Birth Name: Bret Sargent Hart
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date of Birth: July 2, 1957
Bret Hart is a Canadian professional wrestler and actor. He is considered to be one of the best professional wrestlers ever. He is known for his work in WWE, WCW, and Stampede Wrestling. He was also billed as Bret “Hitman” Hart. He had a role in the television series Lonesome Dove: The Series.
Bret is the son of Helen Smith and professional wrestler and trainer Stu Hart. Bret’s seven brothers Smith, Bruce, Keith, Wayne, Dean, Ross, and Owen were all professional wrestlers. His sister Diana is an author and performed as a valet for her husband, professional wrestler Davey Boy Smith. Bret has four children.
Bret has stated that his father was “2/3 Scottish, 1/4 Irish” and his mother was “1/2 Irish, 1/2 Greek”. This is not completely accurate. Stu was of 1/4 Scottish, 1/4 Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, 1/4 Irish, and 1/4 English ancestry. Helen was of half Greek, 5/16 English, 1/8 Irish, and 1/16 Scottish ancestry.
Bret’s father was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada the son of Edward Ernest Hart and Elizabeth Stewart. Edward and Elizabeth were both born in Ontario, Canada. On the 1916 Canada Census under “Racial or tribal origin”, Stu and his parents are listed as “Scotch”.
Bret’s paternal great-grandparents, Fanny Sargent and John Hart, were both born in Ontario. Fanny’s father, William Sargent was born in County Cork, Ireland. Fanny’s mother, Amelia Hartley, was born in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Bret’s paternal great-grandfather, Donald Stewart, emigrated to Canada from Scotland. Bret’s paternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth Curtis, emigrated to Canada from England.
Bret’s mother was born in Brooklyn, New York City. Bret’s maternal grandmother Elizabeth Poulis and her parents Spiridoula/Stella and Georgios/George Poulis emigrated to the U.S. from Greece. Bret’s maternal grandfather Harry Smith was the son of Louise Wines and Frank Smith, both born in New York. Louise’s parents were Hannah Sweeney who was born in Ireland and William Wines who was born in New York. Bret’s maternal third great-grandparents, Helen Martin and Harris Wines were both born in New York. Helen Martin’s parents emigrated to the U.S. from Scotland. Harris’s parents were of Colonial American descent.
Bret’s maternal great-grandparents, John Ogden Smith and Angeline Dibble, were born in New York of Colonial American descent.
Genealogies of Bret’s parents:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KLQH-H3C
Bret Hart’s tweet regarding his ancestry:
https://twitter.com/BretHart/status/48591467404472320
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