Birth Name: Mark Daniel Ronson
Place of Birth: St John’s Wood, London, England
Date of Birth: 4 September, 1975
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Mark Ronson is a British musician, DJ, and singer. He is the son of Laurence Ronson, a businessman, and Ann Dexter-Jones, a socialite and writer. He is a brother of musician Samantha Ronson and fashion designer Charlotte Ronson. His uncle (father’s brother) is businessman Gerald Ronson.
Mark’s parents are both Jewish (their families were from Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, and Austria).
Mark’s paternal grandparents were Henry Ronson (born Henry Aaronson, the son of Marks Aaronson and Rebecca) and Sarah Raine (the daughter of Louis Raine, born Leib Shimelevich-Davidovich Rein). Henry’s family were Russian Jews. Sarah’s family were Ukrainian Jews.
Mark’s maternal grandparents were Frederick Deutsch (later “Dexter”) and Judith Lurie (the daughter of Abraham Lurie and Hannah Hoffenberg). Frederick was an Austrian Jew, born in Vienna, Austria. Judith’s parents were Russian Jews. Hannah’s sister, Nechama, was the paternal grandmother of Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a Conservative politician, making Mark and Sir Malcolm second cousins, once removed.
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