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Vinnie Jones

February 4, 2015, 6:33 am
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Vinnie Jones

Birth Name: Vincent Peter Jones

Date of Birth: 5 January 1965

Place of birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Ethnicity: English, Welsh (paternal grandfather)

Family info: Vinnie Jones is a British actor and former professional footballer. He was born to Peter Jones and Glenda Harris.

Jones represented Wales at international level having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. Since his retirement from football, he has capitalised on his tough man image, often being typecast into roles as violent criminals and thugs.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Jones

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Scott Aukerman

February 8, 2015, 7:03 am
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Scott Aukerman

Birth Name: Scott David Aukerman

Place of Birth: Savannah, Georgia

Date of Birth: July 2, 1970

Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish

Scott Aukerman is an American actor. He is known for Comedy Bang Bang. Scott is married to comedian Kulap Vilaysack, who is of Laotian descent.

Scott’s paternal grandparents are Burt Morrison Aukerman (the son of Burt Cleaveland Aukerman and Edna Dorothy Morrison) and Betty Lou Traphagen (the daughter of Julian Edwin Traphagen and Pearl Angeline Chapin).

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Alfred Enoch

February 10, 2015, 9:44 am
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Alfred Enoch ethnicity

Birth Name: Alfred Lewis Enoch

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England

Date of Birth: 2 December, 1988

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Afro-Brazilian (mother)

Alfred Enoch, also credited as Alfie Enoch, is a British actor. His father, William Russell (born William Russell Enoch), is an English actor (who is white). His mother, Balbina Gutierrez Lewis, is a Brazilian doctor (who is black).

Alfred’s paternal grandparents were Alfred James Enoch (the son of William Enoch and Anne Kinson) and Eva Compston Pile (the daughter of Joseph Duck Pile and Emma Jane Palmer).

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Stephen Strasburg

February 12, 2015, 6:37 am
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Birth Name: Stephen James Strasburg

Place of Birth: San Diego, California

Date of Birth: July 20, 1988

Ethnicity: German, English

Stephen Strasburg is a baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals. He is the son of Kathleen (Swett) and James Strasburg.

Stephen’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, John Adam Strausberger and Barbara Catherine Funderburg, and to John’s father, Ernst Jacob Strausberger, who was born, c. 1700, in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Stephen’s paternal grandparents are Roger Earl Strasburg (the son of Earl Francis Strasburg and Bessie Alnora Roth) and Betty Jo. Stephen’s great-grandfather Earl was the son of Charles L. Strawsburg and Mary Ellen Whiteleather. Bessie was the daughter of Norman Roth and Eliza Ann Hartong.

Stephen’s maternal grandparents are ? Swett and Evelyn.

Sources: http://www.jewishbaseballnews.com

Obituary of Stephen’s paternal grandfather, Roger Earl Strasburg – http://www.findagrave.com

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Chris Noth

February 13, 2015, 12:50 pm
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Chris Noth

Birth Name: Christopher David Noth

Place of Birth: Madison, Wisconsin

Date of Birth: November 13, 1954

Ethnicity:
*50% Irish
*37.5% German
*12.5% English

Chris Noth is an American actor. He is the son of Jeanne L. Parr, a CBS news reporter, and Charles James Noth, an attorney.

Chris’s paternal grandparents were George Joseph Noth, Sr. (the son of Henry Noth and Theresa Mueller) and Mary Helen McGuire (the daughter of Andrew McGuire and Bridget). George was of German descent. Andrew was born in Canada, to Irish parents. Bridget was Irish.

Chris’s maternal grandparents were Lester William Parr (the son of Frederick S. Parr and Clara Romeis) and Gladys Kernan (the daughter of John Henry Kernan and Josephine Connor). Frederick was of English descent. Clara was of German ancestry. John and Josephine’s parents were all Irish immigrants.

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

Chris’s paternal grandmother, Mary H. McGuire, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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

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Tom Courtenay

February 14, 2015, 7:37 pm
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Birth Name: Thomas Daniel Courtenay

Place of Birth: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Date of Birth: 25 February, 1937

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish and Irish

Tom Courtenay is an English actor.

Tom’s paternal grandparents were Daniel Courtenay (the son of Daniel Courtenay and Marrion Duignan) and Louisa Jane Butcher (the daughter of Henry Carr Butcher and Kate Watson). Tom’s great-grandfather Daniel was Irish. Marrion was Scottish, from Lanarkshire.

Tom’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Quest (the son of Thomas Quest and Ann Tipping) and Annie Eliza Morrell (the daughter of Robert William Morrell and Eliza Anne Wilson).

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Charlotte Rampling

February 14, 2015, 7:37 pm
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Birth Name: Tessa Charlotte Rampling

Place of Birth: Sturmer, Essex, England

Date of Birth: 5 February, 1946

Ethnicity: English

Charlotte Rampling is an English actress. She is the daughter of Isabel Anne (Gurteen), a painter, and Godfrey Rampling (Godfrey Lionel Rampling), an Olympic athlete and soldier.

Charlotte’s paternal grandparents were Horace Johnson Rampling (the son of James Bacon Rampling and Alice Johnson) and Gertrude Anne Taylor (the daughter of Frederick George Taylor and Jane Roberts Morris). Gertrude was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, to English parents.

Charlotte’s maternal grandparents were Frank William Gurteen (the son of Jabez Gurteen and Angelina Ann Sharp) and Mabel Winifred Vinter (the daughter of James Odell Vinter and Emma Skelsey). Emma was the daughter of John Skelsey and Ellen Lumb.

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James Cromwell

February 19, 2015, 3:23 pm
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James Cromwell

Birth Name: James Oliver Cromwell

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: January 27, 1940

Ethnicity: German (paternal grandmother), Irish, English

James Cromwell is an American actor. He is the son of John Cromwell (Elwood Dager Cromwell), an actor, director, and producer, and Kay Johnson (Catherine Townsend Johnson), an actress.

James’s paternal grandparents were George O. Cromwell (the son of Peter Cromwell and Mary Shottenkirk) and Helen Mary Sheeler (the daughter of Christian Sheeler and Kaldenbaugh). Peter’s father was English. Mary was born in Scotland, to English parents. Helen was of German descent.

James’s maternal grandparents were Thomas Robert Johnson (an architect, the son of Thomas Brown Johnson and Agnes Margaret Wilson) and Catharine. Catharine was Irish.

Sources: Genealogy of James Cromwell – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of James Cromwell (focusing on his father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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

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Hugh Dancy

February 19, 2015, 3:24 pm
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Hugh Dancy

Birth Name: Hugh Michael Horace Dancy

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Date of Birth: 19 June, 1975

Ethnicity: English, 1/8th Welsh

Hugh Dancy is an English actor and model. He is the son of Sarah Ann (Birley), who works in academic publishing, and Jonathan Dancy (Jonathan Peter Dancy), a philosophy professor. Hugh is married to American actress Claire Danes.

Hugh’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Roger Dancy, who was born, c. 1517, in Wivelsfield, Sussex, England.

Hugh’s paternal grandfather is John H. C. Dancy (the son of Horace John Dancy and Naomi Tribe). Horace was the son of Horace Michael Dancy and Ada/Agnes Jane Binney. Naomi was the daughter of Odell Newton Tribe and Annie Newton Beane.

Hugh’s paternal grandmother was Florence Angela Dawn Bryant (the daughter of Charles Leslie Bryant and Florence Olive Boot). Charles was the son of Charles Bryant and Maria Eleanora Matthews, who was born in Canada, to English parents. Florence was the daughter of Charles Webster Boot and Florence Jane Rabling, who was born in Mexico, to English parents.

Hugh’s maternal grandfather was Michael Pellew Birley (the son of Norman Pellew Birley and Eileen Alice Morgan). Norman was the son of Hugh Hornby Birley, a Christian minister, and of Florence Lydia Anderson. Eileen was born in Wales, to William Laugharne Morgan and Alice Emily Dods.

Hugh’s maternal grandmother was Ann Grover Street (the daughter of James Martineau Street and Katharine Haydon). James was the son of James Christopher Street and Maud Grover. Katharine was the daughter of Walter Dodsworth Haydon and Alice Maud Trevor Briscoe.

Source: Family history of Hugh’s mother – http://www.pellew.com

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Brian Cox Physicist

February 20, 2015, 8:30 am
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Brian Cox

Birth Name: Brian Edward Cox

Place of Birth: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Date of Birth: 3 March 1968

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Type/Color: Straight Black

Ethnicity: English

Family info: Brian Cox was born in Lancashire to English parents who worked at a bank. He is well known as a presenter in the science programs, The Wonders of… Series. Before becoming famous as a television presenter, Cox was a keyboard player in the relatively popular bands, D:ream and Dare.

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Stephen Graham

February 21, 2015, 5:44 pm
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Stephen Graham

Birth Name: Stephen Graham Kelly

Place of Birth: Kirkby, Liverpool, England, UK

Date of Birth: 3 August 1973

Ethnicity: English, 1/4 Afro-Jamaican, 1/4 Swedish, possible Irish

Family info: Stephen Graham is an English actor, known for “Snatch, “Boardwalk Empire”, “Public Enemies”.

His paternal grandfather was Jamaican and one of his grandmothers was Swedish. His surname and birthplace also suggests some Irish ancestry. When director Shane Meadows asked Graham to play an extreme right-wing role in the film, This is England Graham responded by saying:

You’ve asked me to play this extreme right-wing character. But I need to tell you that my Dad’s black.

Source:

http://www.theguardian.com/

http://shadows.wall.net/features/this1.htm

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Sam Spruell

February 22, 2015, 1:58 pm
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Sam Spruell

Birth Name: Sam Andrew Spruell

Place of Birth: Southwark, London, England

Date of Birth: 1977

Ethnicity: Scottish, English

Sam Spruell is an English actor. Spruell played a villain, Oleg Malankov, in Taken 3.

Sam has said that he has a “a lot” of Scottish ancestry.

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Erin Andrews

February 22, 2015, 1:59 pm
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Erin Andrews

Birth Name: Erin Jill Andrews

Place of Birth: Lewiston, Maine

Date of Birth: May 4, 1978

Ethnicity: English, possibly other

Erin Andrews is an American television personality, sportscaster, and journalist.

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Chuck Wicks

February 22, 2015, 1:59 pm
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Chuck Wicks

Birth Name: Charles Elliott Wicks

Place of Birth: Smyrna, Delaware

Date of Birth: June 20, 1979

Ethnicity: German, Irish, English, Scottish, 1/8th French

Chuck Wicks is an American country music artist.

His family surname was “Wich” several generations back.

Chuck’s paternal grandparents were George Henry Wicks, Jr. (the son of Georg/George Heinrich/Henry Wicks and Anna Marie Erb) and Madeleine Marie Lent (the daughter of Mortimer Cyrenus Lent and Louise LeDu). Chuck’s paternal grandfather George was of German descent. Louise was born in Brest, France.

Chuck’s maternal grandparents are Charles Elliott (the son of Nathaniel Dodson Elliott and Rozena/Rezina Nichols) and Anna Carlin (the daughter of Earl Joseph Carlin and Florence Hazel Marker).

Sources: Obituaries and genealogies of Chuck’s paternal grandparents, George Henry Wicks, Jr. and Madeleine Marie Lent – http://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Chuck’s paternal great-grandfather, George Henry Wicks, Jr. – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Tyler Hilton

February 23, 2015, 6:11 pm
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Birth Name: Tyler James Hilton

Place of Birth: Palm Springs, California

Date of Birth: November 22, 1983

Ethnicity: English, some German

Tyler Hilton is an American singer-songwriter and actor.

Tyler’s maternal grandparents are Alan Albert Herren (the son of Albert Sidney Herren and Fannie Virginia Puckett) and Vivian P. Thompson (the daughter of Russell Garfield Thompson and Gertrude Louise Stoneman). Russell was Canadian. Gertrude was the daughter of William Henry Stoneman and Louise Gertrude Frederick.

Sources: Tyler’s maternal great-grandparents, Albert Sid Herren and Virginia Puckett, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Tyler’s maternal grandmother, Vivian P. Thompson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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James Van Der Beek

February 24, 2015, 8:08 am
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Birth Name: James David Van Der Beek

Place of Birth: Cheshire, Connecticut

Date of Birth: March 8, 1977

Ethnicity: Dutch, German, English

James Van Der Beek is an American actor.

James’s paternal grandparents were Harry Clifford Van Der Beek (the son of Harry Blanchard Vanderbeek and Anna Hasbrouck) and Louise Lutjens (the daughter of Herman Lutjens and Rose Schwamb). Herman was German. Rose was of German descent.

Sources: Genealogy of James’s paternal grandfather, Harry Clifford Van Der Beek (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

James’s paternal grandfather, Harry Clifford Van Der Beek, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

James’s paternal grandmother, Louise Lutjens, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Barry Bostwick

February 24, 2015, 3:00 pm
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Birth Name: Barry Knapp Bostwick

Place of Birth: San Mateo, California

Date of Birth: February 24, 1945

Ethnicity: English, some German, distant Dutch and French

Barry Bostwick is an American actor.

Barry’s paternal grandparents were Henry Bostwick (the son of Orsamus Ferdinand Bostwick and Maria Snyder) and Lillian Maude Parsons (the daughter of Edmond Parsons and Mary Jane Bradford).

Barry’s maternal grandparents were Hiram Knapp Defendorf (the son of Fletcher Adelbert Defendorf and Susan C. Quackenbush) and Elizabeth Morris (the daughter of William Franklin Morris and Oregon “Orrie” Edwards Hutchinson).

Source: Genealogy of Barry Bostwick – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Ron Livingston

February 25, 2015, 2:16 am
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Birth Name: Ronald Joseph Livingston

Place of Birth: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Date of Birth: June 5, 1967

Ethnicity: German, smaller amounts of Welsh, English, and Scottish

Ron Livingston is an American actor. His mother is a Lutheran minister. He is married to actress Rosemarie DeWitt.

Ron’s paternal grandparents are Ronald E. Livingston (the son of Basil Nathan Livingston and Rosebud Katherine Park) and Janet Mae Roenspiess (the daughter of Harry C. Roenspiess and Gladys Ellen Phillips).

Ron’s maternal grandparents were Bruno S. Rinas (the son of Adolph Rinas/Rynas and Albertina Laudin) and Frances Anna Thompson (the daughter of Franklin Erb Thompson and Ann Fageheese). Adolph’s parents, Adolf Rynas and Johanna Rosenberg, were ethnic Germans from Poland. Albertina was an ethnic German from Russia.

Sources: Obituary of Ron’s paternal grandfather, Ronald E. Livingston – http://www.obitsforlife.com

Obituary of Ron’s paternal grandmother, Janet Mae (Roenspiess) Livingston – http://www.obitsforlife.com

Obituary of Ron’s maternal grandfather, Bruno S. Rinas – http://www.mariontoday.org

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Charlie Rose

February 25, 2015, 12:27 pm
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Birth Name: Charles Peete Rose, Jr.

Place of Birth: Henderson, North Carolina

Date of Birth: January 5, 1942

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish

Charlie Rose is an American television personality and journalist.

Charlie’s paternal grandparents were Ollie Augustus Rose (the son of Robert Franklin Rose and Elizabeth Pinnix Duke) and Nora Lee Weldon (the daughter of Nathaniel Buchanan Weldon and Julia Ann Brickle).

Charlie’s maternal grandparents were John Henry Frazier, Jr. (the son of John Henry Frazier and Martha Adeline Collins) and Stella Blanche Frazier (the daughter of James Edward Frazier and Pattie Lou Shearin).

Source: Genealogy of Charlie Rose – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Ireland Baldwin

February 25, 2015, 12:43 pm
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Birth Name: Ireland Eliesse Baldwin

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth: October 23, 1995

Ethnicity: English, Irish, some German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Scottish, French-Canadian, and French

Ireland Baldwin is an American model and actress. She is the daughter of actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Her uncles are actors Daniel Baldwin, William Baldwin, and Stephen Baldwin.

Ireland has English, Irish, and some German, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Scottish, French-Canadian, and French, ancestry.

Both Ireland and her mother have stated that Ireland’s maternal grandmother, Ann Lee Cordell, had Cherokee Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Cherokee Native American ancestry has been documented/verified. Ireland’s maternal grandmother is listed as “White” on U.S. Censuses, as are Ireland’s maternal grandmother’s parents. Ireland’s ancestry, as far as can be documented, is non-Native American. Similarly, Ireland is also sometimes stated as having Swedish ancestry on her mother’s side; this ancestral connection has also not been documented/verified.

Ireland’s paternal grandparents are Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr. (the son of Alexander Rae Baldwin and Ruth Mary Noble) and Carol Newcomb Martineau (the daughter of Daniel Leroy Martineau and Marion Alice Sidnam).

Ireland’s maternal grandparents are Donald Wade Basinger (the son of Michael Herman Basinger, Sr. and Jessie Belle Ashley) and Ann Lee Cordell (the daughter of James Cullen Cordell and Mamie Elizabeth Howard).

Sources: Genealogies of Ireland’s father – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Genealogy of Ireland’s mother (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Ireland’s maternal grandmother, Ann Lee Cordell, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ireland’s maternal great-grandparents, James Cullen Cordell and Mamie Elizabeth Howard, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ireland’s maternal great-grandfather, James Cullen Cordell, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ireland’s maternal great-grandmother, Mamie Elizabeth Howard, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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