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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