Birth Name: Oliver Rutledge Hudson
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 7, 1976
Ethnicity:
*English, as well as very distant French (paternal grandfather)
*Italian/Sicilian (paternal grandmother)
*English, German (maternal grandfather)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandmother)
Oliver Hudson is an American actor. His father is musician Bill Hudson and her mother is actress Goldie Hawn. He was raised by her mother and her mother’s partner, actor Kurt Russell. His sister, Kate Hudson, is also an actor, as is his half-brother, Wyatt Russell, who is also a hockey player. Oliver is married to actress Erinn Bartlett, with whom him has three children.
Oliver’s paternal grandmother was of Italian/Sicilian descent, and Oliver’s maternal grandmother was from a Hungarian Jewish family. Oliver’s grandfathers both had English ancestry, with his paternal grandfather also having remote French roots (from an ancestor named Hester le Mahieu, born, c. 1585, in Leiden, Holland, Netherlands) and his maternal grandfather also having one quarter German roots.
Oliver’s sister, Kate, has stated that she was raised in her maternal grandmother’s Jewish religion. His family has also practiced Buddhism.
Oliver’s paternal grandfather was William Louis Hudson (the son of John L./Dixon Hudson and Blanche Viola Babcock). Blanche was the daughter of Samuel Alonzo Babcock and Sessie Anna Holmes.
Oliver’s paternal grandmother was Eleanor Salerno (the daughter of Giuseppe/Joseph L. Salerno and Theresa Maruco). Giuseppe was from Carlentini, Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. Theresa was born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents.
Oliver’s maternal grandfather was Edward Rutledge Hawn (the son of Otto Delphia Hawn and Claire Estelle Johnson). Otto was the son of Aaron Madison Hawn, who was of German descent, and of Nannie Ada Hevrin. Claire was the daughter of Henry Spencer Johnson and Mary Frances Hall.
Oliver’s maternal grandmother was Laura Steinhoff (the daughter of Michael/Max B. Steinhoff and Frances “Fanny/Fannie” Weiss). Frances was the daughter of Menachem Mendel Weiss and Esther Schwartz; Esther was the daughter of Ignatz Schwartz and Goldie.
Sources: Genealogy of Oliver Hudson – http://gw.geneanet.org
Oliver’s paternal grandmother, Eleanor Salerno, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogies of Oliver Hudson (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.geni.com
Oliver’s maternal grandmother, Laura Steinhoff, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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