Billie Joe Armstrong

January 9, 2015, 5:27 pm

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Place of Birth: Oakland, California

Date of Birth: February 17, 1972

Ethnicity: Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), English, Scottish, 1/8th Italian, 1/16th German, 1/16th Spanish, distant Welsh

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician, a member and lead singer of the band Green Day.

Billie has Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), English, Scottish, 1/8th Italian, 1/16th German, 1/16th Spanish, and distant Welsh, ancestry. Also, one of Billie’s maternal great-great-great-grandmothers, Minerva Jane Tilson, was claimed to be a Cherokee Native American (it is not clear if that is true).

Billie’s paternal grandparents were David Banks Armstrong (the son of Edwin Merritt Armstrong and Evaline Edwards) and Frances Myrtle Marsicano (the daughter of Andrew Marsicano and Elaine Lena Mueller/Muller). Evaline was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England. Andrew was born in California, to Italian parents, Peter Marsciano (from Palermo) and Theresa Nigro (from Napoli). Elaine was born in Mexico, to a German father and a Spanish mother.

Billie’s maternal grandparents were Jay William Jesse Jackson (the son of Jay Jackson and Mary Gable) and Alta May Hastings (the daughter of Thomas Anson Carey Hastings and Eliza Rayl).

Sources: Genealogy of Billie Joe Armstrong – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Billie’s paternal great-grandmother, Frances Myrtle Marsicano, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Jay Duplass

January 11, 2015, 5:23 am

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Birth Name: Lawrence John Duplass, Jr.

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana

Date of Birth: March 7, 1973

Ethnicity: Cajun (French), German, Italian, around 1/8th German Jewish

Jay Duplass is an American director and actor. His brother is filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass.

Jay’s paternal great-grandmother was evidently Irene Frances Stein (the daughter of Adolph J. Stein and Mary Aufdemorte).

Jay’s maternal grandparents were John Anthony Ernst, Jr. (the son of John Anthony Ernst and Leontine Pauline Bordes) and Cathryn Mae Gallo. John was of German and Swiss-German descent. Leontine’s parents were French.

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Jon Gries

January 11, 2015, 3:26 pm

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Birth Name: Jonathan Francis Gries

Place of Birth: Glendale, California

Date of Birth: June 17, 1957

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

Jon Gries is an American actor.

He is the son of actress Mary Munday (Mary Eleanor Munday) and Tom Gries (Thomas Stephen Gries), a director, writer, and producer.

Jon’s paternal grandparents were Joseph Charles Gries (the son of Samuel Elias Gries and Jane “Jennie” Marks) and Ruth Marie Gluck (the daughter of Morris M. Gluck and Sadie Herron). Samuel was born in New York, to German Jewish parents. Jane was born in New York, to Jewish parents from Germany (her father) and England (her mother). Ruth was born in Illinois, to German Jewish parents.

Jon’s maternal grandparents were Walter Arthur Munday (the son of Edward James Munday and Sarah Ann Smith) and Adeline Elizabeth Sparling (the daughter of George Sparling and Mary Elizabeth Rathwill). Walter was English, born in Middlesex. Adeline was born in Canada.

Sources: Jon’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Charles Gries, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Jon’s paternal grandparents, Joseph Charles Gries and Ruth Marie Gluck, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Carmen Ejogo

January 12, 2015, 6:14 am

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Birth Name: Carmen Ejogo

Place of Birth: Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Date of Birth: January 1, 1974

Eye Color: brown

Hair Type/Color: straight / brown

Ethnicity: Nigerian, Scottish

Family info: Carmen Ejogo is a British actress who was born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother.

Source:

http://globalnews.ca/news/111206/carmen-ejogo/

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Martin Donovan

January 14, 2015, 2:53 am

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Birth Name: Martin Paul Smith

Place of Birth: Reseda, California

Date of Birth: August 19, 1957

Ethnicity: Irish, German

Martin Donovan is an American actor.

Martin’s paternal grandparents were Raymond G. Smith and Martha Pflum. Martha’s mother was German.

Martin’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Regan and Mary Loretta Donovan. Thomas was born in Kansas, to Irish parents. Mary was born in Missouri, to an Irish father and a Canadian mother.

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Christina Perri

January 14, 2015, 2:56 am

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Birth Name:Christina Judith Perri

Place of Birth:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Date of Birth:August 19, 1986

Ethnicity: Italian, Polish

Family info:Her dad is from Italy, and her mother is from Poland. She has a brother named Nick.

Source:wikipedia.org

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Valerie Jarrett

January 16, 2015, 8:51 pm

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Birth Name: Valerie June Bowman

Place of Birth: Shiraz, Iran

Date of Birth: November 14, 1956

Ethnicity: African American ( including French, Scottish, and Native American)

Family info: Valerie Jarrett is an American civic leader who was born to African American parents. In the program Finding your roots, it was found that she also has French, Scottish, and Native American heritage.

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Hailey Baldwin

January 16, 2015, 9:00 pm

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Birth Name: Hailey Baldwin

Place of Birth: Tucson, Arizona

Date of Birth: November 22, 1996

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, 1/32nd French, 1/64th German, Italian and Portuguese-Brazilian

Family info: She was born to Stephen Baldwin of the Baldwin Brothers and Kennaya Deodato who is daughter of Eumir Deodato, Grammy nominated Brazilian musician. Her paternal Grandfather is of Italian and Portuguese-Brazilian descent.

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Sally Jewell

January 16, 2015, 9:02 pm

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Birth Name: Sarah Margaret Roffey Jewell

Place of Birth: London, United Kingdom

Date of Birth: February 21, 1956

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English, Irish

Family info: Sally Jewell is the department of interior in the White House under president Obama. She was born in England and is the daughter of Peter Roffey and Anne Murphy, which is an Irish maiden name.

Source: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sally-jewell.html

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Elyes Gabel

January 17, 2015, 2:52 pm

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Birth Name: Elyes Cherif Gabel

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England

Date of Birth: 8 May, 1983

Ethnicity:
*possibly Algerian, distant Indian (father)
*English (mother)

Elyes Gabel is a British actor. His mother is of English background. His father’s first name is “Hocine”, a name common in Algeria, so he may be of Algerian descent; Elyes has also said that he has distant Indian ancestry.

Elyes’s maternal grandparents are Albert S. Gurney and Margaret E. Hope.

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Pedro Martinez

January 17, 2015, 6:44 pm

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Birth Name: Pedro Jaime Martinez

Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Date of Birth: October 25, 1971

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Afro-Dominican

Family info: Pedro Martinez was a major league baseball pitcher that currently got elected into the hall of fame. He is the son of Paulino and Leopoldina Martinez.

Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/martipe02.shtml

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Vanessa Paradis

January 17, 2015, 6:47 pm

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Birth Name: Vanessa Chantal Paradis

Place of Birth: Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France

Date of Birth: 22 December 1972

Ethnicity: French

Family info: Vanessa Paradis, is a French singer, model and actress. She was in a relationship with actor Johnny Depp from 1998 to 2012.

Vanessa was born to interior designers André and Corinne Paradis near Paris. She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single “Joe le taxi”.

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

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Mekhi Phifer

January 17, 2015, 6:57 pm

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Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, United States

Date of Birth: December 29, 1974

Ethnicity: African-American

Mekhi Phifer is an American actor. He was born in Harlem, to Rhoda Phifer.

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Ryan Malgarini

January 18, 2015, 11:39 am

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Birth Name: Ryan Timothy Malgarini

Place of Birth: Renton, Washington

Date of Birth: June 12, 1992

Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather)

Ryan Malgarini is an American actor.

Ryan’s paternal grandparents are John Malgarini (the son of Victor Malgarini and Esther Bartaluzzi) and Gloria, who has also acted. Victor was Italian. Esther was born in Washington state, to Italian parents.

Source: Ryan’s paternal grandfather, John Malgarini, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Radamel Falcao

January 22, 2015, 6:15 am

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Birth Name: Radamel Falcao García Zárate

Place of Birth: Santa Marta, Colombia

Date of Birth: 10 February 1986

Ethnicity: Colombian, 1/8 English

Family info: Falcao is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.

Falcao is partially of English descent; George King, one of his great-grandfathers, emigrated from the North Yorkshire village of Burn near Selby in 1932 to work as an accountant for the United Fruit Company in Colombia. George King married a Colombian woman, Juliana, and they had 5 children: Jack, Roy, Carlos, Telma and Denis – Falcao’s grandma.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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Mackenzie Ziegler

January 22, 2015, 6:24 am

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Birth Name:Mackenzie Francis Ziegler

Place of Birth:Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania

Date of Birth:June 4,2004

Eye Color:Brown

Hair Type/Color:Brown

Ethnicity:Polish, Italian, and German

Family info:She is the sister of actress Maddie Ziegler. Her parents are Kurt Ziegler and Melissa Sulo.

Source:zieglergirls.net

Mason Cook

January 22, 2015, 6:27 am

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Birth Name: Mason Cook Elston

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: July 25, 2000

Ethnicity: English

Mason Cook is an American actor.

Mason’s maternal grandmother was Gwen Hughes (the daughter of Simon P. Hughes, Sr. and Maude Etta Robinson).

Mason’s great-great-great-grandfather was Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr., governor of Arkansas (from 1885 to 1889).

Sources: Obituary of Mason’s maternal grandmother, Gwen Hughes – http://www.harding60.com

Obituary of Mason’s maternal great-grandfather, Simon P. Hughes, Sr. – http://newsok.com

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Alexandra Shipp

January 22, 2015, 7:03 pm

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Place of Birth: probably Phoenix, Arizona

Date of Birth: July 16, 1991

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*European (mother)

Alexandra Shipp is an American actress. Her father is black and her mother is white.

A picture of Alexandra and her mother can be seen here.

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Mitch McConnell

January 22, 2015, 9:30 pm

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Birth Name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr.

Place of Birth: Sheffield, AL

Date of Birth: February 20, 1942

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English, Irish possibly other

Family info: Mitch McConnell is a senator from Kentucky. He was voted in as majority leader.

Source: Geni.com

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Sam Jaeger

January 24, 2015, 2:33 pm

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Birth Name: Samuel Heath Jaeger

Place of Birth: Perrysburg, Ohio

Date of Birth: January 29, 1977

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

Sam Jaeger is an American actor. His mother is of German descent. His father is of German, English, and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish) ancestry.

Sam’s paternal grandparents were George Heath Jaeger (the son of Charles Ernest Jaeger and Helen Heath) and Laura Elaine Shearer (the daughter of Charles C. Shearer and Louise Ewins).

Sam’s maternal grandparents were Carleton Albert Graening (the son of Albert Fred Graening and Anna Marie Dehn) and LaVada Kathryn Blecke (the daughter of John Harmon Blecke and Adelia Caroline Meyer).

Sources: Genealogy of Sam’s paternal great-grandfather, Charles C. Shearer (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Sam’s maternal grandmother, LaVada Kathryn Blecke – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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