Place of Birth: Lausanne, Switzerland
Date of Birth: 10 June 1964
Ethnicity: Spanish (father), German (mother)
Vincent Pérez is a Swiss actor, director, and photographer. He holds Spanish citizenship too.
His imdb biography describes him as an “exotic leading man”.
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Birth Name: Shelley Catherine Hennig
Place of Birth: Metairie, Louisiana
Date of Birth: January 2, 1987
Ethnicity:
*German, Swiss-German, Scottish, English (father)
*Italian (mother)
Shelley Hennig is an American actress. She held the 2004 Miss Teen USA title.
Shelley’s paternal grandparents were August “Gus” Hennig (the son of Godfred Hennig, Sr. and Sarah Daisy Switzer) and Frances Zitrell Payne. Godfred was born in Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Sarah’s father, Frederick Walter Switzer, Jr., was of Swiss (Swiss-German) descent. Sarah’s mother, Sarah Ellen McVey, was Scottish.
Shelley’s maternal grandparents are Roy Joseph Distefano (the son of Angelo Distefano and Agnes) and Theresa Schillage (the daughter of Angelo Schillage and Catherine/Catie). Roy was born in Louisiana, to Italian parents. Theresa was also born in Louisiana, also to Italian parents.
Sources: Obituary and genealogy of Shelley’s paternal grandfather, August “Gus” Hennig – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Shelley’s maternal grandfather, Roy Joseph Distefano – http://files.usgwarchives.net
Shelley’s maternal grandmother, Theresa Schillage, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Stacy Ann-Marie Keibler
Place of Birth: Rosedale, Maryland, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 14, 1979
Ethnicity: German, possibly other
Stacy Keibler is an American actress, model, and professional wrestler and valet.
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Birth Name: Joan Elizabeth Osborne
Place of Birth: Anchorage, Kentucky, United States
Date of Birth: July 8, 1962
Ethnicity:
*English, some Irish and Welsh (father)
*3/4 German, 1/4 Italian (mother)
Joan Osborne is an American musician known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian song “One of Us”. Her parents are Ruth Ann (Yunker) and Francis Gerald “Jerry” Osborn/Osborne.
Joan’s paternal grandparents are Thomas Walter Osborne (the son of Richard “Dick” Matthew Osbourn and Anna Alice “Allie/Annie” Blandford) and Clevie Marie Clements (the daughter of Robert Lee Clements and Mary Regina Simms).
Joan’s maternal grandparents are Carl Annuociation Yunker (the son of Arthur Yunker and Carolyn “Carrie” Gazzollo) and Helen Marie Schimpeler (the daughter of Charles Henry Schimpeler and Helen Marie Bohne). Arthur was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to German immigrants Johann (later John) Yunker and Elisabeth (later Elizabeth) Wolf. Carrie was also born in Louisville, to Italian immigrants Jacko (later Jacob) Gazzollo and Angelina Gatto. All of Charles Henry and Helen Marie’s grandparents were German.
Sources: Birth record of Joan Osborne – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Genealogy of Joan’s father – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Birth record of Joan’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Obituary of Joan’s father – http://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com
Birth record of Joan’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Joan’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Tracy Kristin Bonham
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Birth: March 16, 1967
Ethnicity: English, German, Swiss-German
Tracy Bonham is an American musician. Her parents are Donn Lewis Bonham and Lee Anne (Leach) Robertson.
Tracy’s paternal grandparents were Earl/Earle Baruch Bonham (the son of Dona L. T. Bonham and Frances Ellen Bragg) and Esther P. Lewis (the daughter of Charles W. Lewis and Amelia “Millie” Newman). Amelia was the daughter of a Swiss-German father and a German mother.
Tracy’s maternal grandparents are Ralph Eugene Leach (the son of Albert Eugene Leach and Lillie F. Stewart) and Nerine B. ?.
Sources: Tracy Bonham’s Feast of ‘Burdens’ – https://books.google.com
Genealogy of Tracy’s father – http://www.geni.com
Birth record of Tracy’s father – https://familysearch.org
Tracy’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tracy’s paternal grandmother, Esther P. Lewis, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tracy’s paternal great-grandmother, Amelia “Millie” Newman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tracy’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tracy’s maternal grandfather, Ralph Eugene Leach, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Zven Kruspe
Place of Birth: Wittenberge, East Germany (now part of Germany)
Date of Birth: June 24, 1967
Ethnicity: German
Richard Z. Kruspe is a German musician and guitarist of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein, as well as the frontman of the band Emigrate. He was originally given the name Zven Kruspe, but changed his name to Richard under the belief that everyone should be able to change their name.
Place of Birth: Schwerin, East Germany (now part of Germany)
Date of Birth: April 11, 1971
Ethnicity: German
Oliver Riedel is a German musician, notable as the bassist for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Place of Birth: East Berlin, East Germany (present-day Berlin, Germany)
Date of Birth: November 16, 1966
Ethnicity: German
Christian Lorenz is a German musician, notable as the keyboardist for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Birth Name: Heiko Paul Hiersche
Place of Birth: East Berlin, East Germany (present-day Berlin, Germany)
Date of Birth: December 9, 1964
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Polish (mother)
Paul Landers is a German musician, notable as guitarist for the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. His mother was born in Poland and his father came from the former German areas of Czechoslovakia. He was married to Nikki Landers where he took his wife’s surname and switched his middle and first name, thus making his name Paul Landers.
Place of Birth: East Berlin, East Germany (present-day Berlin, Germany)
Date of Birth: May 11, 1966
Ethnicity: German
Christoph Schneider is a German musician, notable as the drummer of the German Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein.
Birth Name: Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad
Place of Birth: Bjørkåsen, Ballangen, Norway
Date of Birth: November 15, 1945
Ethnicity:
*German (father)
*Norwegian (mother)
Anni Frid-Lyngstad is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer known for being a former member of Swedish group ABBA. Her parents were Synni Lyngstad, a Norwegian, and Alfred Haase, a German sergeant in the Wehrmacht. She has been married to Ragnar Fredriksson, Benny Andersson, and Prince Heinrich Ruzzo Reuss of Plauen.
Anni-Frid’s maternal grandparents were Simon Lyngstad (the son of Lars Olsen Lyngstad and Ane Martha Sivertsdatter) and Antine Kornelia Marie Edvardsdatter (the daughter of Edvard Jenson Rundstrøm and Mensine Gunelia Andersdatter).
Source: Genealogy of Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Donald Thomas Scholz
Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio, United States
Date of Birth: March 10, 1947
Ethnicity: English, German, Hungarian, Irish, Scottish
Tom Scholz is an American rock musician, inventor, engineer, and philanthropist, best known as the founder of the band Boston. He is the son of Olive Verna (Jones) and Donald Joseph “Don” Scholz.
Tom’s paternal grandparents were Alexander Louis Scholz (the son of Paul B. Scholz and Ida E. Klein) and Ethel Leara McKay (the daughter of Samuel W. McKay and Mary O’Leary). Paul was Hungarian. Ida’s father was German.
Tom’s maternal grandparents were William Leon Jones (the son of William M. Jones and Sarah J. Becker) and Verna Besyl Robson (the daughter of Douglas McGary Robson and Elmina/Elmira “Ella” Coons/Coonse).
Sources: Tom’s birth record – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Tom’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Birth record of Tom’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Marriage record of Tom’s maternal grandparents, William Leon Jones and Verna Besyl Robson – https://familysearch.org
Place of Birth: Dülmen, Germany
Date of Birth: 22 July 1974
Ethnicity: German, 1/8 or 1/16th Sicilian
Potente is a German film actress and singer. She starred in The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.
She was born to Dieter and Hildegard Potente. Her surname, “Potente”, means “powerful” in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. The surname stems from her great-grandfather or great-great-grandfather (it is unclear which), a Sicilian slater who emigrated to Germany during the 19th century.
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Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Metcalf
Place of Birth: Carbondale, Illinois
Date of Birth: June 16, 1955
Ethnicity: English, German, some Scottish and Irish
Laurie Metcalf is an American actress, known for her roles in the shows Roseanne, The Big Bang Theory, and The McCarthys, and in the film Scream 2.
Laurie’s paternal grandparents were James Lloyd Metcalf (the son of James William Metcalf and Annie Bewick Buchan) and Pearle M. Stadel (the daughter of John F. Stadel and Heffie/Effie Demming). Pearle was of German descent.
Laurie’s maternal grandparents were John T. Mars (the son of William Theron Mars and Laura Belle Carter) and Mary Elizabeth Akins (the daughter of James Duff Akins and Alverta Kate Graves). James’s sister was poet, writer, and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Zoë Akins (who is therefore Laurie’s great-great-aunt).
Source: Genealogy of Laurie Metcalf – http://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Valeria Raquel Mazza
Place of Birth: Rosario, Argentina
Date of Birth: February 17, 1972
Ethnicity: Italian, German, Spanish (father), Portuguese or Spanish, possible other (mother)
Family Info: Valeria Mazza is an Argentine top model. She was born to Raúl Mariano Mazza Ceriani and Monica Ferreira.
Valeria’s paternal grandparents were Raúl Mazza Wolf (the son of Mariano Mazza Bacigalupo and Elisa Wolf) and Olga Ceriani.
Ferreira surname is usually Portuguese or Spanish Galician.
Source: Genealogy of Valeria Mazza’s father:
http://www.genealogiafamiliar.net/pedigree.php?personID=I632514&tree=BVCZ
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Birth Name: Charles Otto Puth, Jr.
Place of Birth: Rumson, New Jersey, United States
Date of Birth: December 2, 1991
Ethnicity:
*German, Hungarian (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Charlie Puth is an American singer. He is the son of Debra Marci “Debbie” (Goldstein) and Charles Otto Puth.
Charlie’s paternal grandparents are Edward C. Puth (the son of Otto Leonard Puth and Eleanor Matulay) and Lucille C./T. Otto’s parents, Emil G. Puth and Louisa Schaefer, were of German descent. Eleanor’s parents, Charles Matulay and Wilhemina Ujhely, were Hungarian.
Charlie’s maternal grandparents are Harry or Herbert Goldstein and Phyllis A.
Sources: Charlie’s parents’ marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Charlie’s paternal grandfather, Edward C. Puth, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Charlie’s paternal great-grandfather, Otto Leonard Puth – https://familysearch.org
Birth Name: Anna Elizabeth Wood
Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina
Date of Birth: December 30, 1985
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Austrian, some Scottish and French
Anna Wood is an American actress. She is married to actor Dane DeHaan.
Anna’s paternal grandparents are Selbert McRae Wood (the son of Ernest Lee Wood and Daisy M. Epperson) and Dora Ann Johnson (the daughter of Joe W. Johnson and Rubie L. Edwards).
Anna’s maternal grandparents were Richard Claire Beaman (the son of Claire S. Beaman and Mabel Butler) and Rita Evelyn Weirtz (the daughter of Paul L. Weirtz and Mary Elizabeth Bonfield). Paul’s father, Alfonzo Weirtz, was from Leymen, Alsace Lorain, France, and was of ethnic German descent. Paul’s mother, Justina Weber, was Austrian. Anna’s great-grandmother Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Peter Bonfield and Katherine “Kate” Gertrude Hayes, who were both born of Kentucky, and whose parents were all Irish immigrants.
Anna’s matrilineal line can be traced back to her great-great-great-grandmother, Mary Cosgriff, who was born, c. 1836, in Doon, Limerick, Ireland, to John Cosgriff and Mary Land.
Sources: Anna’s maternal grandmother, Rita Evelyn Weirtz, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Anna’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Bonfield – http://records.ancestry.com
Anna’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Bonfield, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Mary Elizabeth Bonfield on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: John Robert Bolton
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Birth: November 20, 1948
Ethnicity: Scottish, 1/8th Ashkenazi Jewish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), English
John R. Bolton is an American diplomat and lawyer. He was the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (from 2005 to 2006), among other positions. John is the son of Virginia Clara (Godfrey) and Edward Jackson Bolton.
John’s paternal great-grandfather was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His other ancestry is Scottish, German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), and English. John’s religion is Lutheran.
John’s paternal grandfather was John Robert Bolton, Jr. (the son of John Bolton and Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Long). John Bolton was a Russian Jewish immigrant (he is listed as speaking “Yiddish” on the 1920 U.S. Census). Mary Long was the daughter of Robert Daniel Long, who was of English descent, and of Catherine Schultz Wolf, who was of German ancestry.
John’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Wood. Margaret was Scottish.
John’s maternal grandfather was John Robert Godfrey (the son of Thomas Harper Godfrey and Idella Elizabeth Gibson). Thomas was born in County Derry, Northern Ireland, to John Godfrey and Martha Thompson. Idella was the daughter of Robert Gibson and Idella Young.
John’s maternal grandmother was Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams (the daughter of Napolean Adams and Catherine Virginia Howlett). Catherine was the daughter of William B. Howlett and Elizabeth Waller Teaney.
Sources: John’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s paternal grandfather, John Robert Bolton, Jr., on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John Robert Bolton, Jr. on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandfather, John Robert Godfrey, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
John’s maternal grandmother, Carolyn “Carrie” Francis Adams, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Nathaniel Joseph Ruess
Place of Birth: Iowa City, Iowa
Date of Birth: February 26, 1982
Ethnicity:
*71.875% German
*15.625% Dutch
*12.5% Irish
Nate Ruess is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer of the bands Fun., and, previously, The Format.
Nate’s ancestry is 23/32 German, 5/32 Dutch, and 4/32 Irish.
Nate’s paternal grandparents are Robert H. Ruess (the son of Albert John Ruess and Margaret Irene Gatens) and Geraldine D. Wissink (the daughter of Aloysius Wissink and Katharina Holtermann). Albert was of three quarters German and one quarter Dutch descent. Margaret was of Irish descent, the daughter of Edward Gatens and Ellen C. McGee. Aloysius was Dutch. Katharina was German.
Nate’s maternal grandparents were Anthony William Zinger (the son of Andrew E. Zinger and Estella Marie Moeller) and Erma Behrens (the daughter of Henry Behrens and Margaretha Wellendorf-Arp). Andrew and Estella were both of German descent, with some of Andrew’s family being from Alsace-Lorraine. Henry was born in Iowa, to German parents. Margaretha was German.
Sources: History of the Ruess family – http://iagenweb.org
Nate’s paternal grandfather, Robert H. Ruess, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy and obituary of Nate’s paternal grandfather, Robert H. Ruess – http://www.findagrave.com
Nate’s paternal grandmother, Geraldine D. Wissink, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Nate’s maternal grandparents, Anthony William Zinger and Erma Behrens – http://www.findagrave.com
Nate’s maternal grandfather, Anthony William Zinger, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Nate’s maternal grandmother, Erma Behrens, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Nate’s maternal grandmother, Erma (Behrens) Zinger – http://qctimes.com
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Birth Name: Philip Edward Hartmann
Date of Birth: September 24, 1948
Place of Birth: Brantford, Ontario, Canada
Date of Death: May 28, 1998
Place of Death: Encino, Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity: German, Irish, English
Phil Hartman was a Canadian and American actor, comedian, writer, and graphic artist. He was born in Canada and moved to the United States when he was ten. His father had German and Irish ancestry. His mother had English ancestry.
Phil’s paternal grandparents were John Andrew Hartmann (the son of Joseph Hartmann and Anna Maria Loebig) and Helen Mary McCusker (the daughter of Patrick McCusker and Elizabeth Hess). Joseph was born in Stühlingen, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Anna was also German. Patrick was Irish.
Phil’s maternal grandparents were Fredrick Richard Wardell (the son of Joseph Wardell and Mary Thompson) and Ethel Ina Kendry (the daughter of William F. Kendry and Lavina Hotson). Frederick was born in New York. Ethel was born in Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Genealogy of Phil Hartman – http://www.geni.com