Gilda Radner

November 25, 2014, 9:42 pm

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Birth Name: Gilda Susan Radner

Date of Birth: June 28, 1946

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan

Date of Death: May 20, 1989

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Gilda Radner was an American comedian and actress. She was married to actor Gene Wilder.

Her father, whose surname was originally “Retkowsky”, was of Russian Jewish descent. Her mother was of Polish Jewish descent.

Gilda’s paternal grandparents were George Retkowsky and Mattie. George and Mattie were Russian Jewish immigrants.

Gilda’s maternal grandparents were Alfred Dworkin and Goldie. Alfred and Goldie were Polish Jewish immigrants.

Sources: Gilda’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Gilda’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Troye Sivan

November 25, 2014, 9:44 pm

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Birth Name: Troye Sivan Mellet

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, South Africa

Date of Birth: 5 June, 1995

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English (mother; who converted to Judaism)

Troye Sivan is an Australian singer and actor.

His father is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family (from Lithuania). His mother, who has English ancestry, converted to Judaism. Troye was raised Jewish.

Troye’s paternal grandparents are Kenneth “Kenny” Charles Mellet and Baske/Bessie Zeligson (the daughter of Aizer Zeligson and Chaya Gafanovitch). Chaya was born in Lithuania.

Troye’s maternal grandparents are ? Haverly and ? Marlen.

Source: Genealogy of Troye Sivan (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Phillip Phillips

November 25, 2014, 11:08 pm

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Birth Name: Phillip LaDon Phillips, Jr.

Place of Birth: Albany, Georgia

Date of Birth: September 20, 1990

Ethnicity: English, German, Scottish, remote French

Phillip Phillips is an American singer-songwriter. He won the 12th season of American Idol (in 2012).

Phillip’s paternal grandparents are Gerald Leonard Phillips (the son of Carl L. Phillips and Mamie Lois) and Annie Marie Casey (the daughter of Joseph Lee Casey and Eva Ona Duke).

Phillip’s maternal grandparents are Benjamin W. Jacks, Jr. (the son of Benjamin W. Jacks and Elsie Hines) and Dorothy “Aileen” Wilson (the daughter of Clifford Waller Wilson and Mamie Ann Johnson).

Phillip’s great-grandmother Mamie was the daughter of Samuel Alexander Johnson and Luvernia “Vernia” Goldberg. Luvernia was the daughter of William Charles Goldberg and Mary Brasel, who had German ancestry (William’s paternal grandparents, Carl Charles Goldberg and Bertha Aurin, were German immigrants).

Sources: Genealogy of Phillip Phillips (focusing on his father’s side) – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Phillip’s paternal grandmother, Annie Marie (Casey) Phillips – http://www.mathewsfuneralhome.com

Obituary of Phillip’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy (Wilson) Jacks – http://www.albanyherald.com

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Carol Kane

November 27, 2014, 6:57 pm

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Birth Name: Carolyn Laurie Kane

Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio

Date of Birth: June 18, 1952

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Carol Kane is an American actress.

Carol’s paternal grandparents were Abraham J. Kane (the son of Juda Kane and Fannie Bojka) and Anna Solomon/Soloman (the daughter of Morris Solomon and Ethel Povenbrar). Abraham was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Anna was born in Ohio, to Polish Jewish parents.

Carol’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Lawrence Fetterman (the son of Samuel Fetterman and Esther Bauer/Byer) and Cecile Gretchen Fell (the daughter of Osias Fell and Sally). Joseph was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Cecile was an Austrian Jewish immigrant, born in Vienna.

Sources: Carol’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Carol’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Carol’s maternal grandfather, Joseph Lawrence Fetterman, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Gary Johnson

November 27, 2014, 9:51 pm

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Birth Name: Gary Earl Johnson

Place of Birth: Minot, North Dakota

Date of Birth: January 1, 1953

Ethnicity:
*Ukrainian (mother)
*unknown (father)

Gary Johnson is an American politician. As a Republican, he served as Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003. He was the Libertarian Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 2012.

Gary’s father was adopted by Olivia J. and Ole W. Johnson. Gary’s mother was from a Ukrainian immigrant family (she is misdescribed on the internet as being of Russian descent; her family were ethnic Ukrainians who lived in the Russian Empire).

Gary’s maternal grandparents were William Bostow (the son of George Boshtow/Bostow and Matilda Kooreny) and Vera Korneychuk (the daughter of Grigory Maximovitch Korneychuk and Feodosiaya Stephanovna). Grigory was born near Kiev.

Source: Family history of Gary’s maternal grandfather, William Bostow – http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Carole King

November 27, 2014, 9:55 pm

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Birth Name: Carol Joan Klein

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York

Date of Birth: February 9, 1942

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Carole King is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of Eugenia (Cammer) and Sidney N. Klein, who were both Jewish (their families were from Poland and Belarus).

Carole’s paternal grandparents were David Klein (originally Gleiman, the son of Herszek Gleiman and Dwojra Both) and Molly Malke Taule. David was born in Warsaw, Poland. Molly was born in Zamość, Poland.

Carole’s maternal grandparents were Israel B. Cammer (the son of Rubin Cammer and Matel Mos) and Scheine “Sarah” Besmosgin (the daughter of Itzak Besmosgin/Bezmozgin and Riva Leah). Israel’s family was from Poland. Scheine was born in Mahilyow, Belarus.

Sources: http://www.blackcollegian.com

Genealogy of Carole King – http://www.geni.com

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Cynthia Stevenson

November 28, 2014, 10:45 am

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Place of Birth: Piedmont, California

Date of Birth: August 2, 1962

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German

Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress. She was raised partly in British Columbia, Canada.

Cynthia’s maternal grandparents were Frank Justin Boniface (the son of Walter Clifford Boniface and Justine R. Wagner) and Eleanor Tanner. Walter was born in Missouri, to a German father and a Canadian mother. Justine was born in Illinois, to an ethnic German father from France and a German mother.

Source: Cynthia’s maternal grandfather, Frank Justin Boniface, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Eric Lloyd

November 28, 2014, 10:47 am

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Birth Name: David Eric Lloyd Morelli

Place of Birth: Glendale, California

Date of Birth: May 19, 1986

Ethnicity: Italian, English, Scottish, distant Dutch

Eric Lloyd is an American actor. His sister, Emily Ann Lloyd, has also acted.

Eric’s maternal grandparents are James Webb Rogers, Jr. (the son of James Webb Rogers, Sr. and Anna Phillips Clarke) and Mary Ellen Stanley (the daughter of George D. Stanley).

Source: Genealogy of Eric Lloyd (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Liam Aiken

November 29, 2014, 2:25 pm

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Birth Name: Liam Padraid Aiken

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: January 7, 1990

Ethnicity: Irish

Liam Aiken is an American actor.

His father was an American of Irish descent. His mother was born in Ireland.

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Scott Adkins

November 30, 2014, 4:13 am

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Birth Name: Scott Edward Adkins

Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England

Date of Birth: June 17, 1976

Ethnicity: English

Scott Adkins is an English actor. He is probably most known for playing Yuri Boyka in the Undisputed films, and usually stars in action films.

Some web sites state that one of Scott’s great-great-grandmothers was Spanish. It is not clear if this is accurate.

Scott’s paternal grandparents were Albert E. Adkins and Lauretta Dickinson (the daughter of ? Dickinson and ? Worthington).

Scott’s maternal grandparents likely were Thomas W. Sanders and Ethel Sleet (the daughter of Edward Sleet and Elsie L. Taylor).

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Lisa Ramos

November 30, 2014, 4:16 am

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Birth Name: Lisa Ramos

Place of Birth: New york

Date of Birth: January 29, 1990

Ethnicity: Dominican

Lisa Ramos is an American model. She is friends with fellow model Melanie Iglesias.

Source: Lisa Ramos stated that she was Dominican on twitter:

Dominican! RT @BellaSimba04 @LisaaRamos whats your nationality? Bc u were talking about merengue last night on #GuyCode I got a lil curious

— Lisa Ramos (@LisaaRamos) August 8, 2012

http://www.mandatory.com/girls/Lisa-Ramos/

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Alan Dershowitz

November 30, 2014, 5:35 am

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Birth Name: Alan Morton Dershowitz

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York

Date of Birth: September 1, 1938

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Alan Dershowitz is an American lawyer, author, and political commentator. He is the son of Clair (Ringel) and Harry Dershowitz. He is of Polish Jewish descent.

Alan’s paternal grandparents were Yekusiel Yehuda (Louis Alexander) Dershowitz (the son of Zachariah Derschowitz and Lena Bender) and Eidel “Ida” Maultasch (the daughter of Alter Yitschok Maultasch and Rochma Bleema Steinhardt). Zachariah was born in Pilzno, Poland.

Alan’s maternal grandparents were Naftali Ringel and Blima Newman. Naftali was born in Przemyśl, Poland. Blima was born in Cieszanów, Poland.

Source: Genealogy of Alan Dershowitz – http://www.geni.com

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Tom Fletcher

November 30, 2014, 5:43 am

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Birth Name: Thomas Michael Fletcher

Place of Birth: Harrow, London

Date of Birth: 17 July 1985

Ethnicity: English, possibly Scottish

Tom Fletcher is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and children’s author. He is a member of the band McFly.

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Didi Benami

November 30, 2014, 5:48 am

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Birth Name: Vered Benami

Place of Birth: New York City, New York

Date of Birth: October 25, 1986

Ethnicity:
*Israeli Jewish (father)
*German, some English and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) (mother)

Didi Benami is an American singer-songwriter. She placed tenth on the ninth season of American Idol (2010). Her father is an Israeli Jewish immigrant. Her mother, who is American-born, is of three quarters German and one quarter English and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry. Did was raised Jewish.

Didi’s maternal grandparents are Charles Bulow Pflanze (the son of Otto Paul Pflanze and Katrine Mills) and Thea Schlier (the daughter of Theodore Schlier and Margaret Kratz). Otto was of German descent. Katrine had English and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry. Theodore was born in Herriden, Germany. Margaret was born in Sachsen, Germany.

Source: Genealogy of Didi Benami (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://records.ancestry.com

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Dougie Poynter

December 1, 2014, 6:19 am

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Birth Name: Dougie Lee Poynter

Place of Birth: Corringham, Essex, England

Date of Birth: 30 November, 1987

Ethnicity: English

Dougie Poynter is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is a member of the band McFlyn.

Dougie’s paternal grandparents were Ronald W. Poynter (the son of James C. Poynter and Ivy C. Hutchings) and Doreen L. Higgs (the daughter of Stanley Richard Higgs and Eleanor Caroline Alchin).

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Ella Wahlestedt

December 1, 2014, 6:37 am

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Birth Name: Ella Linnea Wahlestedt

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Ethnicity: Swedish, German, 1/16th Norwegian

Ella Wahlestedt is a Swedish-born American actress. Her father is Swedish. Her mother, who is American, is of three quarters German (ethnic Germans from Russia), one eighth Norwegian, and one eighth Swedish, descent.

Ella’s paternal grandparents are Åke Wahlestedt (Karl Åke Wahlestedt, the son of Karl Robert Wahlestedt and Ella Virginia Carlson) and Irena Jadwiga/Jadviga Jacobson. Åke was a Swedish diplomat.

Ella’s maternal grandfather is Norman Dean Thorson (the son of Edward John Thorson and Lydia Nuss). Edward was born in Illinois, to Johan Thorson, who was Norwegian, and Helga Johanson, who was Swedish. Lydia was born in Kansas, to ethnic German parents from Russia, George Nuss and Eva Elizabeth Galliart.

Ella’s maternal grandmother is Marcella Kisner (the daughter of George Joseph/John Kisner and Anna Marie Kisner). George was the son of Johannes/John Kisner and Mary Anna Schwerdt. Anna was the daughter of Johann Andreas Kisner and Katherina/Catherine Schulmeister. George and Anna were both from ethnic German families from Russia.

Sources: Ella’s maternal great-grandfather, Edward John Thorson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Ella’s maternal great-grandparents, George Joseph Kisner and Anna Marie Kisner – http://www.findagrave.com

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Austin Abrams

December 1, 2014, 6:39 am

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Place of Birth: Sarasota, Florida

Date of Birth: September 2, 1996

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Austin Abrams is an American actor. His father is Jewish. It is not clear if his mother is Jewish too.

Austin’s paternal grandparents are David Abrams and Eleanor Sigelbaum (the daughter of Stanley Sigelbaum and Clara Kravitz). Clara was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Russia, Max Kravitz and Bessie Strauss.

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

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Sam Milby

December 1, 2014, 6:57 am

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Birth Name: Samuel Lloyd Lacia Milby

Place of Birth: May 23, 1984

Date of Birth: Troy, Ohio, United States

Ethnicity:

American (including English, German, and Irish) (father)
Filipino (mother)

Family info:

Sam Milby, is a Filipino-American former reality TV contestant, actor, commercial model, and recording artist, of dual American and Filipino citizenship. His father, Lloyd William Milby, is an American from Dayton, Ohio. His mother, Elsie Ronquillo Lacia, is a Filipina from Tago, Surigao del Sur.

His paternal grandparents are Raymond Ted Milby (son of Charles Milby and Laura A. Larimore) and Delia Frances Barkley (daughter of William Samuel Barkley and Ada Florence Shoop). William’s great-grandparents were Irish immigrants. Ada was of German descent.

His maternal grandparents are ? Lacia and ? Ronquillo.

His surname “Milby” is mistakenly Norwegian (from “Melby”), but his paternal ancestors actually came from England.

Source:

Sam Milby’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/12272411/Samuel-Lloyd-Lacia-Milby

Lloyd Milby’s birth record: http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/5612753/Lloyd-William-Milby

Genealogy of Raymond Milby: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LVS4-5PP

Genealogy of William Barkley: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KLBK-HK2

Genealogy of Ada Shoop: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KV2V-QMQ

Sophie McShera

December 1, 2014, 3:07 pm

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Place of Birth: Holme Wood, Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Date of Birth: 1985

Ethnicity: Irish

Sophie McShera is a British actress. Her parents are of Irish origin.

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Alexis Knapp

December 1, 2014, 8:55 pm

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Place of Birth: Avonmore, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth: July 31, 1989

Ethnicity:
*English, German, Irish, distant Dutch (father)
*Cuban, Ecuadorian (mother)

Alexis Knapp is an American actress.

Alexis’s paternal grandparents are Richard Elwood Knapp and Jewel McNeil Burke (the daughter of Samuel J. Burke and Audie Lee Johnson).

Sources: Genealogy of Alexis’s paternal grandmother, Jewel McNeil Burke – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Obituary of Alexis’s paternal grandmother, Jewel McNeil (Burke) Knapp – http://obituaries.triblive.com

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