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: 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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Place of Birth: Quincy, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: July 25, 1965
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish, English, German, Scottish (father)
*Romanian, Italian (mother)
Illeana Douglas is an American actress, director, screenwriter, and producer.
Illeana’s paternal grandfather was Melvyn Douglas (born Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg, the son of Edouard Gregory Hesselberg and Lena Priscilla Shackelford). Illeana’s grandfather Melvyn was a prominent actor. Illeana’s great-grandfather Edouard, a pianist and composer, was a Latvian Jewish immigrant, born in Riga, to Heinrich Hesselberg and Sarah Davidov. Illeana’s great-grandmother Lena had English ancestry. Illeana’s step-grandmother was politician Helen Gahagan Douglas.
Illeana’s paternal grandmother was Rosalind Hightower (the daughter of William Raleigh Hightower and Rosa Eula Hosch).
Birth Name: James Tate Ellington
Place of Birth: Madison, Mississippi
Date of Birth: 1979
Ethnicity: Irish, English
Tate Ellington is an American actor.
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Birth Name: Stephen James Hendry
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England
Date of Birth: December 4, 1990
Ethnicity:
*English, Scottish (father)
*Jewish (mother)
Stephen James is a British model. His father is of English and Scottish ancestry. His mother is Jewish and Stephen was raised in the Jewish religion. He is said to have Israeli ancestry.
Birth Name: Bettie Mae Page
Date of Birth: April 22, 1923
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee
Date of Death: December 11, 2008
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Irish, distant German and French
Bettie Page was an American model. She was known as the “Queen of Pinups”.
Bettie’s paternal grandparents were John Benton Page (the son of John D. Page and Emily C. Sullivan) and Emily Corilla Pardue (the daughter of Jefferson Davis Pardue and Mary Elizabeth McCaig).
Bettie’s maternal grandparents were Ewing Wesley Pirtle (the son of Isaac Walter Pirtle and Sarah Elizabeth Toone) and Liza/Eliza Jennie Pugh (the daughter of Andrew Jackson Pugh).
Sources: Genealogies of Bettie Page – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Birth Name: John Cameron Fogerty
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 28, 1945
Ethnicity: English, Irish, German, Swiss-German, distant Welsh, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), French, Italian
Family Background: John Fogerty is an American musician, songwriter and guitarist. He is the brother of deceased musician Tom Fogerty. Their parents are Galen Robert Fogerty and Edith Lucille Lytle.
John’s paternal grandparents were James Fogerty and Lillie Royer (the daughter of John Grove Royer and Elizabeth Reiff). Elizabeth’s ancestors were mostly German and Swiss-German immigrants to Pennsylvania.
It has been claimed that John is of Irish and sometimes English ancestry. This is likely from his paternal grandfather’s side since the surname “Fogerty” (or “Fogarty”) is often Irish, although it is not clear if it has been documented. John’s mother is likely of mostly English ancestry.
Source: Genealogy of John Fogerty (focusing on his father’s side) – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=L61P-D7C
John’s English and Irish ancestry – http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004928/bio
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Birth Name: Ethan Gregory Peck
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 2, 1986
Ethnicity: Finnish (paternal grandmother), Italian (maternal grandfather), Irish, English, 1/8th French-Canadian, small amount of German and Welsh
Ethan Peck is an American actor. He is the son of Stephen Peck, an actor and documentary filmmaker, and Francine Matarazzo, an abstract artist. He is the grandson of actor Gregory Peck and real estate broker Greta Kukkonen. His sister is writer Marisa Matarazzo.
Ethan’s paternal grandparents were Gregory Peck (Eldred Gregory Peck, the son of Gregory Pearl Peck and Bernice Mary Ayres) and Greta Kukkonen (Eine Matilda Kukkonen, the daughter of Matti Aleksanteri Kukkonen and Emilia Milja/Matilda Viljanen). Ethan’s grandfather had Irish, English, some German, and distant Welsh, ancestry. Ethan’s grandmother Greta was Finnish, born in Helsinki.
Ethan’s maternal grandparents were John Ralph Matarazzo (the son of Giovanni Matarazzo and Carmela Debernardo) and Mildred Margaret Reilly (the daughter of Francis M. Reilly and Hazel Milo). John was born in Connecticut, to Italian parents, from Santa Maria Copua Veten, Italy. Mildred was also born in Connecticut, and had Irish and French-Canadian ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Ethan Peck (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Ethan’s maternal grandfather, John Ralph Matarazzo – http://articles.courant.com
Ethan’s maternal grandmother, Mildred Margaret Reilly, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Bryan Shelton White
Place of Birth: Fort Still, Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Birth: February 17, 1974
Ethnicity: Dutch, English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Welsh, remote Cornish
Bryan White is an American country musician. He is the son of musicians Anita Lynn (Bingham) and Wilford Charles “Bud” White, Jr. He is married to actress Erika Page.
Bryan’s paternal grandfather was Wilford Charles White (the son of William Shelton “Bill” White, Jr. and Vivian Alma Parker). William, Jr. was the son of William Shelton “Bill” White, Sr. and Martha Isabelle “Mattie’ Caldwell. Vivian was the daughter of Charles Clint “Charlie” Parker and Daisy Ellen “Bessie” Davis.
Bryan’s paternal grandmother is Shellean Jean Coon (the daughter of Shelley Samuel Coon, Sr. and Rosalie Alwyn “Rosie” Golden). Shelley was the son of Samuel Hallick Coon and Amanda Amelia Boyd. Rosalie was the daughter of Dee Thomas Golden and Amanda Mary Mollie Andrews.
Bryan’s maternal grandfather was William Daley Bingham (the son of John Elex Bingham and Thursey Alabama Reynolds). John was the son of Green Berry Bingham and Catherine Lena Tedeton. Thursey was the daughter of Abel Stewart Reynolds and Martha Jane Waugh Vaughn.
Bryan’s maternal grandmother was Juanita Fry (the daughter of Enos Fry and Fannie Bell Gee). Enos was the son of Charles Meriman “Charlie” Fry and Rebecca Mary Glaze. Fannie was the daughter of Henry Thomas Gee and Mary Jane Cossey.
Sources: Bryan’s paternal grandfather, Wilford Charles White, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bryan’s paternal grandfather, Wilford Charles White, on Find a Grave – http://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Bryan’s paternal great-grandparents, William Shelton “Bill” White, Jr. and Vivian Alma Parker – https://familysearch.org
Bryan’s paternal great-grandmother, Vivian Alma Parker, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bryan’s paternal grandmother, Shellean Jean Coon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bryan’s maternal grandfather, William Daley Bingham, on Find a Grave – http://forums.findagrave.com
Bryan’s maternal great-grandmother, Fannie Bell Gee, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Toni Collett
Place of Birth: Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: 1 November, 1972
Ethnicity: Scottish, English
Toni Collette is an Australian actress and musician.
Toni’s paternal grandmother was Norma Ruby McWhinney. Toni’s biological paternal grandfather was an American serviceman with whom her grandmother had a relationship after ending her marriage to Toni’s legal grandfather, Harold Stanley Collett.
Toni’s maternal grandparents were Joseph William Cook and Ivy Myrtle Fowler.
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Birth Name:Zawedde “Zawe” Ashton
Place of Birth:Hackney, London, England
Date of Birth:21 July 1984
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Ugandan (mother)
Family Background:Zawedde “Zawe” Ashton is an English actress. Ashton was born in Hackney, London, the eldest of three children born to an Ugandan mother, Victoria, and an English father, Paul Ashton.
Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zawe_Ashton
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Birth Name: Bettie Mae Page
Date of Birth: April 22, 1923
Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee
Date of Death: December 11, 2008
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Irish, distant German and French
Bettie Page was an American model. She was known as the “Queen of Pinups”.
Bettie’s paternal grandparents were John Benton Page (the son of John D. Page and Emily C. Sullivan) and Emily Corilla Pardue (the daughter of Jefferson Davis Pardue and Mary Elizabeth McCaig).
Bettie’s maternal grandparents were Ewing Wesley Pirtle (the son of Isaac Walter Pirtle and Sarah Elizabeth Toone) and Liza/Eliza Jennie Pugh (the daughter of Andrew Jackson Pugh).
Sources: Genealogies of Bettie Page – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Birth Name: James Joseph Younghusband
Place of Birth: Ashford, Surrey, England
Date of Birth: 4 September 1986
Ethnicity:
* English (father)
* Filipino (mother)
James Younghusband is an English-Filipino footballer. His father, Philip James Younghusband, Sr., was English. His mother, Susan Catherina Chua Placer, was Filipina, of 1/2 Bicolano, 1/4 Chinese, and 1/4 Kapampangan descent. He is the older brother of footballer Phil Younghusband.
James’ maternal grandparents were Rolando Pagio Placer (also known as Rolando Lim Placer, the son of Dominador Placer and Pelagia Lim) and Juanita Liwanag Chua (the daughter of Chua Chue Be and Leonora Liwanag). Dominador was born in Guinobatan, Albay, to Aleja Placer y Palencia, or Aleja Palencia Placer in Filipino. Dominador’s father is unclear, possibly Basilio Palencia y Orayta, or Basilio Orayta Palencia in Filipino. Pelagia was also born in Guinobatan, Albay, and her surname is of Chinese origin. Chua Chue Be was a Chinese immigrant, from Xiamen. Leonora was from Angeles, Pampanga.
Sources: James’ birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4N-6252
Birth record of James’ mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-GP9J-1R
Birth record of James’ maternal grandfather, Rolando Pagio Placer – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-67LC-F
Birth record of James’ maternal great-grandfather, Dominador Placer – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MH-DPKC
Birth Name: Philip James Younghusband, Jr.
Place of Birth: Ashford, Surrey, England
Date of Birth: 4 August 1987
Ethnicity:
* English (father)
* 3/4 Filipino (1/2 Bicolano and 1/4 Kapampangan), 1/4 Chinese (mother)
Phil Younghusband is an English-Filipino footballer. His father, Philip James Younghusband, Sr., was English. His mother, Susan Catherine Chua Placer, was Filipina, of 1/2 Bicolano, 1/4 Chinese, and 1/4 Kapampangan descent. He is the younger brother of footballer James Younghusband.
Phil’s maternal grandparents were Rolando Pagio Placer (also known as Rolando Lim Placer, the son of Dominador Placer and Pelagia Lim) and Juanita Liwanag Chua (the daughter of Chua Chue Be and Leonora Liwanag). Dominador was born in Guinobatan, Albay, to Aleja Placer y Palencia, or Aleja Palencia Placer in Filipino. Dominador’s father is unclear, possibly Basilio Palencia y Orayta, or Basilio Orayta Palencia in Filipino. Pelagia was also born in Guinobatan, Albay, and her surname is of Chinese origin. Chua Chue Be was a Chinese immigrant, from Xiamen. Leonora was from Angeles, Pampanga.
Sources: Phil’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4V-F6CT
Birth record of Phil’s mother – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-GP9J-1R
Birth record of Phil’s maternal grandfather, Rolando Pagio Placer – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-67LC-F
Birth record of Phil’s maternal great-grandfather, Dominador Placer – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9MH-DPKC
Birth Name: Mary Cox
Date of Birth: 4 August 1946
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
Date of Death: 30 December 1994
Place of Death: Seatle, Washington, United States
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Maureen Starkey Tigrett was an English hairdresser. She was best known as the ex-wife of musician Ringo Starr. She was the only child of Florence “Flo” (Barrett) and Joseph “Joe” Cox, a ship’s steward. She was also married to Isaac Tigrett.
Maureen’s paternal grandparents were John William Cox and Julia Kelly. Julia was an Irish immigrant, from County Laois.
Maureen’s maternal grandfather was George Barrett.
Source: Genealogy of Maureen Starkey Tigrett – http://www.geni.com/people/Maureen-Starkey-Tigrett/6000000009266976163
Place of Birth: Walworth, England, UK
Date of Birth: 1972
Ethnicity:
*Afro-Jamaican, with some Irish, Scottish, and Asian (father)
*English (mother)
Lisa Moorish is a British singer and songwriter.
Lisa’s father, Henry Watt, is a black Jamaican “mixed with Irish, Scottish, Asian”. Lisa’s mother, Iris, is white, from Middlesbrough, England.
Lisa has a daughter with singer Liam Gallagher and a son with singer Pete Doherty.
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Birth Name: John William Weller, Jr.
Place of Birth: Woking, Surrey, England
Date of Birth:25 May 1958
Ethnicity: English
Family Background: Paul Weller is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the bands The Jam and Style Council. Paul is nicknamed “The Modfather”.
Paul was born to Ann (Craddock) and John Weller. John was born in Brighton, Essex, England.
Paul’s paternal grandmother’s surname was “Thelwell”.
Source: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7Y-72RD
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVDP-Z69M
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQ4-PHZM
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/wifes-tribute-paul-wellers-late-4824200
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Birth Name: William George Perks
Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England
Date of Birth: 24 October, 1936
Ethnicity: English
Bill Wyman is an English musician, record producer, songwriter, and singer. He is known as the bassist for The Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993.
Bill’s paternal grandparents were Alfred Henry Perks (the son of Thomas Perks and Susannah Read) and Charlotte Alice Roberts (the daughter of Edward Roberts and Charlotte Annie Stanford).
Bill’s maternal grandparents were Herbert Henry Jeffery (the son of Edwin James Jeffery and Mary Ann Tullett) and Florence French.
Sources: Bill’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Bill’s parents – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: McKayla Rose Maroney
Place of Birth: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Date of Birth: December 9, 1995
Ethnicity: Irish, 1/8 English
McKayla Maroney is an American artistic gymnast. She is the daughter of Erin E. (Sullivan) and Michael T. Maroney.
McKayla’s paternal grandparents are James Maroney and Eleanor Marie Sliney (the daughter of Joseph Patrick Sliney and Ellen Veronica “Nellie” Abbott). Joseph was of Irish descent, and was the son of William Sliney and Ellen Jackson. Ellen born in Bradford, England, to Samuel Abbott and Elizabeth Ann Holmes.
McKayla’s maternal grandparents are Larry Sullivan and Colleen Rose Cleary.
Sources: Genealogy of McKayla Maroney (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of McKayla’s maternal grandmother, Colleen Rose (Cleary) Sullivan – https://www.ogs.on.ca
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Birth Name: Stephen William Hawking
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Date of Birth: 8 January, 1942
Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Scottish (mother)
Stephen Hawking is a British physicist, cosmologist, and author. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology, at the University of Cambridge. He suffers from motor neurone disease, that has gradually paralyzed almost his entire body. Stephen is the son of Isobel Eileen (Walker) and Frank Hawking. His father was English and his mother was Scottish.
Stephen’s paternal grandparents were Robert Hawking (the son of John Hawking and Hannah Atkinson) and Mary Lund Atkinson (the daughter of William Atkinson and Anne Groves).
Stephen’s maternal grandparents were James Walker (the son of Archibald Walker and Janet Audrey Margaret Morris) and Agnes “Nancy” Stevenson Law (the daughter of Andrew Law and Agnes Stevenson).
Source: Genealogy of Stephen Hawking – http://www.geni.com
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