Birth Name: Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.
Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York
Date of Birth: November 8, 1948
Ethnicity: German (maternal grandmother), French-Canadian, English, Scottish
Wayne LaPierre is an American author and advocate of the right to keep and bear arms. He is the executive vice president of the NRA (National Rifle Association). He is the son of Hazel Marie (Gordon) and Wayne Robert LaPierre, Sr.
Wayne’s paternal grandparents were Raymond Homer LaPierre (the son of William LaPierre and Agnes Harvey) and Edith Matthews (the daughter of Frederic B. Matthews and Agnes or Minnie Coburn).
Wayne’s maternal grandparents were Robert Gordon (the son of David Gorden and Alice Youngs) and Minnie Wiesenfort/Weisenfort (the daughter of Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter). Florian was German. Wayne’s great-grandmother Minnie Fetter was born in New York, to German parents, Louis Fetter and Martha.
Sources: Genealogy of Wayne LaPierre (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca
Wayne’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Wayne’s maternal great-grandparents, Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Wayne’s maternal great-grandmother, Minnie Fetter, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org