J. Edgar Hoover

September 6, 2015, 3:35 am

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Birth Name: John Edgar Hoover

Date of Birth: January 1, 1895

Place of Birth: Washington, D.C.

Date of Death: May 2, 1972

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Ethnicity:
*German, English, possibly other (father)
*Swiss-German (mother)

J. Edgar Hoover was the 1st Director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), serving in the position from 1935 to 1972. He was previously the director of the Bureau of Investigation, from 1924 to 1935.

J. Edgar was the son of Anna Marie (Scheitlin) and Dickerson Naylor Hoover. J. Edgar’s mother was of entirely Swiss immigrant descent (specifically Swiss-German), with all four of her grandparents having been born in Switzerland. There is some dispute as to whether J. Edgar’s father had black ancestry, although it appears that no black ancestors have been explicitly and verifiably identified for J. Edgar’s father.

J. Edgar’s paternal grandparents were John Thomas Hoover (the son of William Hoover and Elizabeth Ann Huff/Hough) and Cecilia Jane Naylor (the daughter of Dickerson Naylor and Ellen Frank).

J. Edgar’s maternal grandparents were Jacob Scheitlin (the son of Johann Joachim Scheitlin and Juditha Holzer) and Margaret Hitz (the daughter of Hans/Johannes Hitz and Anna Kohler). Jacob was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Margaret was born in Virginia, to Swiss parents, from Klosters, Graubünden.

Sources: Genealogy of J. Edgar Hoover – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.geni.com

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Patrick Monahan

September 6, 2015, 7:18 am

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Place of Birth: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Birth: February 28, 1969

Ethnicity:
* 75% Irish
* 25% German

Family Info:
Patrick Monahan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor, best known as the lead vocalist for the band Train. He is the son of John Joseph “Jack” Monahan and Patricia Ann Timon. He is married to Amber Peterson. He was previously married to Ginean Rapp.

Patrick’s paternal grandparents were Thomas Andrew Monahan, Sr. (the son of Michael Monahan and Ellen Hession) and Margaret McEnery (the daughter of John McEnery and Mary Coyle). All of Patrick’s paternal great-grandparents were Irish immigrants.

Patrick’s maternal grandparents were Vincent Thomas Timon, Sr. (the son of James Timon and Frances McCallion) and Alberta B. Michel (the daughter of George Michel and Josephine Mehl). Vincent was of Irish descent. Alberta was of German descent.

Source:
Obituary of Patrick’s father – http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx?pid=157773357

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Ricardo Darín

September 7, 2015, 8:27 am

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Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: January 26, 1957

Ethnicity: Italian, Lebanese, possibly other

Family Info: Ricardo Darín is one of the biggest movie stars in Argentina. He starred in the Academy Award winning film The Secret in Their Eyes (2009). 

Ricardo is the son of actors Ricardo Darin Sr. and Reneé Roxana. He is described as having Italian and Lebanese ancestry.

The surname “Darin” originates in Veneto, Italy.

Source: http://latinolife.co.uk/articles/5-reasons-lovericardo-dar%C3%ADn

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Mindy Kaling

September 7, 2015, 8:38 am

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Birth Name: Vera Mindy Chokalingam

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: June 24, 1979

Ethnicity: Tamil Indian, Bengali Indian

Mindy Kaling is an American actress, comedian, and author.

Her parents were both Indian. Her father is Tamil. Her mother was Bengali. Her family is Hindu.

Mindy’s maternal grandparents were Nepal Chandra Raisircar and Amita Roychoudhury.

Source: Genealogy of Mindy Kaling (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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François Truffaut

September 7, 2015, 8:41 am

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Birth Name: François Roland Truffaut

Place of Birth/Death: Paris, France – Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Date of Birth/Death: 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984

Ethnicity: Jewish (father), French (mother)

Family Info: François Truffaut was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic, as well as one of the founders of Nouvelle Vague (French New Wave).

Truffaut’s mother was Janine de Montferrand. His mother’s future husband, Roland Truffaut, accepted him as an adopted son and gave him his surname. The identity of Truffaut’s biological father was unknown, though a private detective agency in 1968 revealed that their inquiry into the matter led to a Roland Levy, a Jewish dentist from Bayonne, France.

Source: http://gw.geneanet.org/elsa2002?lang=fr;pz=emma+cecile+rose;nz=valdeyron;ocz=0;p=francois;n=truffaut;type=tree

 

Mike Maignan

September 7, 2015, 8:43 am

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Birth Name:Mike Maignan

Place of Birth:Cayenne, French Guiana

Date of Birth:28 November 199

Ethnicity:

*French(father)
*Haitian(mother)

Family Info:Mike Maignan  is a French footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Maignan was born in Cayenne, French Guiana, to a Haitian mother and a French father.

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

 

Judith Sheindlin

September 7, 2015, 8:55 am

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Birth Name: Judith Susan Blum

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, NY

Date of Birth: October 21, 1942

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Light Brown

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Family info: Daughter of Murray Blum and Ethel Silverman.

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

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Nh. Dini

September 7, 2015, 9:50 pm

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Birth Name: Nurhayati Srihardini Siti Nukatin

Place of Birth: Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Date of Birth: February 29, 1936

Ethnicity: Indonesian (Javanese)

Nh. Dini is an Indonesian writer. She is the daughter of Saljowidjojo and Kusaminah. She is the mother of animator and director Pierre Coffin. She was married to Yves Coffin.

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Myrtle Sarrosa

September 7, 2015, 9:51 pm

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Birth Name: Myrtle Abigail Porlucas Sarrosa

Place of Birth: Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines

Date of Birth: December 7, 1994

Ethnicity: Filipino

Myrtle Sarrosa is a Filipina actress, cosplayer, host, and recording artist. Her father, Rodolfo “Russ” Sazon Sarrosa, Jr., is a politican, from Davao City. Her mother, Fatima Porlucas, is an accountant, from Gerona, Tarlac.

Myrtle’s paternal grandparents are Rodolfo “Rudy” P. Sarrosa, Sr., who was the mayor of Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo, and ? Sazon.

Nadine Lustre

September 7, 2015, 9:51 pm

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Birth Name: Nadine Alexis Paguia Lustre

Place of Birth: Quezon City, Philippines

Date of Birth: October 31, 1993

Ethnicity: Filipino

Nadine Lustre is a Filipina actress, television host, and singer. She is the daughter of Ulyses “Dong” Lustre and Myraquel Paguia.

One of Nadine’s grandmothers was named Victoria.

Source: Nadine’s Twitter post – https://twitter.com

Dennis Roady

September 7, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Birth Name: Dennis Darrell Roady

Place of Birth: Weisbaden, Germany

Date of Birth: June 6, 1983

Ethnicity:
*German, possibly other (father)
*Turkish (mother)

Dennis Roady is an American Internet personality. His father, David Earl Roady, is American. His mother, Nurdane “Nur” (Açıkel), is Turkish.

Dennis’ paternal grandparents were Darrell/Darold Roady and Mary Violet Stumbaugh.

Dennis’ maternal grandparents were Hüseyin Açıkel and Zeycan Kaymakçı.

Sources: Birth record of Dennis’ father – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Dennis’ maternal aunt, Habibe “Yildiz” (Açıkel) Wilcox – https://news.google.com

Paul Gray (American musician)

September 7, 2015, 10:03 pm

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Birth Name: Paul Dedrick Gray

Date of Birth: April 8, 1972

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: May 24, 2010

Place of Death: Johnston, Iowa, United States

Ethnicity:
*unknown (father)
*English, 1/64th or less Choctaw Native American, some German, remote French, remote Irish, remote Scottish (mother)

Paul Gray was an American musician. He is known as the bassist and one of the founding members of the American metal band Slipknot. He was the son of Paul Anthony Gray and Nancy Diane (Cary) Miller. He is married to Brenna Marie Friedman.

Paul’s maternal grandfather was Paul Sterling Cary (the son of Sterling Paul Cary and Effa D. Tucker). Paul’s great-grandfather Sterling was the son of William H. Cary and Martha Elizabeth Keltner. Effa was the daughter of William Anderson Tucker and Emily W. Cox.

Paul’s maternal grandmother was Helen Elizabeth Bolling (the daughter of John Franklin Bolling and Nancy Isabel Denton). John was the son of George Franklin Bolling and Octavia Toole. Nancy was the daughter of John Denton and Johnie Chapin.

Paul’s great-great-grandmother Octavia Toole was the daughter of Alfred Toole and Belinda Yates. Paul’s great-great-great-grandmother Belinda was the daughter of a white father, Allen Yates, and of Millie Nail, described in one account as “a half-breed Choctaw woman”. The family were official members of the Choctaw Native American tribe.

Sources: Paul’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Paul’s obituary – http://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com

Marriage record of Paul’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Paul’s mother – https://familysearch.org

Paul’s maternal grandparents, Paul Sterling Cary and Helen Elizabeth Bolling, on the 1940 US Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Paul’s maternal grandmother, Helen Elizabeth Bolling – http://www.choctawnation.com

Kara Young

September 9, 2015, 2:35 am

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Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: 1975

Ethnicity:
*Irish, Scottish (father)
*African-American, some European (mother)

Kara Young is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. She stated in an interview: “My mother is black and her mother was half-black, half-white. My father is Irish and Scottish.”

Cary Fukunaga

September 9, 2015, 2:37 am

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Birth Name: Cary Joji Fukunaga

Place of Birth: Oakland, California

Date of Birth: July 10, 1977

Ethnicity:
*50% Japanese
*25% Swedish
*12.5% English
*12.5% German

Cary Fukunaga is an American director, writer, and cinematographer. Cary’s father is of Japanese descent, and was born in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II. Cary’s maternal grandfather was of Swedish descent and Cary’s maternal grandmother is of English and German ancestry.

Cary’s paternal grandparents are Raymond Fukunaga and Miyoko.

Cary’s maternal grandparents are Trygve Frederic Grufman (the son of Harold August Grufman and Gunhild Anna Johannson) and Marjorie Julie Bell (the daughter of Marion Russell Bell and Marguerite Carlene Schmidt). Trygve was born in Pennsylvania, to Swedish parents. Cary’s great-grandfather Marion had English ancestry. Marguerite’s parents, Frederick August Christian Schmidt and Julia Bertha Augusta Neumeyer, were of German origin.

Sources: Cary’s maternal grandfather, Trygve Frederic Grufman, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Cary’s maternal grandmother, Marjorie Julie Bell, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Gabriel Garko

September 9, 2015, 2:38 am

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Birth Name: Dario Gabriel Oliviero

Place of Birth: Turin, Italy

Date of Birth: 12 July 1972

Ethnicity: Italian

Gabriel Garko is an Italian actor and former fashion model.

He was born to a Venetian father and a Sicilian mother from Catania, whose surname is “Garchio”. Gabriel has three sisters: Nadia, Sonia, and Laura.

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Martin Schulz

September 9, 2015, 2:43 am

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Place of Birth: Hehlrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany)

Date of Birth: 20 December, 1955

Ethnicity: German

Martin Schulz is a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has served as President of the European Parliament since 2014.

His father, Albert Schulz, a police officer, came from the Saarland and grew up in a mining family who had social-democratic tendencies, while his mother, Clara, from a middle class background, was a founding member of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union) in her hometown, Würselen.

Maya Forbes

September 9, 2015, 2:46 am

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Birth Name: Maya C. Forbes

Place of Birth: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: July 23, 1968

Ethnicity:
*Scottish, French, English (father)
*African-American (mother)

Maya Forbes is an American writer, director, and producer. She is the daughter of Peggy Woodford and Donald Cameron Forbes. Her sister, China Forbes, is a singer and songwriter, who is the lead singer for band Pink Martini.

Maya’s father was white and Maya’s mother is black. Maya’s father had Scottish, French, and English ancestry. All of Maya’s maternal grandparents and great-grandparents were black.

A picture of Maya’s mother can be seen here.

Maya is a fifth cousin, once removed, of politician John Kerry. Maya’s paternal five times great-grandparents, The Rev. John Forbes and Dorothy Murray, were also John’s maternal four times great-grandparents.

Maya’s paternal grandparents were Gordon Donald Forbes (the son of Gerrit Forbes and Marthe De La Fruglaye) and Faith Fisher (the daughter of Richard Thornton Fisher and Georgina Paine). Maya’s great-grandfather Gerrit was the son of John Malcolm Forbes and Sarah Coffin Jones. Martha was French.

Maya’s maternal grandparents were Hackley Elbridge Woodford (the son of Thomas Elbridge Woodford and Bassie Agnes Hackley) and Mary Imogene Steele (the daughter of Percy Howard Steele and Mary Imogene Lavenia Waring).

Sources: Profile of Maya’s family – http://oztypewriter.blogspot.ca

Obituary of Maya’s paternal grandmother, Faith (Fisher) Forbes – http://www.legacy.com

Maya’s maternal grandfather, Hackley Elbridge Woodford, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Maya’s maternal grandmother, Mary Imogene Steele, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Ed Markey

September 9, 2015, 2:54 pm

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Birth Name: Edward John Markey

Place of Birth: Malden, Massachusetts

Date of Birth: July 11, 1946

Ethnicity: Irish

Ed Markey is an American politician. A Democrat, he has served as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, since 2013. He previously served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, from 1976 to 2013.

Ed’s paternal grandparents were John P. Markey (the son of Thomas Markey and Mary A.) and Alice M. McNally (the daughter of John McNally and Mary). Ed’s grandparents John and Alice were both born in New Hampshire, and all of their own parents were Irish.

Ed’s maternal grandparents were Patrick Courtney (the son of Daniel Courtney and Bridget Shea) and Bridget Sullivan (the daughter of Patrick Sullivan and Mary Donovan). Ed’s grandparents Patrick and Bridget were Irish.

Source: Genealogy of Ed Markey – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Marcello Mastroianni

September 9, 2015, 4:09 pm

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Birth Name: Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni

Date of Birth: 28 September 1924

Place of Birth: Fontana Liri, Lazio, Italy

Date of Death: 19 December 1996

Place of Death: Paris, France

Ethnicity: Italian

Marcello Mastroianni was an Italian actor. He was the son of Ida and Ottone Mastroianni. His brother was editor Ruggero Mastroianni and his uncle was sculptor Umberto Mastroianni.

He was married to actress Flora Carabella, with whom he has a daughter. He was also a partner of actress Catherine Deneuve. Their daughter is actress Chiara Mastroianni.

Marcello’s paternal grandparents were Vincenzo Mastroianni and Concetta Conte.

Marcello’s mother was typically cited in reference books as having born born “Ida Irolle”.

There is a web rumor that Marcello’s mother was born Ida Idelson, to a Jewish family, in Minsk, Belarus. Genealogy website Geni.com even lists Marcello’s mother as Ida Idelson, from Belarus. It is not clear if this claim is accurate.

Source: Genealogy of Marcello Mastroianni (focusing on his father’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org

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Balthazar Getty

September 9, 2015, 4:57 pm

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Birth Name: Paul Balthazar Getty

Place of Birth: Tarzana, California

Date of Birth: January 22, 1975

Ethnicity:
*German, English, Irish (father)
*German (mother)

Balthazar Getty is an American actor, musician, and producer. He is a member of the band Ringside, and part of the rap duo The Wow.

His mother, Gisela Martine (Schmidt), is German. His father, John Paul Getty III, was American, and had German, English, and Irish ancestry. Balthazar’s great-grandfather, J. Paul Getty, was a famous oil businessman who founded the Getty Oil Company, and was named the richest living American by Fortune magazine in 1957.

Balthazar’s paternal grandparents were Sir John Paul Getty, Jr. (born Eugene Paul Getty, the son of Jean Paul Getty and Ann Rork) and Abigail Harris. Balthazar’s grandfather Sir John, who was raised in the U.K., was a philanthropist and book collector. Balthazar’s great-grandfather J. Paul Getty was the son of George Franklin Getty and Sarah Catherine Risher. Balthazar’s great-grandmother Ann was the daughter of Sam E. Rork (Sam Edwin Rork), a film producer.

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

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