Joshua Sasse

December 11, 2015, 4:07 am

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Birth Name: Joshua Seymour Sasse

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England

Date of Birth: 9 December 1987

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Ashkenazi Jewish, Scottish, 1/32 Belgian

Joshua Sasse is a British actor and producer.

Joshua’s paternal grandfather is Frederick Hugh Sasse (the son of Cecil Duncan Sasse and Zara Herrmann). Cecil was the son of Frederick Charles Sasse and Anna Grant; Frederick’s father, Joshua’s great-great-great-grandfather Frederick Richard Sasse, was born in Belgium. Zara was born in Australia, and was almost certainly Jewish (she married her first husband, who was Jewish, in synagogue).

Joshua’s paternal grandmother is Deirdre I. S. Rider (the daughter of Thomas Sampson Rider and Jessie Hetty Kerven). Thomas was the son of Thomas Rider and Mary Matilda Samson. Jessie was the daughter of Frederick Abraham Kerven and Alice Maria Yeomans.

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Nicole Appleton

December 13, 2015, 6:23 am

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Birth Name: Nicole Marie Appleton

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: 7 December 1974

Ethnicity: Jewish, English

Nicole Appleton is a Canadian television presenter, singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of female pop band All Saints. Nicole’s sister is singer Natalie Appleton.

She is the daughter of a British mother, Mary, and a Canadian father, Ken Appleton. One of her parents is Jewish.

Nicole was married to singer Liam Gallagher, with whom she has a son.

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Sienna Guillory

December 13, 2015, 6:27 am

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Birth Name: Sienna Tiggy Guillory

Place of Birth: Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Birth: 16 March, 1975

Ethnicity: Jewish, English, possibly other

Sienna Guillory is a British actress and model. She is the daughter of Tina Thompson, an English model, and Isaac Guillory, an American folk guitarist.

Sienna’s paternal grandparents were Easton Joseph Guillory, Jr. and Victoria Ojalvo. Victoria was from a Turkish Jewish family. Easton’s surname, “Guillory”, is usually of French origin, but Easton was buried in a Jewish cemetery with a Star of David on his gravestone, so he was likely Jewish, as well.

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Halsey

December 13, 2015, 6:34 am

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Birth Name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane

Place of Birth: Washington, New Jersey

Date of Birth: 29 September, 1994

Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Italian, Hungarian, Irish (mother)

Halsey is an American singer and songwriter, also known by her given name, Ashley Frangipane. She is biracial. Her father is African-American and her mother is of Italian, Hungarian, and Irish descent. she has said, “I’m half black and Italian, Irish, and Hungarian! I’m the lightest in my family hahah.”

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Larry Ellison

December 13, 2015, 6:41 am

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

Date of Birth: August 17, 1944

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

Larry Ellison is an internet entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the richest men in the world, and has amassed billions of dollars, primarily from Oracle Corporation. Larry is the father of producers David Ellison and Megan Ellison.

Larry was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York. His biological mother, Florence Spellman, was Jewish. His biological father was said to be Italian-American. At the age of nine months, Larry was given up for adoption to his mother’s Jewish aunt and uncle, Lillian (Spellman) and Louis Ellison, by whom he was raised.

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Renee O’Connor

December 13, 2015, 6:45 am

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Birth Name: Evelyn Renee O’Connor

Place of Birth: Katy, Texas

Date of Birth: February 15, 1971

Ethnicity: Irish, English

Renee O’Connor is an American actress, producer, and director. She is known for playing Gabrielle on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Renee is the daughter of Sandra Diane (Clifton) and Roger Howard O’Connor.

Source: Renee’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

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Katie Stevens

December 15, 2015, 7:16 am

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Birth Name: Katherine Mari Stevens

Place of Birth: Southbury, Connecticut, USA

Date of Birth: December 8, 1992

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Portuguese (mother)

Katie Stevens is an American singer and actress. Her parents are Clara (Francisco) and Mark Stevens. She is able to speak Portuguese.

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Alma Jodorowsky

December 15, 2015, 7:21 am

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Place of Birth: Paris, France

Date of Birth: 26 September, 1991

Ethnicity: French, as well as Ashkenazi Jewish paternal grandfather

Alma Jodorowsky is a French actress, model, and singer. She is the daughter of actor and director Brontis Jodorowskyis and actress Valérie Crouzet.

Alma’s paternal grandfather is Alejandro Jodorowsky (Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, the son of Jaime Jodorowsky Groismann and Sara Felicidad Prullansky Arcavi). Alejandro, a famous director and author, was born in Tocopilla, Chile, to Ukrainian Jewish parents.

Alma’s paternal grandmother was Bernadette Landru (the daughter of Julien Louis Joseph Landru and Renée Pauline Marie Grislain). Bernadette, an actress, was French.

Source: Genealogy of Alma Jodorowsky (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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Ciarán Hinds

December 15, 2015, 11:08 pm

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Place of Birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland

Date of Birth: 9 February 1953

Ethnicity: Irish

Family Background: Ciarán Hinds is an Irish film, television and stage actor.

Ciarán was born to Moya and Gerry Hinds. He was raised Catholic.

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T. J. Miller

December 15, 2015, 11:10 pm

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Birth Name: Todd Joseph Miller

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado

Date of Birth: June 4, 1981

Ethnicity: English, Swedish, German, Scottish

T. J. Miller is an American actor and comedian.

T. J.’s paternal grandparents were Ernest William Miller (the son of Albert Monroe Miller and Alta K. Roberts) and Margery Louise Olson (the daughter of Andrew Belmont Olson and Nancy Mary Comstock). Andrew was of Swedish descent.

Sources: Genealogy of T. J.’s paternal grandparents, Ernest William Miller and Margery Louise Olson – http://www.findagrave.com

Obituary of T. J.’s paternal grandmother, Margery Louise (Olson) Miller – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net

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Buffalo Bill

December 15, 2015, 11:15 pm

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Birth Name: William Frederick Cody

Place of Birth: February 26, 1846

Date of Birth: Le Claire, Iowa, United States

Ethnicity: English, French Huguenot

Family Background: American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He founded Buffalo Bill’s Wild West in 1883, bringing his company on tours throughout the U.S. and Europe.

He was the son of Isaac Cody and Mary Ann Bonsell (Laycock).

His paternal grandparents were Phillip Cody and Lydia Martin.

On his father’s side he is a descendant of Huguenots from France.

Source: https://eastclevelandtwpcemetery.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/phillip-cody-grandfather-of-buffallo-bill/

http://www.kansasguardmuseum.org/dispmoh.php?id=9

Winnie Harlow

December 16, 2015, 7:14 pm

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Birth Name: Chantelle Brown-Young

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: July 27, 1994

Ethnicity: Afro-Jamaican

Family Background: Winnie Harlow was born to Lisa Young (Brown) & Windsor Young, both from Jamaica. The model has the skin condition called vitiligo, which affects skin pigmentation. She has become a spokesperson, making people aware of the condition.

Source: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140225/news/news1.html

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Raymond Ochoa

December 18, 2015, 6:00 pm

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Place of Birth: San Diego, California

Date of Birth: October 12, 2001

Ethnicity: Mexican

Raymond Ochoa is an American actor. He voiced the lead character, Arlo, in the 2015 Pixar film The Good Dinosaur. He is the brother of actors Ryan Ochoa, Rick Ochoa, and Roberta Ochoa.

Raymond has said that he is of Mexican descent, describing himself as a “white Mexican”.

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Melanie Martinez

December 18, 2015, 6:06 pm

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Birth Name: Melanie Adele Martinez

Place of Birth: Baldwin, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 28, 1995

Ethnicity: Dominican, Puerto Rican

Melanie Martinez is an American singer. She appeared on the third season of the show The Voice.

Melanie has said, “I’m Puerto Rican and Dominican but I don’t speak fluent Spanish”.

Source: http://www.billboard.com

Chris Wallace

December 19, 2015, 1:22 am

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Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois

Date of Birth: October 12, 1947

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Chris Wallace is an American television anchor. He is the host of the series Fox News Sunday, on Fox News. Chris is the son of Norma (Kaphan) and Mike Wallace (Myron Leon Wallace), a prominent journalist, media host, actor, and television personality.

Chris’s paternal grandparents were Friedan/Frank Wallik/Wallace (the son of Baruch Wallik) and Zina Sharfman (the daughter of Natan Isaac HaLevi Sharfman and Rhoda Shikes). Friedan and Zina were born in Russia.

Chris’s maternal grandparents were Ludwig Kaphan (the son of Nathan Kaphan and Augusta Harlam) and Gertrude Wald. Ludwig was born in Germany. Gertrude was born in New York, to a father from Austria and a mother from Germany.

Sources: Genealogy of Chris Wallace (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

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

Obituary of Chris’s maternal grandmother, Gertrude (Wald) Kaphan – https://news.google.com

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Kasia Smutniak

December 20, 2015, 11:26 pm

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Birth Name: Katarzyna Anna Smutniak

Place of Birth: Piła, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Date of Birth: 13 August 1979

Ethnicity: Polish

Kasia Smutniak is a Polish-born actress and model.

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Nyle DiMarco

December 20, 2015, 11:29 pm

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Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, USA

Date of Birth: May 8, 1989

Ethnicity: Italian

Nyle DiMarco is an American actor and model.

Nyle has said that his ethnicity is Italian.

He stated during episode 10 of America’s Next Top Model that his mother “comes from a huge Italian family from New York City”. His entire immediate family, including himself, is deaf.

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Alexander Lukashenko

December 20, 2015, 11:30 pm

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Birth Name: Aliaksándar Ryhóravič Lukašénka

Place of Birth: Kopys, Vitebsk voblast, Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (now Belarus)

Date of Birth: August 30, 1954

Ethnicity: Belarusian, Ukrainian

Alexander Lukashenko is a Belarusian politician and the president of Belarus.

Alexander is the son of Gregory ??? and Catherine Trofimovna Lukashenko. Alexander was raised only by his mother and was therefore given her surname. Catherine was born in Alexandria/Alieksandryja, Shklow Raion, Mogilev Voblast, Belarus, and grew up on a farm.

Alexander’s maternal grandfather was Trofim Ivanovich Lukashenko. Trofim was born and raised on the farm Panurka, within present Sumy oblast, Ukraine. It has been said that he had Cossack ancestry. The Cossacks are a Slavic ethnic group in Ukraine and Russian, native to the region where Trofim was born.

Sources: http://pda.nn.by
http://www.charter97.org

Pia Wurtzbach

December 20, 2015, 11:53 pm

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Birth Name: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (present-day Germany)

Date of Birth: September 24, 1989 or 1990

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

Pia Wurtzbach is a German-Filipina actress, model, host, TV personality, chef, beauty writer, stylist, makeup artist, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Universe 2015. Her father, Klaus Uwe Wurtzbach, is German, and her mother is Filipina.

She was born in Germany, but attended secondary school in the Philippines.

Ana Kasparian

December 20, 2015, 11:54 pm

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Birth Name: Anahit Misak Kasparian

Place of Birth: Northridge, Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: July 7, 1986

Ethnicity: Armenian

Ana Kasparian is the American co-host and producer for the online news show The Young Turks. Both of her parents are of Armenian descent.