Birth Name: James Finley Ransone III

Place of Birth: United States

Date of Birth: June 2, 1979

Eye Color: Hazel (light brown)

Hair Type/Color: Dark brown (brunet)

Ethnicity: Italian (maternal grandmother), English

Family info: James Ransone is an American actor. He was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Joyce (Peterson) and James Finley Ransone II.

James’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Peter Ransone, who was born, c. 1615, in England. James’s maternal grandmother was of Italian descent.

James’s paternal grandfather was James Finley Ransone (the son of John Edward Bromwell Ransone and Mary L.).

James’s maternal grandparents were Jack W. Peterson and Evelyn Vitocolonna.

Sources: Genealogy of James’s paternal great-grandfather, John Edward Bromwell Ransone (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=gerrha&id=I14542

Obituary of James’s maternal grandfather, Jack W. Peterson – http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1994-02-04/news/1994035017_1_mastin-dundalk-merryman

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0710447/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ransone

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Place of Birth: Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 8 October 1987

Eye Color: Grey/green

Hair Type/Color: Light brown (brunette) (dyed black)

Ethnicity: Russian

Family info: Her mother is a former ballerina-turned-actress. At the age of five, she moved with her family to Toronto, where she was raised.

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Place of Birth: Camborne, Cornwall, England

Date of Birth: October 28, 1977

Eye Color: Hazel (light brown)

Hair Type/Color: Dark brown (brunette) (dyed blonde)

Ethnicity: English & Irish

Born in England, Zoie moved to Canada when she was nine years old.

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Birth Name: Robert Lane Saget

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

Date of Birth: May 17, 1956

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Type/Color: Dark brown (brunet)

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Saget, famous for his role on the comedy series, Full House was born to a Jewish family.

Bob’s paternal grandparents were Isadore Saget and Jennie. Isadore was a Latvian Jewish immigrant. Jennie was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Source: Bob’s father, Benjamin M. Saget, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KQJN-4DJ

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Birth Name: Richard Bruce Cheney

Place of Birth: Lincoln, Nebraska

Date of Birth: January 30, 1941

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown

Ethnicity: English (mostly), as well as distant Irish, Welsh, French

Family info: Dick Cheney is an American politician. He served as the 46th Vice President of the United States (2001-2009), and had also previously been White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Defense.

Vice President Cheney is the son of Richard Herbert Cheney and Marjorie Lorraine (Dickey). He is married to Lynne Cheney, and is the father of Elizabeth and Mary Cheney.

Most of Vice President Cheney’s ancestry is English, and much of it goes back to the Colonial United States. Vice President Cheney also has distant Irish, Welsh, and French, ancestry.

Vice President Cheney’s paternal grandparents were Thomas Herbert Cheney (the son of Samuel Fletcher Cheney and Ella A. Phillips) and Margaret Ellen Tyler (the daughter of James Alexander Tyler and Sarah Elizabeth Swift).

Vice President Cheney’s maternal grandparents were David E. Dickey (the son of Edward “Lon” Alonzo Dickey and Laura Dillman) and Clarice E.

Source: Genealogy of Dick Cheney – http://www.wargs.com/political/cheney.html

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Birth Name: Nimrata Nikki Randhawa

Place of Birth: Bamberg, South Carolina,
United States

Date of Birth: January 20, 1972

Eye Color: Hazel

Hair Type/Color: Virtually black (noirette)

Ethnicity: Punjabi Indian

Family info: Haley was born to Sikh Indian parents. Although born a Sikh, Haley is a practicing Methodist. She is married to Michael Haley.

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Birth Name: Scott Richard Wolf

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: June 4, 1968

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family: Scott Wolf is an American actor.

Both of Scott’s parents are Jewish (their families were from Germany and Russia).

Scott’s paternal grandparents were Charles Liebmann Wolf (the son of Bernard Mark Wolf and Alice Liebmann) and Henriette. Charles was born in Massachusetts. Bernard was born in Massachusetts, to parents from Germany, Jacob Wolf and Augusta Prager. Alice was born in Maryland, also to parents from Germany, Gustave Augustus Liebmann and Fannie Hecht. Henriette was born in Ohio.

Scott’s maternal grandparents were David Abraham Levy (the son of Benjamin Henry Levy and Mae G.) and Esther Sklar (the daughter of Jacob/Jay Sklar and Meryl Metter). David was born in New York. Esther was born in Maine, to parents from Russia.

Sources: Scott’s paternal grandfather, Charles Liebmann Wolf, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2K5-VM7

Genealogy of Scott Wolf (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/a/r/Dorothy-G-Harper/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0887.html

Scott’s maternal grandmother, Esther Sklar, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQRD-MTL

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Birth Name: Thomas Mark Harmon

Place of Birth: Burbank, California

Date of Birth: September 2, 1951

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity:
*German, French, Irish, English, Scottish, Luxembourgian (father)
*Austrian (mother)

Family info: Mark Harmon is an American actor and football player. He is the son of Tom Harmon (Thomas Dudley Harmon), a football player and broadcaster, and Elyse Knox (Elsie Lillian Kornbrath), an actress.

Mark’s father had German, French, Irish, English, Scottish, and Luxembourgian ancestry. Mark’s maternal grandparents were immigrants from Austria.

Mark’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Jean Michel Hermann, who was born, c. 1757, in Obernai, France, to Andre Hermann and Marie Mosser.

Mark’s paternal grandfather was Louis Anthony Harmon (the son of Marie Felix Emile Harmon and Mary Elizabeth Cashin). Marie Felix was born in Lutzelhause, Alsace, France, and was both of German and French ancestry. Mary was born in the United States.

Mark’s paternal grandmother was Rose Marie Quinn (the daughter of Thomas Joseph Quinn and Mary Marguerite Gertrude Drake). Thomas was born in Illinois, to Irish parents Michael Quinn and Hannah Keon. Mary’s father, Willis Eugene Drake, had English and Scottish ancestry. Mary’s mother, Gertrude Marguerite Hoppesch, was born in Suchen, Luxemburg, to Jonh Hoppesch, who was from Hamburg, Germany, and Josephine Von Vandermut, who was from Suchen, Luxemburg.

Mark’s maternal grandparents were Rudolph John Kornbrath (the son of Ferdinand Kornbrath) and Johanna B. (whose maiden name was possibly Begusch, and whose mother’s name was possibly Maria Hoffman). Rudolph and Johanna were both from Austria, most likely Vienna.

Source: Genealogy of Mark Harmon – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:3174654&id=I593882390

Another genealogy of Mark Harmon (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=kierce&id=I29341

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Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 9 March, 1964

Eye Color: Hazel (light brown)

Hair Type/Color: Dark brown (brunette)

Ethnicity: French, Belgian (Walloon), 1/4th Polish, 1/16th Portuguese/Brazilian

Family info: Juliette Binoche is an Academy Award-winning French actress. She has starred in more than 40 feature films. Her parents are Jean-Marie Binoche, an actor, director, and sculptor, and Monique Yvette Stalens, a teacher, director, and actress.

Juliette’s father is French, and he also has 1/8th Portuguese/Brazilian ancestry, making Juliette of 1/16th Portuguese/Brazilian descent. Juliette’s mother was born in Częstochowa, Poland. Juliette’s maternal grandfather was of Belgian (Walloon) and French descent, and Juliette’s maternal grandmother was of Polish ancestry. Juliette’s maternal grandparents, who were Catholic, were imprisoned at Auschwitz because they were considered to be intellectuals by the Nazi occupiers. Juliette’s maternal grandparents were active in the theatre.

Juliette’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eight times great-grandfather, Edme Binoche, who was born, c. 1614, in Saint-Aubin-Chateau-Neuf, Yonne, France, to Edme Binoche and Germaine Loup.

Juliette’s paternal grandfather was Georges Marie Binoche (the son of Jean Baptiste François Félix Henri Binoche and Louise Mélanie Marie Brunet). Georges was born in Boulogne, Hauts de Seine, France. Jean Baptiste was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jean Baptiste’s father, Adolphe Binoche, was French, born in Champs sur Yonne, Yonne, France. Jean Baptiste’s mother, Ursula Rosa de Araujo Mattos, was born in Saracuna, Pilar de Iguaçu, Brazil, to José Pedro de Araujo Matos and Inacia Antonia do Amaral. Ursula’s family lived in Brazil for many generations, some since the 1500s. Ursula’s ancestry was largely or almost entirely Portuguese. Juliette’s great-grandmother Louise was French, born in Paris, France, to Louis Claude Brunet and Marie Victoire Guillaumin. Juliette’s grandfather Georges died in Agadir, Morocco, but Georges had no Moroccan ancestry.

Juliette’s paternal grandmother was Marie Antoinette Alix Gabrielle Personnaz (the daughter of Léopold Jean Joseph Personnaz and Geneviève Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle Morot). Marie was born in Sévres, Hauts de Seine, France. Léopold was born in Bayonne, Pyrénnées Atlantiques, France, to Gabriel Louis Jean Personnaz and Charlotte Catherine Alix Daguerre. Geneviève was born in Paris, to Nicolas Théophile Morot and Gabrielle Marie Oeschger.

Juliette’s maternal grandfather was Andrzej/Andre Stalens (the son of Henri/Henryka Stalens/Stalensa and Marie Rosalie Houzé). Andrzej/Andre was born in Częstochowa, Poland. Henri/Henryka was born in Wattrelos, Nord-Pas de Calais region, Northern France, on the border with Belgium, to Jean Baptiste Stalens and Léonie Joseph Desmulier. Henri/Henryka had both Belgian (Walloon) and French ancestry. Marie was born in Lannoy, Nord, France, to Pierre Joseph Houzé and Rosalie Marie Joseph Broutin. Marie had Belgian (Walloon), and possibly French, ancestry.

Juliette’s maternal grandmother was Julii Heleny Młynarczyk (the daughter of Pawła Młynarczyka and Anieli Melon). Julii was born in Częstochowa, Poland, to parents of Polish descent.

Sources: Genealogy of Juliette Binoche – http://illus-tree.voila.net/binoche/pafg01.htm#59

Genealogy of Juliette Binoche (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.womkat.edu.pl/files/standaryzacja/Materialydydaktyczne/Przykladowy_WEBQUEST/wu/uk/drzewo.htm

Information on Juliette’s mother’s family – http://www.womkat.edu.pl/files/standaryzacja/Materialydydaktyczne/Przykladowy_WEBQUEST/wu/uk/6.htm

A Polish-language article on Juliette’s mother’s family – http://czestochowa.naszemiasto.pl/archiwum/1428978,moja-babcia-byla-polka,id,t.html

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Birth Name: Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha

Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Date of Birth: 1983

Eye Color: Dark brown

Hair Type/Color: Curly/dark brown

Ethnicity:
*Black South African (father)
*English (mother)

Family info: Gugu Mbatha-Raw is a British actress. Her father, Patrick Mbatha, is a (black) doctor, originally from the Republic of South Africa. Her mother, Anne Raw, is a (caucasian) English nurse.

Source: http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/06/the-50-hottest-biracial-women/gugu-mbatha-raw

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Birth Name: Melissa Ivy Rauch

Place of Birth: Marlboro, New Jersey

Date of Birth: June 23, 1980

Eye Color: Blue/green

Hair Type/Color: Light brown (brunette) (dyed blonde)

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Daughter of David Rauch and Susan Marcus.

Melissa’s paternal grandparents were Joseph Rauch (the son of David Rauch) and Beatrice Rappaport (the daughter of Nathan Rappaport and Sadie/Bela Ridenauer).

Source: http://hollowverse.com/melissa-rauch/

http://www.juf.org/tweens/celebrity.aspx?id=57494

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Birth Name: Orville Willis Forte IV

Place of Birth: Alameda County, California

Date of Birth: June 17, 1970

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English, as well as French-Canadian, Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss-German, Dutch

Family info: Will Forte is an American actor. He he has English, with smaller amounts (to varying degrees) of French-Canadian, Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss-German, and Dutch, ancestry.

Will’s paternal grandfather was Orville Willis Forte, Jr. (the son of Orville Willis Forte, Sr. and Helen MacAllister Henkels). Orville, Sr. was born in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Will’s patrilineal great-great-grandfather was Nepthali Forte, who was born in Canada, to French-Canadian parents Francois Forte and Rosalie Constance Minette. Nepthali’s wife, Will’s great-great-grandmother, Julia Agnes Mahoney, was the daughter of Daniel Mahoney and Margaret, and had Irish ancestry. Will’s great-grandmother Helen was born in Delaware, to John Bernard Henkels, who had German and Swiss-German ancestry, and Ida May MacAllister, who likely was of at least part Scottish descent.

Will’s paternal grandmother was Constance S. Collins (the daughter of Frank Ivory Collins and Mabel Leverett White).

Will’s maternal grandparents were William Penn Stivers (the son of William Benjamin Stivers and Mary Rebecca Newell) and Helen Louise Cummings (the daughter of William P. Cummings and Cecelia Myrtle Highfill).

Sources: Genealogy of Will’s paternal grandparents, Orville Willis Forte, Jr. and Constance S. Collins – http://www.geni.com/people/Orville-Forte/6000000018336683408?through=6000000018337015312

Genealogy of Will’s paternal great-great-grandfather, John Bernard Henkels (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=hunsicker&id=I1904

Genealogy of Will’s maternal grandparents, William Penn Stivers and Helen Louise Cummings – http://www.geni.com/people/William-Stivers/6000000018335666988

Genealogy of Will’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Louis. J. Highfill (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=dphigh&id=P%2D908046030

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Birth Name: Matthew Richard Stone

Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: May 26, 1971

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Brown

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

Family info: Matt Stone is a co-creator of South Park, and also starred in and produced Orgazmo and Team America: World Police, along with Trey Parker.

Matt’s father has Irish ancestry. Matt’s mother’s family is Jewish (they immigrated from Russia).

Matt’s maternal grandparents were ? Belasco and Betty.

Source: Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

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Birth Name: Randolph Severn Parker III

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 19, 1969

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Type/Color: Blondish Brown

Ethnicity: Anglo-American

Family info: Creator and voice actor of South Park, also produced and acted in Team America: World Police, and Orgazmo.

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Birth Name: Amar’e Carsares Stoudemire

Place of Birth: Lake Wales, Florida

Date of Birth: November 16, 1982

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Curly Black

Ethnicity: African-American

Family info: Amar’e Stoudemire is an American basketball player. He is the son of Hazell Stoudemire and Carrie Mae (Palmorn). Both of his parents are African-American.

Since 2010, Amar’e has stated that he has, or that thinks he has, some kind of Jewish ancestry on his mother’s side. It does not appear that any more specific a genealogical claim than that has been posited. As far as can be gleaned from the generally incompetent North American mainstream media, Amar’e's claimed Jewish ancestry, while widely overhyped and publicized, has never been documented or verified. Amar’e's maternal grandparents, who were both African-American, were both members of a Baptist church. His agent once stated, “I know there are some reports that he is Jewish, but he is not. He thinks there may be some Jewish blood on his mother’s side and he is researching it”. Amar’e has traveled to Israel to learn the Hebrew language.

Amar’e's maternal grandparents were Jack Palmorn and Bessie Thomas. Jack was born in Pelham, Georgia. Bessie was born in Moultrie, Georgia.

Sources: Obituary of Amar’e's maternal grandfather, Jack Palmorn – http://www.theledger.com/article/20031015/OBITS/310150401

Obituary of Amar’e's maternal grandmother, Bessie (Thomas) Palmorn – http://news.google.com/

Jerusalem Post article mentioning some of this story, 2010 – http://www.jpost.com/Israel/NBA-superstar-Stoudemire-is-Jewish

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Birth Name: Mayim Hoya Bialik

Place of Birth: San Diego

Date of Birth: December 12, 1975

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown/ Black

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Parents: Barry and Beverly Bialik. Mayim is well known for her  role as Blossom Russo in the comedy called Blossom.

Source:http://www.chabad.org/theJewishWoman/article_cdo/aid/1779169/jewish/Mayim-Bialik.htm

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Birth Name: Christian Michael Leonard Slater

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Date of Birth: 18 August 1969

Eye Color: Green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: English, Irish

Family info: Christian Slater is an American actor. He is the son of Mary Jo Slater (née Lawton), an acting agent turned casting executive and producer, and Michael Hawkins (né Thomas Knight Slater), an actor who is also known as Michael Gainsborough. In the 1990s, Slater starred in many big budget films, including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.

Christian is said to have English and Irish ancestry.

Source: http://www.imdb.com

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Birth Name: Simon Maxwell Helberg

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: December 9, 1980

Eye Color: Grey/green

Hair Type/Color: Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Parents are Harriet Birnbaum and Sandy Helberg
Paternal grandparents are Tonia and Sam Helberg who were Holocaust survivors

Source: http://www.toledoblade.com/Deaths/2009/04/11/Nazi-camp-survivor-was-active-in-Jewish-groups.html

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Birth Name: John Francis Daley

Place of Birth: Wheeling, Illinois

Date of Birth: July 20, 1985

Eye Color: Green/hazel

Hair Type/Color: Dark Brown

Ethnicity: Jewish mother, Irish father

Family info: Parents are R.F. and Nancy Daley

Source: http://bonesology.yuku.com/topic/2657/The-Talented-Mr-Daley-new-interview#.UpruZqATvfs

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Birth Name: Rolihlahla Mandela

Place of Birth: Mvezo, Cape Province, South Africa

Date of Birth: 18 July 1918

Date of Death: 5 December 2013

Ethnicity: Thembu South African

Family info: Nelson Mandela was the former president of South Africa and well remembered as the man who ended apartheid in South Africa. His great grandfather was the ruler of the Thembu people in the Transkeian Territories of South Africa’s modern Eastern Cape province. Thembu is a Xhosa speaking tribe. His name Mandela was the name of his grandfather and his first name Nelson was given to him by his teacher at the age of 7.

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