Birth Name: Daniel Jonathan Stevens
Place of Birth: Croydon, London, England
Date of Birth: 10 October, 1982
Ethnicity: English
Dan Stevens is an English actor. He was born in Croydon, London, and was raised in Wales and Southeast England. He was adopted at birth.
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Birth Name: Jesse Everrett Hughes
Place of Birth: Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Date of Birth: September 24, 1972
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Jesse Hughes is an American musician. He is known as the frontman of the California-based rock band Eagles of Death Metal. His mother is Jo Ellen (Hill). His father is likely named Charles D. Hughes.
Source: Possible marriage record of Jesse’s parents – 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: Joshua Michael Homme
Place of Birth: Joshua Tree, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 17, 1973
Ethnicity:
*25% Norwegian
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
*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 Australian musician 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 of Gjertine “Gertrude” Gundersdatter Pimertad, whose parents were also Norwegian. 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 of 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. Josh’s great-great-grandmother Mary was of English, as well as distant French and Irish, descent.
Sources: Josh’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Josh’s paternal grandfather, Orrin Rheinhold Homme, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents, Herbert Gerhard Homme and Anna Georgina Stokke – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Amund Hansen Stubberud – http://www.arkivverket.no
Josh’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Georgina Stokke, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather, John Hansen Saxhaug – http://www.arkivverket.no
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Randi Jørgensdatter Præstløkken – http://www.arkivverket.no
Obituary of Josh’s paternal grandmother, Camille Ann (Wachter) Homme – http://bismarcktribune.com
Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents, Paul August Wachter and Edna Katherine Anderson – https://familysearch.org
Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Annie (Clotier) Robidou, on the 1875 Minnesota state census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Josh’s maternal grandfather, Frank Eising Meier – http://www.ancestry.ca
Obituary of Josh’s maternal grandmother, Mary Ida (Hedrick) Fahy – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s maternal great-grandparents, Clarence Edson Hedrick and Mary Ida Mosteller – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: James Abram Garfield
Date of Birth: November 19, 1831
Place of Birth: Moreland Hills, Ohio
Date of Death: September 19, 1881
Place of Death: Elberon, New Jersey
Ethnicity: English
James A. Garfield was an American politician. A Republican, he served as the 20th President of the United States, from March 4, 1881 to September 19, 1881, when he was assassinated. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, from March 4, 1863 to November 8, 1880.
President Garfield was the son of Eliza (Ballou) and Abram Garfield.
President Garfield’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Edward Garfield, who was born, c. 1583, in Hilmorton, Warwickshire, England, and to Edward’s wife, Rebecca Johnson, who was born, c. 1609, in Kendal, Westmoreland, England.
President Garfield’s paternal grandparents were Thomas Garfield (the son of Solomon Garfield and Sarah Bryant) and Asenath Hill (the daughter of ? Hill and Lucy Lathrop).
President Garfield’s maternal grandparents were James Ballou (the son of James Ballou and Tamasin Cook) and Mehitable Ingalls (the daughter of Henry Ingalls and Sybil Carpenter).
Source: Genealogy of James A. Garfield – http://www.geni.com
Birth Name: Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria
Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Date of Birth: September 29, 1951
Ethnicity: Chilean (Spanish, including Basque, possibly other), English, French, Greek, Swiss-French
Michelle Bachelet is a Chilean Socialist Party politician. She has served as the President of Chile since 2014. She is the daughter of Alberto Bachelet Martínez, a Chilean Air Force Brigadier General, and Ángela Jeria Gómez. She was married to Jorge Dávalos Cartes.
Michelle’s paternal grandfather was Alberto Bachelet Brandt (the son of Germán Bachelet Beault and Luisa Brandt Cadot). Germán was the son of French immigrants Louis-Joseph Bachelet Lapierre, of Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte-d’Or department, and Françoise Jeanne Beault, of Cheilly-lès-Maranges, Saône-et-Loire department. Luisa was the daughter of Swiss-French immigrants Oscar Brandt and Marguerite “Margarita” Cadot.
Michelle’s paternal grandmother was Mercedes Martínez Binimelis (the daughter of Rodolfo Martínez Mercado and Mercedes Binimelis Argomedo). Rodolfo was the son of Pedro Martínez Caballero and María de las Mercedes Mercado. Michelle’s great-grandmother Mercedes was the daughter of Pascual Binimelis Campos and Mercedes Argomedo Lurquín.
Michelle’s maternal grandparents were Máximo Jeria Johnson (the son of Máximo Jeria Chacón and Lely Johnson) and Ángela Gómez Zamora (the daughter of ? Gómez and ? Zamora). Michelle’s great-grandfather Máximo was of Greek and Spanish (Basque) descent, and was the son of Gregorio Jeria León and Justa Chacón. Lely was the daughter of an English physician working in Chile.
Source: Genealogy of Michelle Bachelet – http://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Ann Lois Davies
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan
Date of Birth: April 16, 1949
Ethnicity:
*Welsh (father)
*Scottish, Northern Irish, English (mother)
Ann Romney is an American writer and equestrian. She is the wife of American politician Mitt Romney, who was Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007, and who was the Republican Party’s nominee for President of the United States in 2012.
Ann is the daughter of Lois (Pottinger) and Edward Roderick Davies. Her father was Welsh, born in Caerau, Bridgend, Wales; he moved to the United States in 1929, where he became an industrialist and was Mayor of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her mother was American-born, of Scottish, Northern Irish, and English descent.
Ann’s paternal grandparents were David Thomas Davies (the son of David Davies and Elizabeth Davies) and Ann Evans (the daughter of Edward Evans and Ann Harris).
Ann’s maternal grandparents were Arthur William Pottinger (the son of William Pottinger and Jane Thompson) and Florence Sybil Cleveland (the daughter of Frank Pierce Cleveland and Grace Cleveland). Arthur was born in Lambton, Ontario, Canada, to a Scottish father, from Burra, Shetland lslands, Scotland, and a Canadian-born mother whose parents were Northern Irish. Florence was born in Flint, Genessee, Michigan, and had English ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Ann Romney – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Ann’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather, Perez Franklin Cleveland (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Rufus Frederik Sewell
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England
Date of Birth: 29 October 1967
Ethnicity: Welsh, possibly English
Rufus Sewell is a British actor. His mother, Jo Sewell, is a Welsh artist and waitress. His father, William (surname publicly unknown), is an Australian animator.
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Place of Birth: Bunbury, Western Australia
Date of Birth: 6 January, 1996
Ethnicity: English, Chinese, Maori, Cook Islander
Courtney Eaton is an Australian actress and model. Her father is Australian and her mother New Zealander. Courtney is said to have English, Chinese, Maori, and Cook Islander ancestry.
It was reported in an article in the Sunday Times that she owes her looks to her Caucasian father and Chinese, Pacific Islander and Maori mother.
Source:
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Birth Name: Nora Golding
Place of Birth: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: March 8, 1940
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Susan Clark is a Canadian actress. She is the daughter of Eleanor Almond (McNaughton) and George Raymond Golding.
Susan’s maternal grandparents were Donald Charles McNaughton and Lillian Goulding.
Birth Name: Terence Steven McQueen
Date of Birth: March 24, 1930
Place of Birth: Beech Grove, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: November 7, 1980
Place of Death: Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, distant Dutch
Steve McQueen was an American actor. Steve was the son of Julia Ann (Crawford) and Terrence William McQueen. With his wife, Filipino-born actress Neile Adams, Steve was the father of Terry and actor Chad McQueen, and the grandfather of actor Steven R. McQueen.
Steve’s paternal grandparents were Lewis/Louis D. McQueen (the son of Jacob C. McQueen and Elizabeth Akin/Aiken) and Caroline Myrtle Culbertson (the daughter of Daniel T. Culbertson and Martha Allen Bridgeland).
Steve’s maternal grandparents were Victor Lee Crawford (the son of Cornelius “Neal” Brooks Crawford and Caroline Van Buren) and Mae Lillian Thomson (the daughter of John William Thomson and Julia Franklin Graves).
Sources: Genealogies of Steve McQueen – http://famouskin.com
http://www.geni.com
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
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’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 born in Bavaria, Austria, to Felix Vidal and Elizabeth. 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 C. 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
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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Birth Name: Jillian Rose Banks
Place of Birth: Orange County, California, USA
Date of Birth: June 16, 1988
Ethnicity: English, possibly other
Banks is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has been compared to The Weeknd and Aaliyah for her “dark R&B” sound. Her surname is usually English.
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Birth Name: Christopher Stephen Botti
Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon
Date of Birth: October 12, 1962
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*English and/or Scottish (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 Kathleen S. and Warren C. Stewart (the son of John Franklin Stewart and Ella F.).
Sources: Chris’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCSM-LDL
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: Matthew Robert Smith
Place of Birth: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Date of Birth: 28 October 1982
Ethnicity: English
Matt Smith is an English actor and director.
Matt’s maternal grandparents are Derek Fidler (the son of Ernest Fidler and Florrie Wilson) and Beryl M. Reed.
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Birth Name: Krysten Alyce Ritter
Place of Birth: Shickshinny, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: December 16, 1981
Ethnicity: English, German
Family Background: American Actress, former model and musician.
Her parents are Kathi Taylor and Gary Ritter. Her father’s surname, Ritter has German origins while her mother is of Anglo heritage.
Source: http://nidz.us/krysten-ritter-biography-and-profile/
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Birth Name: Greta Scacchi Gracco
Place of Birth: Milan, Italy
Date of Birth: 18 february 1960
Ethnicity: Italian (father), English (mother)
Family Background: Greta Scacchi in an Italian-Australian actress.
She was born to an Italian father named Luca Scacchi Gracco, and an English mother named Pamela.
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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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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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