Birth Name: Tyson Jay Ritter

Place of Birth: Stillwater, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: April 24, 1984

Ethnicity: English, German

Tyson Ritter is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and model. He is the lead vocalist, bassist, pianist, and songwriter of the band The All-American Rejects.

He is the son of Tracey and Tim Ritter.

Tyson’s paternal grandparents are Steve Ritter and Peggy Earline Sharpton (the daughter of Earl Earick Sharpton and Pauline Spyres).

Tyson’s maternal grandparents are Tony Eugene Lyons (the son of William Hansel Lyons and Anna Lee Webb) and Edwina J.

Sources: Obituary of Tyson’s paternal great-grandfather, Earl Earick Sharpton – http://www.stwnewspress.com

Obituary of Tyson’s paternal great-grandmother, Pauline (Spyres) Ritter – http://www.legacy.com

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Birth Name: John Victor Shea III

Place of Birth: North Conway, New Hampshire

Date of Birth: April 14, 1949

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*German (mother)

John Shea is an American actor and director. He is the son of Elizabeth Mary (Fuller) and Dr. John Victor Shea.

John’s paternal grandparents were John Victor Shea and Mabel H. Burke. Mabel’s mother was Canadian.

John’s maternal grandparents were Marcus Anthony Fuller (the son of Franz Joseph Fuller and Marta/Martha Nesser) and Adelaide Dorothy Renson (the daughter of James J. Renson and Mary A. Hanneweffer/Hughes). Marcus was born in New York, to German parents. James was born in New York, to a German father. Mary was born in New York, to German parents.

Sources: John’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandfather, Marcus Anthony Fuller, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandmother, Adelaide Dorothy Renson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Matthew Abram Groening

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, United States

Date of Birth: February 15, 1954

Ethnicity:
*German/Volga German (father)
*Norweigan (mother)

Matt Groening is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, animator, and voice actor. He is the creator of the television series The Simpsons and Futurama.

Matt is the son of Margaret Ruth (Wiggum) and Homer Philip Groening. He borrowed both of their first names for characters in The Simpsons, together with his siblings’ names; Lisa, Margaret (Maggie) and Patricia (Patty) Groening, as well as Homer’s father’s name, Abram (Abraham in The Simpsons). Margaret’s maiden name became the surname of police chief Clancy Wiggum.

Matt’s paternal grandparents were Abram Arthur Groening (the son of Abraham Groening and Aganetha Klaassen) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” W. Nickel (the daughter of Jacob Nickel and Helena Weins). Abram was born in Hillsboro, Kansas. Abraham was born in Russia, of Volga German descent. Aganetha was also an ethnic German, born in Russia, to Abraham Klaassen and Helena Martens. Matt’s grandmother Elizabeth was born in Fjedrovka, Russia, and was also of ethnic German descent.

Matt’s maternal grandparents were Matius Pederson Wiggum (the son of Peder Christensen Veggum and Mari Olsdtr. Kvalen) and Ingeborg O. Lobben (the daughter of Andrew O. Lobben and Erika Marie Hatle Holaquist). Matius and Ingeborg both Norwegian immigrants, who met on a boat on the way to the United States. “Wiggum” is likely an anglicized version of the Norwegian surname “Wigum”.

Sources: Genealogy of Matt Groening (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Matt’s father’s family history – http://www.krausehouse.ca

Obituary of Matt’s mother – http://obits.oregonlive.com

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Place of Birth: Essen, Germany

Date of Birth: 30 January, 1995

Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Congolese (mother)

Marian Sarr is a German footballer. His father is German and his mother is Congolese.

Birth Name: Nigel Paul Farage

Place of Birth: Downe, Kent, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: April 3, 1964

Ethnicity: English, 1/8th German, possibly distant Irish and French Huguenot

Nigel Farage is a British politician and former commodity broker. He is the leader of the U.K. Independence Party (UKIP), a eurosceptic and right-wing populist party in Britain. He has been Leader since 2010, and previously from 2006 to 2009.

Nigel is the son of Barbara (Stevens) and Guy Justus Oscar Farage.

Nigel’s paternal grandparents were Harry Farage (the son of Daniel Savory Farage and Lucy Susannah Moynihan) and Gladys Victoria Schrod (the daughter of Carl/Charles Justus Schrod and Ellen Louisa Abbott). Lucy’s surname, “Moynihan”, is of Irish origin, and is an anglicised version of the name “O’Muimhneachain”, so it is likely that she had Irish ancestry. Nigel’s great-grandfather Carl was born in London, to German immigrants, Nicholas Schrod and Bena.

Tabloid The Daily Mail has written that Nigel is a descendant of Georgius Ferauge, a French Huguenot who fled religious persecution in France. Georgius was born in Fumay, France, in 1681, and moved to Swallowfield, Berkshire, in the early 1700s. His name was anglicised to George Ferridge, and “Ferridge” later became “Farage”.

There are records of a George Farridge in Swallowfield, Berkshire at the right time, and he is an ancestor of Nigel. However, it is not clear if he was an immigrant from France or not. There were many people with the surname “Ferauge” living in Fumay, but no Georgius Ferauge. There are records of a Bernard Georges Ferauge, who was born, c. 1681, in Fumay. This matches the statement made by The Daily Mail, but it is unclear whether Bernard was an immigrant to Britain or not. Nigel himself has mentioned his Huguenot ancestry.

Sources: Genealogy of Nigel Farage (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Nigel’s ancestor, George Farridge – https://familysearch.org

Discussion about Nigel’s French Huguenot ancestry – http://www.familytreeforum.com

Nigel’s German ancestry – http://www.express.co.uk

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Birth Name: Griffin Alexander Gluck

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: August 24, 2000

Ethnicity: Japanese (paternal grandmother), Ashkenazi Jewish, English, 1/8th German, 1/8th Polish, Irish, Scottish

Griffin Gluck is an American actor. He is the son of Karin Beck, a line producer and production assistant, and Cellin Gluck, is a director and producer.

Griffin’s paternal grandfather was Jay Gluck (Jay Fred Gluck, the son of Harry Fitzer Gluck and Lillian Mary Veronica Friar Campbell-Phillips). Griffin’s grandfather Jay was a prominent archaeologist and historian of Persian art. He was also a Japanophile (someone with a strong interest in Japan and Japanese culture). Griffin’s great-grandfather Harry was the son of Austrian Jewish parents, Ruben Gluck and Clara Sperling. Griffin’s great-grandmother Lillian was English. It is not clear if Lillian was also Jewish, but Griffin’s grandfather described his own religion as “Jew by temper; Buddhist inclination”.

Griffin’s paternal grandmother was Sumi Hiramoto. Sumi was a nisei, the daughter of Japanese parents.

Griffin’s maternal grandfather is Robert Walter Beck (the son of Walter George Beck and Geneveive DeEtta Metcalf). Griffin’s great-grandfather Walter was an ethnic German from Russia, the son of George Beck and Elizabeth Wertz. Geneveive was the daughter of Wilbur Clark Metcalf and Mabelle Etta Cornish.

Griffin’s maternal grandmother is Patricia Wynne Cummings (the daughter of John Patrick Cummings and Blanche Constance Krywicki). John was the son of Thomas Joseph Cummings, whose parents were Irish, and Mary E. Wynne, who was born in Scotland, to Irish parents. Blanche was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents, Maike/Michael Krzwicki/Krywicki and Mary M. Woscavits.

Sources: Genealogy of Griffin Gluck (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Griffin’s paternal grandfather, Jay Fred Gluck, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandparents, Walter George Beck and Geneveive DeEtta Metcalf, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandfather, John Patrick Cummings, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandmother, Blanche Constance Krywicki, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: William Thomas Sadler

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York

Date of Birth: April 13, 1950

Ethnicity:
*68.75% Scottish
*25% English
*6.25% German

William Sadler is an American actor.

William’s paternal grandparents were William Sadler (the son of Joseph John Sadler and Edith Jane Jacquest) and Agnes Jamieson (the daughter of William Jamieson and Jessie Celland). William’s grandfather William was English, from London. William’s grandmother Agnes was Scottish.

William’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Ransome Colley (the son of Frederick J. Colley and Elsie Ann Grant) and Ruth Helen Jack (the daughter of Henry Ford Jack and Helen Grant). Thomas was Scottish. Henry was of Scottish and German descent. William’s great-grandmother Helen was Scottish.

Sources: William’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

William’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of William’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Helen Jack (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Birth Name: John Victor Shea III

Place of Birth: North Conway, New Hampshire

Date of Birth: April 14, 1949

Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*German (mother)

John Shea is an American actor and director. He is the son of Elizabeth Mary (Fuller) and Dr. John Victor Shea.

John’s paternal grandparents were John Victor Shea and Mabel H. Burke. Mabel’s mother was Canadian.

John’s maternal grandparents were Marcus Anthony Fuller (the son of Franz Joseph Fuller and Marta/Martha Nesser) and Adelaide Dorothy Renson (the daughter of James J. Renson and Mary A. Hanneweffer/Hughes). Marcus was born in New York, to German parents. James was born in New York, to a German father. Mary was born in New York, to German parents.

Sources: John’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandfather, Marcus Anthony Fuller, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

John’s maternal grandmother, Adelaide Dorothy Renson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Joshua Michael Homme

Place of Birth: Joshua Tree, California, United States

Date of Birth: May 17, 1973

Ethnicity: French, French-Canadian, German, Norwegian
* 25% Ashkenazi Jewish
* 25% Norwegian
* 18.75% English, with distant French and Irish
* 12.5% German
* 12.5% Swedish
* 4.6875% French-Canadian
* 1.5625% French

Josh Homme is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the son of Irene Carol. (Meier) and Orrin Michael Homme. He is married to Brody
Dale.

Josh’s paternal grandfather was Orrin Rheinhold Homme (the son of Herbert Gerhard Homme and Anna Georgina Stokke). Herbert was the son of Norwegian immigrant Amund Hansen Stubberud (later Homme), of Sør-Fron, and Gjertine “Gertrude” Gundersdatter Pimertad, whose her parents were also Norwegian immigrants. Anna was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants John Hansen Saxhaug (later Stokke), of Inderøy, and Randi Jørgensdatter Præstløkken, of Oppdal.

Josh’s paternal grandmother was Camille Ann Wachter (the daughter of Paul August Wachter and Edna Katherine Anderson). Paul was the son of German immigrant Gottlieb Charles Wachter, of Bernstein, and Annie Clotier. Annie was of 3/4 French-Canadian and 1/4 French descent. Edna was the daughter of Swedish immigrants Henry Andersson, later Anderson, and Anna Steinholm.

Josh’s maternal grandfather was Frank Eising Meier (the son of Abraham Meier and Wilhelmina “Minnie”
Eising). Abraham was the son of German Jewish immigrants Aaron Meier and Jeannette Hirsch. Wilhelmina was the daughter of German Jewish immigrants Emanuel Eising and Augusta Carolina Blun.

Josh’s maternal grandmother was Mary Ida Hedrick (the daughter of Clarence Edson Hedrick and Mary Ida “Mamie” Mosteller). Clarence was of English descent, and was the son of William Henry Hedrick and Martha Luetta “Mattie” Patterson. Josh’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of William Henry Mosteller and Mary Ida Coleman. William’s parents were German immigrants. William’s great-great-grandmother was of English, as well as distant French and Irish descent.

Sources: Josh’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLXD-HVH

Marriage record of Josh’s parents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V66B-8RC

Josh’s paternal grandfather Orrin Rheinhold Homme on the 1930 U.S. Census –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKVK-SDP

Obituary of Josh’s paternal grandmother Camille Ann (Wachter) Homme –
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/obituaries/camille-homme/article_861ebf4b-6a72-526b-8888-
4e4d2a8f3a7a.html

Genealogy of Josh’s maternal grandfather Frank Eising Meier –
http://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/frank-eising-meier_6644536

Obituary of Josh’s maternal grandmother Mary Ida (Hedrick) Fahy –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPT-GSQF

Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents Herbert Gerhard Homme and Anna G. Stokke –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDDJ-3PX

Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents Paul August Wachter and Edna Katherine Anderson
– https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3QV-Z4K

Josh’s paternal great-grandmother Anna Georgina Stokke on the 1900 U.S. Census –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9VT-MRL

Marriage record of Josh’s maternal great-grandparents Clarence Edson Hedrick and Mary Ida Mosteller –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8FT-FN6

Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather Amund Hansen Stubberud –
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070130650201.jpg

Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather John Hansen Saxhaug –
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050509010490.jpg

Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother Randi Jørgensdatter Præstløkken –
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20050519021211.jpg

Wikipedia article of Paul’s paternal great-great-grandfather Gottlieb Charles Wachter –
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wachter

Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother Annie (Clotier) Robidou on the 1875 Minnesota state census –
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKNY-NLH

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Birth Name: Griffin Alexander Gluck

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: August 24, 2000

Ethnicity: Japanese (paternal grandmother), Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish, 1/8th German, 1/8th Polish, English, Scottish

Griffin Gluck is an American actor. He is the son of Karin Beck, a line producer and production assistant, and Cellin Gluck, is a director and producer.

Griffin’s paternal grandfather was Jay Gluck (Jay Fred Gluck, the son of Harry Fitzer Gluck and Lillian Mary Veronica Friar Campbell-Phillips). Griffin’s grandfather Jay was a prominent archaeologist and historian of Persian art. He was also a Japanophile (someone with a strong interest in Japan and Japanese culture). Griffin’s great-grandfather Harry was the son of Austrian Jewish parents, Ruben Gluck and Clara Sperling. Griffin’s great-grandmother Lillian was English. It is not clear if Lillian was also Jewish, but Griffin’s grandfather described his own religion as “Jew by temper; Buddhist inclination”.

Griffin’s paternal grandmother was Sumiye/Sumi Hiramoto (the daughter of Jitsuro Hiramoto and Takayo Tamura). Sumi was a Nisei (second-generation Japanese). She was born in California, to Japanese parents. Jitsuro was the son of Risuke Hiramoto and Hamayo Oda.

Griffin’s maternal grandfather is Robert Walter Beck (the son of Walter George Beck and Geneveive DeEtta Metcalf). Griffin’s great-grandfather Walter was an ethnic German from Russia, the son of George Beck and Elizabeth Wertz. Geneveive was the daughter of Wilbur Clark Metcalf and Mabelle Etta Cornish.

Griffin’s maternal grandmother is Patricia Wynne Cummings (the daughter of John Patrick Cummings and Blanche Constance Krywicki). John was the son of Thomas Joseph Cummings, whose parents were Irish, and of Mary E. Wynne, who was born in Scotland, to Irish parents. Blanche was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents, Maike/Michael Krzwicki/Krywicki and Mary M. Woscavits.

Sources: Genealogy of Griffin Gluck (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Griffin’s paternal grandfather, Jay Fred Gluck, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s paternal great-grandfather, Harry Fitzer Gluck, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s paternal grandmother, Sumiye/Sumi Hiramoto, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandparents, Walter George Beck and Geneveive DeEtta Metcalf, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandfather, John Patrick Cummings, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Griffin’s maternal great-grandmother, Blanche Constance Krywicki, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Place of Birth: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York

Date of Birth: August 12, 1941

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*German (mother)

Jennifer Warren is an American actress and director. She is the daughter of Paula Bauersmith, an actress, and Barnet M. Warren, a dentist. Her uncle was Yiddish theatre director Jacob Ben-Ami.

Jennifer’s father was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Jennifer’s mother had German ancestry.

Jennifer’s maternal grandparents were William Robinson Bauersmith (the son of William Bauersmith) and Susan Paul.

Sources: Jennifer’s parents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Jennifer’s mother on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Eugene Louis Vidal

Date of Birth: October 3, 1925

Place of Birth: West Point, New York

Date of Death: July 31, 2012

Place of Death: Hollywood Hills, California

Ethnicity: Austrian, Swiss-German, German, Scottish, English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)

Gore Vidal was an American writer, public intellectual, and politician. He was the son of Nina (Gore) and Eugene Luther Vidal, an athlete and aviation pioneer. Gore was a Democratic Party nominee for Congress in New York in 1960.

The origins of Gore’s patrilineal “Vidal” line are not completely clear. His great-grandfather Eugene Fidel Vidal was born in Bavaria, Austria, to Felix Vidal and Elizabeth. It has been speculated that the family line had originally come from Spain to Austria, but it is not clear if this has been verified. Gore’s traceable ancestry included Austrian, Swiss (of Swiss-German origin), German, Scottish, English, and Scots-Irish (Northern Irish).

While Gore had sometimes been described as a relative of politician Al Gore (through his “Gore” lineage), such a genealogical connection has not been established, going back to at least the late 1600s. Gore Vidal and Al Gore were/are descended from two different immigrant ancestors.

Gore’s paternal grandparents were Felix Luther Vidal (the son of Eugene Fidel Vidal and Emma Hartmann) and Margaret Ann/Annie Rewalt (the daughter of Luther Lazarus Rewalt and Mary Jane Magee). Gore’s great-grandfather Eugene was Austrian. Gore’s great-grandmother Emma was Swiss, of Swiss-German descent. Gore’s grandmother Margaret had German and Scottish ancestry.

Gore’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Gore (Thomas Pryor Gore, the son of Thomas Madison Gore and Caroline Elizabeth Wingo) and Nina Belle Kay (the daughter of John Thomas Kay and Rachel Catherine Bolt). Gore’s grandfather Thomas, a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Oklahoma, having served from December 11, 1907 to March 4, 1921, and again from March 4, 1931 to January 3, 1937.

Sources: Genealogies of Gore Vidal – http://www.geni.com
http://www.findagrave.com

Gore’s paternal grandfather, Felix Luther Vidal, on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Timothy Walter Burton

Place of Birth: Burbank, California

Date of Birth: August 25, 1958

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, Slavic, Norwegian, remote Dutch and French

Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. Tim was previously a partner of actress Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he has two children.

Tim’s paternal grandparents were Russell Clem Burton (the son of Daniel Harrison Burton and Mary Francis Timbrook) and Rose Francis Gibbs (the daughter of James Ransome Gibbs and Winnie Dee Carpenter).

Tim’s maternal grandparents were Ray C. Erickson and Alpha Jean Pollish (the daughter of Eli Pollish and Christie Winson). Eli was born in Russia or Germany, to Eley L. Polish and Angie Popovic. Christie was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Eric E. Winson and Annie C.

Sources: Genealogy of Tim Burton – http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Tim Burton (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Tim’s maternal grandmother, Alpha Jean Pollish, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Tim’s maternal great-grandparents, Eli Pollish and Christie Winson – https://familysearch.org

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Place of Birth: Germany

Date of Birth: June 22, 1991

Ethnicity: African-American, German

Jasmine Sanders is a American model, living in New York City. She has worked for the brands Forever21 and American Eagle.

She was born in Germany, and was raised in South Carolina, by her American father and German mother. Her father is African-American.

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Birth Name: Matthew Lee Espinosa

Place of Birth: Virginia, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 7, 1997

Ethnicity:
*Colombian (father)
*Irish, French, German (mother)

Matthew Espinosa is an American celeb youtuber, viner, and a part of the Old Magcon, and the Magcon Boy, with Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier, Jack and Jack, Jacob Whitesides, Carter Reynolds, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Caniff, and Aaron Carpenter.

His father, Rafael Espinosa, is Colombian. His mother, Laura, is American, with Irish, French, and German ancestry. Matthew has two older siblings, a brother, Dylan, and a sister, Kristen.

Birth Name: Christopher Stephen Botti

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon

Date of Birth: October 12, 1962

Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*English, Scottish, German (mother)

Chris Botti is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He won a Grammy Award in 2013.

His mother, Shirley Louise Stewart, is a pianist, and his father, Lido Botti, is an Italian teacher.

Chris’s paternal grandparents were Livia Maria and Serafino Botti. They were both born in Montevarchi, Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, and immigrated in 1922.

Chris’s maternal grandparents were Warren C. Stewart (the son of John Franklin Stewart and Ella F. Collins) and Kathleen Stewart (the daughter of Melville Clifford Stewart and Kate Pearl Groesbeck).

Sources: Chris’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Chris’s father – http://obits.oregonlive.com

Chris’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Chris’s maternal grandfather, Warren C. Stewart, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Donald McNichol Sutherland

Place of Birth: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Birth: 17 July 1935

Ethnicity: Scottish, some English and German

Donald Sutherland is a Canadian actor. Among his children are actors Kiefer Sutherland, Angus Sutherland, and Rossif Sutherland.

Donald’s paternal grandparents were Frederick Winslow Sutherland (the son of John Sutherland and Mary Angeline Pentz) and Louisa Condon Day (the daughter of William Day and Mary Elizabeth Benham).

Donald’s maternal grandparents were William McNichol (the son of John McNichol and Isabella Hamilton) and Mary Chalmers Hamilton (the daughter of Peter Hamilton and Mary Chalmers).

Sources: Genealogy of Donald Sutherland (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Donald Sutherland (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Place of Birth: Trenton, New Jersey

Date of Birth: September 25, 1984

Ethnicity:
*75% Ashkenazi Jewish
*25% German, some French

Zach Woods is an American actor and comedian. His father is from a Jewish family. Zach’s maternal grandfather had German, and some French (non-Jewish), ancestry. Zach’s maternal grandmother was Jewish.

Zach’s maternal grandfather was Raymond Kenneth Maneval (the son of Joseph Cook Maneval and Florence Miller). Joseph was the son of Peter M. Maneval and Anna Catherine Reuter; Peter’s father, Jacques Jeremie Maneval, was of French descent. Florence was the daughter of Joseph H. Miller.

Zach’s maternal grandmother was Harriet Kromberg (the daughter of Harry Kromberg and Minnie Bassine). Harry’s parents, Herman Kromberg and Fannie, were Hungarian Jews. Minnie was born in London, England, to Russian Jewish parents, Solomon Bassine and Kate Goldstein.

Sources: Genealogy of Zach Woods (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Zach’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Cook Maneval and Florence Miller, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Zach’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Cook Maneval – http://www.findagrave.com

Zach’s maternal grandmother, Harriet Kromberg, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: William West Anderson

Place of Birth: Walla Walla, Washington, United States

Date of Birth: September 19, 1928

Ethnicity:
*Swedish (father)
*English, Welsh, distant German, French, Breton, Scottish (mother)

Adam West is and American actor. He is known for playing Batman in the 1960s television and film, and for voicing Mayor West, who was named after him, on the series Family Guy. He is the son of Audrey Volenne Flothow (Speer) and Otto West Anderson.

Adam’s paternal grandparents were Jöns Peter “John” Anderson (the son of Anders Bengtsson and Boel Johansdotter/Johnston) and Anna Fredrika Gamberg (the daughter of Gustof Nilson Gamberg and Anna Lisa Danielsdotter). Adam’s paternal grandparents were both Swedish immigrants.

Adam’s maternal grandparents were William Felix Speer (the son of James Speer and Elizabeth Jane Garred) and Ina Hunter (the daughter of Peter Hunter and Miriam Adams). Most of Adam’s mother’s ancestors were English and Welsh. Elizabeth’s maternal second great-grandfather, Abraham Sneethen, was born in Germany; she also had distant French, Breton, and Scottish ancestry.

Sources: Genealogies of Adam West – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com

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Birth Name: Ronald William Howard

Place of Birth: Duncan, Oklahoma

Date of Birth: March 1, 1954

Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish, Irish, remote Dutch

Ron Howard is an American director, producer, and actor. He has directed some of the most successful films in Hollywood history, after a career as a child actor. He is the son of actors Rance Howard (born Harold Rance Beckenholdt) and Jean Speegle Howard (born Jean Frances Speegle). He is married to writer Cheryl (Alley) Howard. Among their children is actress Bryce Dallas Howard. Ron’s brother is actor Clint Howard.

Ron’s father changed his surname from “Beckenholdt” to “Howard” when he became an actor, before Ron was born. Ron’s paternal grandfather was of German descent, and Ron also has more distant German ancestry from his mother’s “Speegle” line. Ron’s other roots are English, Scottish, Irish, and remote Dutch. Ron has also been described as having Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Cherokee ancestry has been documented/verified.

Ron’s paternal grandparents were Engel Beckenholdt (the son of J. Heinrich/Henry Beckenholdt and Caroline Engelking) and Ethel Cleo Tomlin (the daughter of Ralph Jedediah Tomlin and Carrie Melissa Freeman).

Ron’s maternal grandparents were William Allen Speegle (the son of William T. Speegle and Lela Allen) and Louise Dewey (the daughter of Edward Chancy Dewey and Sallie Ballard Johnston). Sallie was the daughter of Pulaski Lafayette Fate Johnston and Sallie E. Ballard.

Source: Genealogy of Ron Howard – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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