Turek and Hesha Leavitt). Lilyan was born in Illinois. Joseph was born in Russia, to Polish Jewish parents, Isadore Turek and Libeh. Hesha was a Russian Jewish immigrant, born to Yisroel Chaim or Hyman Leavitt and Raisel.

Jake’s maternal grandfather was Edward James Johnson. He was of English and Irish ancestry.

Jake’s maternal grandmother was Lucille or Lucy Kopacz, later Kopacz-Torner (the daughter of Julius Kopacz and Josephine Kowalska). Lucille was born in Wisconsin. Julius was born in Poland, to Marian Kopacz and Mary Wisnieioska. Josephine was born in Poland, to Thomas Kowalski and Elzbieta Malinowska. Elzbieta was from Suwalki in Poland.

Source: Jake’s paternal grandfather, Carlyle Weinberger, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS5L-T49

Jake’s paternal grandmother, Lilyan Turek, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XS52-YQF

Genealogy of Jake Johnson (fcousing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:2420898&id=I248

Jake’s maternal grandmother, Lucille Kopacz, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X994-75Q

Marriage record of Jake’s maternal great-grandparents, Julius Kopacz and Josephine Kowalska – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRXD-KP2

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Louis Szekely

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.

Date of Birth: September 12, 1967

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Red

Ethnicity:
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% Mexican (Spanish, Native American)
*50% Irish (approximately)

Family info: Louis C.K. is an American actor and comedian.

He was born Louis Szekely. Louis’s father was born in Mexico and Louis’s mother is from Michigan, in the United States. Louis spent several years in Mexico as a child.

Louis’s paternal grandfather was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant to Mexico. Louis’s paternal grandmother was Mexican-born, and had Spanish and Native American ancestry. Louis has said that his paternal grandfather did not tell his paternal grandmother that he was Jewish (until, presumably, a later stage in their relationship).

Louis’s mother has Irish ancestry.

Louis’s paternal grandparents were Geza Szekely (the son of ? Szekely and ? Schweiger) and Rosario Sanchez.

Louis’s maternal grandparents were Alfred C. Davis and M. Louise.

Source: Marriage announcement of Louis C.K.’s parents, 1961 – http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=zSQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c6wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2897,7676500&dq=june-wedding-was-held-in-traverse-city&hl=en

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Isaac Barinholtz

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois

Date of Birth: February 18, 1977

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

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

Family info: Ike Barinholtz is an American actor and comedian.

Ike’s father is Ashkenazi Jewish. Ike’s mother has English, German, French, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. It appears that Ike was raised Jewish.

Ike’s maternal grandparents were Loren Monroe Pyles (the son of John Loren Pyles and Alta Myers) and Catherine Allegra Harbaugh (the daughter of Rollo Elden Harbaugh and Fern Viola Andrews).

Source: Genealogy of Ike Barinholtz (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=michaelmcintosh&id=I17090

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Kristen Schaal

Place of Birth: Longmont, Colorado

Date of Birth: January 24, 1978

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Dutch (mother)

Family info: Kristen Schaal is an American actress and comedian.

Kristen’s father’s family were ethnic Germans, of the Lutheran faith, who lived in Russia for many generations. Kristen’s mother has Dutch ancestry.

Kristen’s paternal grandparents were Carl Andrew Schaal (the son of Samuel Schaal and Dorothea “Dora” Bauder) and Martha Marie Schlichenmayer (the daughter of John Schlichenmayer and Anna Jacober). Carl was born in Bethune, Colorado. Samuel was born in Teplitz, Bess, South Russia, and Dorothea was born in Seabach, Russia. Martha was also born in Bethune, Colorado. John was born in Birsula, South Russia, and Anna was born in Glueckstahl, South Russia.

Source: Genealogy of Kristen’s paternal grandfather, Carl Andrew Schaal – http://www.nathankramer.com/settle/bios/678.htm

Genealogy of Kristen’s paternal grandmother, Martha Marie Schlichenmayer – http://www.nathankramer.com/settle/bios/858.htm

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Joan Allen

Place of Birth: Rochelle, Illinois

Date of Birth: August 20, 1956

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Blonde

Ethnicity:
*English, German, Northern Irish/Scots-Irish (father)
*German (mother)

Family info: Joan Allen is an American actress.

Joan’s father had English, German, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish ancestry. Joan’s mother has German ancestry.

Joan’s paternal grandparents were James Alexander Allen, Jr. (the son of James Alexander Allen, Sr. and Mary Augusta Beck) and Nancy Ann Bennett (the daughter of Michael Bennett and Rosa Roberts).

Source: Genealogies of Joan Allen (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:3281072&id=I2594

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=york&id=I130326

Photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Joseph Isadore Lieberman

Place of Birth: Stamford, Connecticut

Date of Birth: February 24, 1942

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Blond/gray

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Joe Lieberman is an American politician. A Democrat and later an Independent, he served as the United States Senator from Connecticut (between 1989 and 2013), and was the Democratic Party’s nominee for Vice President in 2000. Joe Lieberman was the first Jewish nominee for Vice President on a major party’s ticket.

His father’s family were Polish Jews and his mother’s family were Austrian Jews.

Joe’s paternal grandparents were Jacob Lieberman and Rifka or Rebecca Segalovich. They were both Jewish immigrants from Poland.

Joe’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Manger (the son of Menasha Manger and Freyda) and Maly “Minnie” Sandhaus (the daughter of Benjamin Sandhaus and Frieda Teller). Joseph was a Jewish immigrant from Putilla, Bukovina, Austria, and Maly was a Jewish immigrant from Stansvsty, Austria. Joseph and Maly were also the maternal great-great-grandparents of actor Ricky Ullman, thus making Senator Joe Lieberman and Ricky Ullman first cousins, twice removed.

Source: Genealogies of Joe Lieberman – http://www.wargs.com/political/lieberman.html

http://www.geni.com/people/Joe-Lieberman-U-S-Senator/6000000006457136736

Birth Name: Tye Kayle Sheridan

Place of Birth: Elkhart, Texas

Date of Birth: November 11, 1996

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English, along with German, Scottish

Family info: Tye Sheridan is an American actor. His family has lived in the United States for many generations. He has English, and small amounts of German and Scottish, ancestry.

According to one family tree, Tye’s five times great-grandfather, Henry Sheridan, was the son of German immigrants, Jacob Sheridan and Otillia Priscilla. Henry’s wife, Tye’s great-grandmother, Christina Hench, was the daughter of German parents.

Tye’s paternal grandparents were Joe Wilson Sheridan (the son of Grady Wilson Sheridan and Billie Lois Campbell) and Marilyn Louise Gilmer (the daughter of Richard Calhoun Gilmer, Jr. and Loudell Wasson).

Tye’s maternal grandparents were Billy Joe Wright and Vickie Elaine Cooper (the daughter of Elmer Julius Cooper and Laura Norene Taylor).

Source: Genealogy of Tye’s paternal great-grandfather, Grady Wilson Sheridan (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=buszidog31&id=I85951

Likely ancestry of Tye’s five times great-grandfather, Henry Sheridan – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=rsharp&id=I230

Tye’s paternal great-grandmother, Loudell (Wasson) Gilmer, at http://www.findagrave.com – http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42052825

Photo by PrPhotos