Birth Name: Ryan Steven Lochte
Place of Birth: Rochester, New York
Date of Birth: August 3, 1984
Ethnicity:
*German, English, Dutch (father)
*Cuban/Spanish-Cuban/Basque (mother)
Ryan Lochte is an American Olympic competitive swimmer and reality TV star. His mother, Ileana Arumburu, is an immigrant from Cuba, and has Basque and Spanish-Cuban ancestry. His father, Steven Lochte, is of half German, one quarter English, and one quarter Dutch, descent.
Ryan’s paternal grandparents are Russell Lochte (the son of Arthur George Lochte and Olive Thompson) and Doris J. Kort (the daughter of Charles August Kort and Jennie Mae Buyck). Russell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Arthur was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, to German parents, Christian Heinrich Julius Lochte and Charlotte Miester/Meister. Olive was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England. Charles’s parents were German. Jennie was of Dutch descent.
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan Lochte (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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