Birth Name: Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri
Date of Birth: March 10, 1971
Ethnicity: German, English, 1/4 Irish
Jon Hamm is an American actor. He has German, English, and one quarter Irish, ancestry.
Jon’s paternal grandparents were Leonard Edward Hamm (the son of Daniel Hamm and Amelia) and Grace Lockett (the daughter of Joseph H. Lockett and Sarah “Sadie” Hynes). Leonard was born in Missouri, and had German ancestry. Grace was born in Missouri. Joseph was born in Missouri, to English parents, John Lockett and Sarah A. Sadie was born in Missouri, to Irish parents.
Sources: Family history of Jon Hamm, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, at The Huffington Post – http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Jon’s paternal grandfather, Leonard Hamm, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jon’s paternal grandmother, Grace Lockett, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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