Place of Birth: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: December 26, 1985
Ethnicity: German, English, Scottish, Irish
Beth Behrs is an American actress.
Beth’s paternal grandmother is Jeannette L. Henry (the daughter of Lloyd B. Henry and Mary L.).
Beth’s maternal grandfather is ? Petrie (the son of Lafayette Petrie and Doris Quinn).
Source: Beth’s paternal grandmother, Jeannette L. Henry, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Birth Name: Brian Edmund Posehn
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California
Date of Birth: July 6, 1966
Ethnicity: German, Swedish, Norwegian, English, Irish, 1/16th Italian
Brian Posehn is an American comedian, actor, musician, and writer.
Brian’s paternal grandfather was Edmund John Posehn (the son of Heinrich Posehn and Christina Buehler). Edmund was born in Kronau, Saskatchewan, Canada. Heinrich was an ethnic German, born in Eigenfeld Colony, Cherson, South Russia, to Gottlieb Posehn and Sophia Reichert. Christina was also an ethnic German, born in Ebenfeld Colony, South Russia, to Michael Beiler and Catherine/Katherine Glick. Heinrich and Christina were the first couple to marry in the Kronau Bethlehem Church, on 23 June, 1895, in Kronau, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Brian’s paternal grandmother was Clara Josephine Peterson (the daughter of Oscar Julius Peterson and Emma Theresa Skaug). Clara was born in Minnesota. Oscar was Swedish, the son of John August Peterson and Lotta Anderson. Emma was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Richard Martin Skaug and Hanna Marie Johsdatter.
Brian’s maternal grandparents were George Turner and Norma Ziegler (the daughter of Robert W. Ziegler and Irene Anita Schiller). George likely had English and Irish ancestry. Robert was born in Illinois, to a German father and an English mother. Irene was the daughter of William Schiller, whose parents were German, and of Rose W. Ferrea, whose parents were Italian.
Sources: Genealogy of Brian Posehn – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Brian’s paternal grandfather, Edmund John Posehn, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brian’s paternal grandmother, Clara Josephine Peterson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brian’s maternal grandmother, Norma Ziegler, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Brian’s maternal great-grandmother, Irene Anita Schiller, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Place of Birth: Saugus, Massachusetts
Ethnicity:
*Albanian (father)
*Italian, Irish (mother)
Tracee Chimo is an American actress. She was raised Catholic.
Tracee’s maternal grandparents were John Gerard Welsh (the son of Frank Augustine Welsh and Mary Elizabeth Coleman) and Ann M. Dinallo (the daughter of Antonio Dinallo and Adeline Giancola). Frank was born in Massachusetts, of Irish descent. Mary was also born in Massachusetts, to Irish parents. Antonio and Adeline were both Italian.
Sources: Tracee’s maternal grandfather, John Gerard Welsh, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tracee’s maternal grandfather, John Gerard Welsh – http://www.legacy.com
Tracee’s maternal grandmother, Ann M. Dinallo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Tracee’s maternal grandmother, Ann M. (Dinallo) Welsh – http://www.legacy.com
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Birth Name: Ethan Philan Randall
Place of Birth: Huntington Beach, California
Date of Birth: June 13, 1978
Ethnicity: English, possibly some Irish
Ethan Embry is an American actor.
Ethan’s paternal grandparents are John Douglas Randall (the son of Joseph Randall and Jennie Granam) and Barbara Jean French (the daughter of David Nevins French and Ora Lee Quillen).
Ethan’s maternal grandparents are John William Daugherty (the son of Charles F. Daugherty and Marie Gibbins) and Sandra Mae Gardiner (the daughter of Virgil Raymond Gardiner and Willie Lottie Donnell).
Source: Genealogy of Ethan’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: John Andrew Boehner
Place of Birth: Reading, Oohio
Date of Birth: November 17, 1949
Ethnicity:
*75% German
*25% English and Irish
John Boehner is an American politician. A Republican, he has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1991, and as the 61st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (since 2011).
John’s paternal grandparents were Andrew Boehner (the son of Henry Boehner and Dora Doepffer) and Emma Leimgruber (the daughter of Martin Leimgruber and Mary). Andrew and Emma were both born in Ohio, and all of their own parents were German.
John’s maternal grandparents were Walter Arnold Hall (the son of Henry Hall and Lee) and Anna Ruth Schneid (the daughter of John W. Schneid and Elizabeth Schaeffer). Walter had English and Irish ancestry. Anna was of German descent.
Sources: Genealogies of John Boehner – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Birth Name: Sean Patrick Hayes
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Birth: June 26, 1970
Ethnicity: Irish
Sean Hayes is an American actor.
Sean’s paternal grandparents were William Hayes (the son of Patrick Francis Hayes, Jr. and Jennie Carmody) and Barbara Anna Duy. William was born in Illniois, to Irish parents (with his father being from Ballylongford, Kerry).
Source: Genealogy of Sean Hayes (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Joseph James Pollari
Place of Birth: Ramsey, Minnesota
Date of Birth: April 9, 1994
Ethnicity: Finnish (paternal grandfather), Scottish, English, German, Irish, French-Canadian, 1/16th Swedish
Joey Pollari is an American actor. His surname is Finnish.
Joey’s paternal grandfather is Charles Richard Pollari (the son of Kaarle C. “Charles” Pollari and Aune Esther Hill). Kaarle was born in Wisconsin, to Finnish parents, John Victor Pollari, a minister in the Finnish church, and Maija Liisa Järvelä. Aune was born in Colorado, also to Finnish parents, Samuel “Sam” Hill and Ida Kleimola.
Joey’s paternal grandmother is Lois Mae Clintsman (the daughter of Leland William Clintsman and Margaret Irene Hughes). Leland was the son of Charles Henry Clintsman and Sophia M. Davis. Margaret was the daughter of John Duffy Hughes and Estelle/Estella Roberta Tucker.
Joey’s maternal grandfather is Richard Young Copeland (the son of John Robert Copeland and Dorothy Frances Young). John was the son of John Malcolm Copeland, who was Scottish, and of Hannah Hedback, who was Swedish. Dorothy was the daughter of Francis/Frank Xavier Young, who was of Irish descent, and of Flora Barclay Ingram, who was Scottish.
Joey’s maternal grandmother is Mary Joan Holtby (the daughter of Woodrow Alfred Holtby and Gertrude Vidella Oelke). Woodrow was the son of James Fred Haltby and Nellie Raiche. Gertrude was the daughter of Albert Oelke, who was of German descent, and of Della E. Dubois, who was of French-Canadian ancestry.
Joey’s matrilineal line can be traced back to his great-great-great-great-great-grandparents, Joseph Lussier and Emillie Brunette, who were born, c. the early 1800s, in Canada.
Sources: Genealogy of Joey’s paternal grandfather, Charles Richard Pollari – http://www.findagrave.com
Genealogy of Joey’s paternal great-grandfather, Leland William Clintsman (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Joey’s maternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Vidella Oelke (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Nicole Maria Baker
Place of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Date of Birth: June 6, 1988
Ethnicity:
*English, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish (father)
*German, possibly Polish (mother)
Nikki Baker is an American Internet personality, known for Nikki and John Pranksters in Love. She is currently engaged to internet personality John Dahl.
Her parents are William Arthur Baker, an American, and Dorothe Margarethe Ischler, a German immigrant.
Nikki’s paternal grandparents are William Lloyd Baker (the son of Harvey Baker and Anna E. Stadt) and Maybell “Mabel” Katherine Dahl (the daughter of Julius Theodore Dahl and Karina Fatland). Harvey was of English and Irish descent. Anna was born in Sweden. All of Maybell’s great-grandparents were Norwegian.
In one of her YouTube videos, Nikki stated that her mother is German-Polish.
Sources: Nikki’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Nikki’s father – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Nikki’s paternal grandfather, William Lloyd Baker – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Nikki’s paternal grandfather, William Lloyd Baker – https://familysearch.org
Nikki’s paternal grandparents, William Lloyd Baker and Maybell “Mabel” Katherine Dahl, on the 1930 US Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of paternal great-grandparents, Harvey Baker and Anna E. Stadt – https://familysearch.org
Nikki’s paternal great-grandparents, Harvey Baker and Anna E. Stadt, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Nikki’s paternal grandmother, Maybell “Mabel” Katherine Dahl – http://www.geni.com
Birth Name: George Raymond Martin
Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey
Date of Birth: September 20, 1948
Ethnicity:
*43.75% Irish
*25% Italian
*12.5% English
*12.5% German
*6.25% French-Canadian
George R. R. Martin is an American writer.
George’s paternal grandparents were Louis Aloysis Martin (originally Louis Massella) and Grace Dorothy Jones (the daughter of George Broughton Jones and Anna Gassman). Louis was Italian. George was born in New Jersey, to English parents. Anna was born in New Jersey, to German parents.
George’s maternal grandparents were Thomas H. Brady (the son of James Brady) and Catherine T. Wall (the daughter of James N. Wall and Catherine Lantry). Thomas was born in New Jersey, to Irish parents. Catherine Wall was born in Ohio, to an Irish father and a Canadian mother who was of French-Canadian and Irish descent.
Sources: George’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
George’s paternal grandmother, Grace Dorothy Jones, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
George’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: John Joseph Corbett Jr.
Place of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia
Date of Birth: May 9, 1961
Ethnicity: Irish, possible other
Family Info: John Corbett is is an American actor and country music singer. His partner is actress Bo Derek.
Corbett is the son of John Joseph Corbett, Sr. He attended a Catholic school.
The surname Corbett can be English, Scottish or Irish.
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Place of Birth: Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland
Date of Birth: 31 december 1979
Ethnicity: Irish
Family Info: Elaine Cassidy is an Irish actress
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Cassidy
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Birth Name: Dillon Monroe Buckley
Place of Birth: Santa Barbara, California
Date of Birth: May 29, 1993
Ethnicity: Irish, Scottish
Maika Monroe is an American actress and kiteboarder. Born with the first name “Dillon”, she later changed her first name to “Maika”, by which she had already been informally called for most of her life.
Maika’s maternal grandparents have the surnames “Clute” and “Morrison”.
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Birth Name: Mario Eduardo Testino Silva
Place of Birth: Lima, Perù
Date of Birth: October 30, 1954
Ethnicity: Italian (father), Spanish, Irish (mother)
Family Info: Mario Testino is the world’s most well known and celebrated fashion photographer. Testino has shot fashion stories for Vogue, Gucci, V and Vanity Fair. Celebrity subjects have most famously included Diana, Princess of Wales and her sons.
He was born in a Peruvian middle class family to Mario Testino and Teresa Silva, who has Spanish and Irish ancestry. In 1982 Testino moved permanently to London, UK.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/fashion/03iht-rmario03.html?_r=0
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Birth Name: Joanne M. Kelly
Place of Birth: Bay d’Espoir, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Date of Birth: 1978
Ethnicity: Irish, possible other
Joanne Kelly is a Canadian actress. The surname “Kelly” is usually Irish.
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Birth Name: Neal Patrick McDonough
Place of Birth: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: February 13, 1966
Ethnicity: Irish
Neal McDonough is an American actor. His parents, Catherine (Bushe) and Frank R. McDonough, were Irish immigrants. His father was from County Galway and his mother was from County Tipperary.
Neal has said: “A lot of times, people ask me if I’m black. They say, ‘Are you a black albino? Because you look so much like James Earl Jones, but very light.’ I always say, I’ll take that as the utmost compliment”.
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Birth Name: Raymond Lee Munns
Place of Birth: St. Charles, Missouri
Date of Birth: March 11, 1980
Ethnicity:
*English, Irish (father)
*Korean (mother)
Ray Munns is an American MTV DJ.
Source: halfkorean.com
Birth Name: Julian Dana William McMahon
Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia
Date of Birth: 27 July, 1968
Ethnicity: Irish, English
Julian McMahon is an Australian actor and model. He is the son of Sonia McMahon (born Sonia Rachel Hopkins), a philanthropist and socialite, and William McMahon, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1971 to 1972, among other positions in Australian politics.
Julian’s paternal grandparents were William Daniel McMahon (the son of James McMahon and Mary Coyle) and Mary Ellen Amelia Walder (the daughter of Samuel Walder and Mary Ann Hatton). William’s parents were Irish. Julian’s grandmother Mary was the sister of Samuel Walder (Samuel Robert Walder), who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia in 1932.
Julian’s maternal grandparents were William Edward Hopkins (the son of William Marcellus Cunningham Hopkins and Caroline Wood) and Rachel May Matchett (the daughter of William George Matchett and Sarah Mary Eliza Lilla Dent). William Matchett was a wealthy grazier.
Sources: Genealogy of Julian’s father – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Julian’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Malcolm John Taylor
Place of Birth: Leeds, England, UK
Date of Birth: June 13, 1943
Ethnicity: English, Scottish and/or Irish
Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. He is known for playing Alex DeLarge in Stanley Kubrick’s controversial A Orange Clockwork (1971).
Malcolm is the son of Edna (McDowell) and Charles Taylor. He has English, Scottish and/or Irish ancestry (the surname “McDowell” can be Scottish or Irish). His nephew is actor Alexander Siddig. Malcolm was previously married to American actress Mary Steenburgen.
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Birth Name: Kyle Egan Richards
Place of Birth: Hollywood, California
Date of Birth: January 11, 1969
Ethnicity: Irish, Welsh, English
Kyle Richards is an American actress, television personality, writer, and philanthropist. Her sister is actress Kim Richards. She is the aunt of socialites Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton (their mother is Kyle’s half-sister).
She has Irish, Welsh, and English ancestry. Kyle is a convert to Judaism.
Kyle’s paternal grandparents were Kenneth Richards and Laura Avery (the daughter of Mary). Kenneth was a Protestant minister. Kenneth and Laura were from Newfoundland, Canada.
Kyle’s maternal grandparents were Edward J. Dugan (the son of Charles Mathias Dugan and Anna Jane Kelly) and Dorothy Callahan (the daughter of Francis/Frank John Callahan and Mary Anastasia Dougherty). Charles was born in Michigan, to Irish parents. Anna was also of Irish descent. Frank was born in South Dakota, to Irish parents. Mary was also of Irish descent, the daughter of William Edward Dougherty and Anna Kiley.
Sources: Kyle’s father on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kyle’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kyle’s maternal grandfather, Edward J. Dugan, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kyle’s maternal grandmother, Dorothy Callahan, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Joan Elizabeth Osborne
Place of Birth: Anchorage, Kentucky, United States
Date of Birth: July 8, 1962
Ethnicity:
*English, some Irish and Welsh (father)
*3/4 German, 1/4 Italian (mother)
Joan Osborne is an American musician known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian song “One of Us”. Her parents are Ruth Ann (Yunker) and Francis Gerald “Jerry” Osborn/Osborne.
Joan’s paternal grandparents are Thomas Walter Osborne (the son of Richard “Dick” Matthew Osbourn and Anna Alice “Allie/Annie” Blandford) and Clevie Marie Clements (the daughter of Robert Lee Clements and Mary Regina Simms).
Joan’s maternal grandparents are Carl Annuociation Yunker (the son of Arthur Yunker and Carolyn “Carrie” Gazzollo) and Helen Marie Schimpeler (the daughter of Charles Henry Schimpeler and Helen Marie Bohne). Arthur was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to German immigrants Johann (later John) Yunker and Elisabeth (later Elizabeth) Wolf. Carrie was also born in Louisville, to Italian immigrants Jacko (later Jacob) Gazzollo and Angelina Gatto. All of Charles Henry and Helen Marie’s grandparents were German.
Sources: Birth record of Joan Osborne – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Genealogy of Joan’s father – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Birth record of Joan’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Obituary of Joan’s father – http://www.newcomerkentuckiana.com
Birth record of Joan’s mother – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Joan’s mother on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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