Birth Name: Warren Gamaliel Harding

Date of Birth: November 2, 1865

Place of Birth: Blooming Grove, Ohio

Date of Death: August 2, 1923

Place of Death: San Francisco, California

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, distant Dutch and Welsh

Warren G. Harding served as the 23rd President of the United States, from 1921 to 1923, his death. He was previously a U.S. Senator from Ohio (from 1915 to 1921) and a Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (from 1904 to 1906).

President Harding was the son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) and George Tyron Harding, Sr.

Warren G. Harding has been rumored to have African-American ancestry to some degree, dating back to his election campaigns. However, no documented African-American ancestry has ever been produced in President Harding’s detailed family tree. President Harding’s only documented post-1600 roots are English, with a smaller amount of Scottish, and more distant Dutch and Welsh.

President Harding’s paternal grandparents were Charles Alexander Harding (the son of George Tyron Harding and Elizabeth Madison) and Mary Ann Crawford (the daughter of Joshua Crawford and Sophia Stevens).

President Harding’s maternal grandparents were Isaac Haines Dickerson (the son of Joseph Dickerson and Abigail Hinds) and Charity Malvina van Kirk (the daughter of William van Kirk and Deborah Watters).

Source: Genealogy of Warren G. Harding – http://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Peter Brian Gabriel

Place of Birth: Chobham, Surrey, England, UK

Date of Birth: 13 February 1950

Ethnicity: English

Peter Gabriel is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and humanitarian activist. He was the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. He went on to a successful solo career.

Peter is the son of Edith Irene (Allen) and Ralph Parton Gabriel. His great-great-great-uncle, Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet, was Lord Mayor of London from 1866 to 1867 (Sir Thomas’s brother, Christopher Trowell Gabriel, was Peter’s great-great-grandfather).

Peter’s paternal grandparents were Christopher Burton Gabriel (the son of Thomas Gabriel and Caroline Burton) and Elsie Eugenie Parton (the daughter of George Adolphus Parton and Eugenie Emily Gouldsmith).

Source: Family history of Peter Gabriel – http://www.telegraph.co.uk

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Birth Name: Glenn Lee Beck

Place of Birth: Everett, Washington

Date of Birth: February 10, 1964

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

Glenn Beck is an American television personality, radio host, political commentator, writer, filmmaker, producer, and businessperson. Glenn is a convert to the Mormon (LDS) faith.

Glenn’s paternal grandparents were William A. Beck, Sr. (the son of Jacob M. Beck and Christina Margaret Kost) and Sarah Edith Francis (the daughter of Noah Filbert Francis and Ruie Grace Brooks). Jacob was born in Triesenberg, Germany. Christina was born in Worms, Odessa, Russia, to an ethnic German family.

Glenn’s maternal grandparents were Edward Lee Janssen (the son of Jaretino Corneal Janssen and Veitke Mary Poppen) and Clara Eckholt (the daughter of Joseph Nicholas Eckholt and Clara Theresa Emanuel). Jaretino was German. Veitke was born in Illinois, to German parents, Herman Poppen and Trentza D. Feikein. Joseph was born in Iowa, to a German father and a mother of German descent.

Glenn’s great-grandmother Clara was born in Nebraska, to a German father, Peter Emanuel (from Huttersdorf, Saar), and to a mother, Mary Ellen Eckroat, who was born in Ohio, of German descent.

Source: Genealogy of Glenn Beck – http://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Graham David Phillips

Place of Birth: Orange County, Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: April 14, 1993

Ethnicity: English, distant Dutch

Graham Phillips is an American actor and singer. His father, Layn R. Phillips, is a former U.S. district court judge.

Graham’s paternal grandparents were James Arthur Cole Phillips and Eloise Gulick (the daughter of Raymond Lorenzo Gulick and Opal Mimmie Ready).

Graham’s grandfather James was said to have some degree of Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Cherokee Native American ancestry has been documented/verified.

Source: Graham’s paternal grandmother, Eloise Gulick, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Eduardo Costley White

Date of Birth: November 21, 1963

Place of Birth: Quelimane, Mozambique

Date of Death: August 24, 2014

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Mozambican (mother)

Eduardo White was a Mozambican writer. He studied at the Instituto Industrial for three years and in 1984, founded the magazine Charrua. He was a member of Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos (AEMO).

Birth Name: George Jeffrey Papandreou (English) / Georgios Andreas Papandreou (Greek)

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Birth: June 16, 1952

Ethnicity:
*37.5% Greek
*25% English
*25% Swiss-German
*12.5% Polish

George Papandreou is a Greek politician. He served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. His father, Andreas Georgios Papandreou, served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1981 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996. His mother, Margaret Esther Mary (Chant), was an American who was born in Oak Park, Illinois. George is married to Ada Papapanos. He was previously married to Evanthia “Eva” Zissimides.

George’s father was of three quarters Greek and one quarter Polish ancestry. George’s mother was of half English and half Swiss-German descent.

George’s paternal grandfather was Georgios Papandreou. Georgios also served as Prime Minister of Greece, from 1944 to 1945, in 1963, and from 1964 to 1965. He was born in Kalentzi, Achaea, Greece, to Andreas Papandreou, an Orthodox priest.

George’s paternal grandmother was Zofia “Sofia/Sophi” Mineyko (the daughter of Zygmunt Mineyko and Persefona/Prozerpina Manaris). Zygmunt was Polish, and was born in Bałwaniszki, to Stanisław Jerzy Mineyko and Cecylia Szczonowicz. Persefona/Prozerpina was Greek.

George’s maternal grandfather was Douglas George Chant (the son of George Edward Chant and Mary Ellen Douglas). Douglas was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. George Chant was born in the English Channel, to English parents James Chant and Elizabeth Rowe Willis. Mary was born in Troy, New York, to English immigrants Daniel Douglas and Elizabeth Holt.

George’s maternal grandmother was Hulda Anna Pfund (the daughter of Christian Friedrich Pfund and Anna Bertha Löhrer). Hulda was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Christian was born in Bern, Switzerland, to Christian Pfund and Magdalena Freidig. Bertha was also born in Switzerland, to Robert Löhrer and Madelene Saam. The family was of Swiss-German descent.

Sources: George’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of George Papandreou (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Birth record of George’s mother – https://familysearch.org

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

Birth record of George’s maternal grandfather, Douglas George Chant – https://familysearch.org

George’s maternal great-grandmother, Mary Ellen Douglas, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

George’s maternal grandmother, Hulda Anna Pfund, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of George’s maternal great-grandparents, Christian Friedrich Pfund and Anna Bertha Löhrer – https://familysearch.org

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 20, 1945

Ethnicity:
*English, Irish, German, Norwegian, remote Welsh (paternal grandfather)
*Swedish (paternal grandmother)
*unknown (mother)

Kim Carnes is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, James Raymond Carnes, was an attorney. Her mother’s maiden surname was “Stone”, and she was a hospital administrator. Kim is married to David M. “Dave” Ellingson.

Kim’s paternal grandfather was Raymond John Carnes (the son of Frederick “Fred” Carnes and Margaretta “Margaret/Maggie” Warner). Frederick’s father, Jedediah Carnes, was an American, with English ancestry. Frederick’s mother, Marit “Mary” Pedersdatter (likely Korstad), was a Norwegian immigrant. Margaretta’s father, Heinrich “Henry” Warner, was a German immigrant from Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. Margaretta’s mother, Margaret Daly, was an Irish immigrant from Killorglin, County Kerry, of Irish, some English, and remote Welsh, descent. Her mother, Mary Catherine McGillycuddy, was the 41st patrilineal great-granddaughter of Mogh Nuaghad, King of Munster.

Kim’s paternal grandmother was Ida Charlotte Håkanson or Rosenquist. Ida was a Swedish immigrant from Näsby, Jönköping, Småland.

Sources: Kim’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Kim and Dave’s marriage record – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kim’s father – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Kim’s father – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Kim’s paternal grandfather, Raymond John Carnes – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Kim’s paternal great-grandparents, Frederick Carnes and Margaretta Warner – https://familysearch.org

Passport application of Kim’s paternal grandmother, Ida Charlotte Håkanson or Rosenquist – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Benjamin Langer Bass

Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, US

Date of Birth: August 14, 1968

Ethnicity: Russian, Hungarian, German, Norwegian, English, Scottish, Irish

Ben Bass is an American-Canadian television and stage actor. He is perhaps best known for his starring role as Officer Sam Swarek on the GlobalTV police drama Rookie Blue, which also airs on the ABC Channel.

Ben was born in Baltimore, Maryland. At age seven, he moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He speaks French fluently. Ben married actress Laura Carswell on June 14, 2011.

Source: Ben states his ancestry – https://twitter.com

Birth Name: Steven Andrew Soderbergh

Place of Birth: Atlanta, GA, USA

Date of Birth: January 14, 1963

Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal grandfather), English

Steven Soderbergh is an American director, writer, producer, cinematographer, and editor.

His parents were Peter Andrew Soderbergh and Mary Ann “Midge” Bernard (the daughter of Anthony Bernard and Clara Venturine).

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Birth Name: Dean Catenacci and Dan Catenacci

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: December 19, 1964

Ethnicity: Italian (father), English (mother)

Twin brothers Dean and Dan Caten are Canadian fashion designers. They are founders and owners of DSQUARED², an international fashion house.

Their father emigrated to Canada from a small town near Sora, Campania, Italy, and shortened his surname from Catenacci to Caten.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com

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Birth Name: Ronald Gene Blevins

Place of Birth: Harris, Texas, US

Date of Birth: 20 Jun 1977

Ethnicity: English and/or Welsh, German

Ronnie Gene Blevins is an American actor. He was born to Stephen Lewis Blevins and Claudia Ann Heffner.

Blevins is a surname of Welsh origin.

Source: https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Jimmy Donal Wales

Place of Birth: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Date of Birth: August 7, 1966

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish)

Jimmy Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is known as the co-founder and promoter of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the for-profit Wikia web hosting company. He is the son of Doris Ann (Dudley) and Jimmy Wales. He has been married to Pamela Green, Christine Rohan, and Kate Garvey.

Jimmy’s paternal grandparents were Hubert L. Wales (the son of Cord Erskin Wales and Inez C. Brock) and Nellie Gravitt (the daughter of Clarence Wesley Graviet/Gravitt and Bessie Lola Turner).

Jimmy’s maternal grandparents were John Earl Dudley (the son of John Eson Dudley and Mary Louise Lewenicht) and Erma L. Coleman (the daughter of John Dodson Coleman and Zulu M. Garrigus). John Eson’s parents were English immigrants. Mary’s parents were German immigrants. John Dodson’s father was an Irish immigrant.

Sources: Genealogy of Jimmy Wales – http://www.geni.com

Marriage record of Jimmy’s maternal grandparents, John Earl Dudley and Erma L. Coleman – https://familysearch.org

Jimmy’s maternal grandparents, John Earl Dudley and Erma L. Coleman, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Jimmy’s maternal grandfather, John Earl Dudley, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Jimmy’s maternal grandfather, John Earl Dudley – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Jimmy’s maternal great-grandparents, John Eson Dudley and Mary Louise Lewenicht – https://familysearch.org

Jimmy’s maternal grandmother, Erma L. Coleman, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Jimmy’s maternal great-grandparents, John Dodson Coleman and Zulu M. Garrigus – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Linda Sue Cobb

Place of Birth: Victoria County, Texas, United States

Date of Birth: July 9, 1945

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss-German, remote Swedish

Family Info:
Linda Bruckheimer is an American editor, novelist and philanthropist. She is the daughter of Leslie Clayburn Cobb and Virginia Ruth Edwards. She is married to Jerry Bruckheimer.

Linda’s paternal grandparents were Reynold Cobb (the son of Clayburn Cobb and Sarah Jarvis) and Allie Hacker (the daughter of Theophilus “Theo” Hacker and Jenetta “Nettie” Jarvis).

Linda’s maternal grandparents were Virgil Edwards (the son of Benjamin Franklin Edwards, Jr. and Bertha May McDaniel) and Luella Lucille Werner (the daughter of Louis Werner and Louisa Ernestine Blume).

Sources:
* Linda’s birth record: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDPW-HR7
* Marriage record of Linda’s parents: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5WVK-7
* Linda’s father, Leslie Clayburn Cobb, on the 1930 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH9W-XKG
* Death record of Linda’s father, Leslie Clayburn Cobb: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGG2-HNT
* Linda’s mother, Virginia Ruth Edwards, on the 1940 US Census: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRK-823
* Marriage record of Linda’s paternal grandparents, Reynold Cobb and Allie Hacker: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-9132-B7

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Birth Name: Timothy John Berners-Lee

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: 8 June 1955

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, remote French

Family Info:
Tim Berners-Lee is an English computer scientist, best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web. He is the son of Mary Lee Woods and Conway Berners-Lee. He is married to Rosemary Leith.

Tim’s paternal grandparents were Cecil Burford Berners Lee (the son of Berners Burford Lee and Gertrude Agnes P. Tegner) and Helen Lane Campbell Gray (the daughter of John S. Gray and Adelaide Lane). Gertrude was born in India, however her ethnicity is unspecified. Helen was a Canadian, who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her paternal grandfather, John Gray, was an Irish immigrant.

Tim’s maternal grandparents were Bertie John Woods and Ida Frances Lee Burrows.

Source:
* Genealogy of Tim Berners-Lee: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I471627

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Place of Birth: Birmingham, England

Date of Birth: 10 September 1921

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, remote French

Family Info:

Conway Berners-Lee is an English mathematician and computer scientist who worked in the team that developed the Ferranti Mark 1, the world’s first commercial stored program electronic computer. He is the son of Cecil Burford Berners Lee and Helen Lane Campbell Gray. He is the father of Tim Berners-Lee. He is married to Mary Lee Woods. Helen was a Canadian, who was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Conway’s paternal grandparents were Berners Burford Lee (the son of Charles Lee and Sarah Ann Mansfield) and Gertrude Agnes P. Tegner. Gertrude was born in India, however her ethnicity is unspecified.

Conway’s maternal grandparents were John S. Gray (the son of John Gray and Nancy Cummings) and Adelaide Lane (the daughter of Charles Lane and Lucinda Taplin). John’s father, John Gray, was an Irish immigrant.

Source:
* Genealogy of Conway Berners-Lee: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I471619

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England

Date of Birth: 12 March 1924

Ethnicity: English

Family Info:
Mary Lee Woods is an English mathematician and computer programmer who worked in a team that developed programs in the School of Computer Science, University of Manchester Mark 1, Ferranti Mark 1 and Mark 1 Star computers. She is the daughter of Bertie John Woods and Ida Frances Lee Burrows. She is the mother of Tim-Berners-Lee. She is married to Conway Berners-Lee.

Source:
* Genealogy of Mary Lee Woods: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I471620

Place of Birth: Workington, Cumbria, England

Date of Birth: 30 May 1964

Ethnicity: English

Troy Donockley is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for playing of Uilleann pipes, as well as being a member of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish.

Birth Name: George Roger Waters

Place of Birth: Great Bookham, Surrey, England

Date of Birth: September 6, 1943

Ethnicity: English, distant Scottish

Roger Waters is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. He is the son of Mary D. (Whyte) and Eric Fletcher Waters. Eric died in Italy in 1944 while serving as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Royal Fusilliers.

Roger’s paternal grandparents were George Henry Waters (the son of William Waters and Mary) and Mary Elizabeth Fletcher.

Roger’s maternal grandparents were Robert Whyte (the son of Robert Whyte and Jeanie Whyte) and Beatrix Louisa Roger (the daughter of Robert Roger and Anne Agnes Gay).

Sources: Genealogies of Roger Waters – http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Roger Waters (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org

Family histories of Roger Waters – https://hergestgenealogy.wordpress.com
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Birth Name: Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana

Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England, UK

Date of Birth: 1961

Ethnicity: Spanish-Basque (father), English (mother)

Roland Orzabal is a British musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of the band Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist.

Orzabal’s mother is English and his father (George Orzabal de la Quintana) is from Paris, France, but of Spanish-Basque descent. Roland’s grandfather was Arturito Orzabal de la Quintana, from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Orzabal was originally named “Raoul” at birth for two weeks, but this was subsequently changed to Roland to Anglicise the name, as the family were living in England.

Birth Name: Isobel Dorothy Powley

Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England

Date of Birth: 7 March, 1992

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

Bel Powley is a British actress. Her father is actor Mark Powley. Bel’s mother is Jewish and Bel has described herself as Jewish.

Bel’s paternal grandparents are Philip H. Powley and Jennifer M. Morrison.

Bel’s maternal grandparents are Isadore Jaffa and Beatrice Levy/Byrne.