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Travis Kalanick

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Birth Name: Travis Cordell Kalanick

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 6, 1976

Ethnicity:
*50% Czech
*37.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
*6.25% German
*6.25% Irish

Travis Kalanick is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of the peer-to-peer file sharing company Red Swoosh and the transportation network company Uber.

His father, Donald Edward Kalanick, is of Czech descent. His mother, Bonnie Renee (Bloom), is of three quarters Ashkenazi Jewish background (her own maternal grandfather was of German and Irish descent).

Travis’ paternal grandparents were Michael Andrew “Mike” Kalanick (the son of Jan Kulhánek, later John Kalanick, and Anna Polanská) and Mary Zeyock (the daughter of Jiří “George” Zeyock and Anna “Annie” Androsová). All of Travis’ paternal great-grandparents were Czech immigrants.

Travis’ maternal grandfather was Morris Bloom (also known as Maurice Buddy Bloom, the son of Frank Bloom and Rose Winegart). Frank was a Polish Jewish immigrant, and was the son of Morris Bloom. Rose was a Russian Jewish immigrant.

Travis’ maternal grandmother was Shirley Anita Ehni (the daughter of Charles Joseph Ehni and Tillie Kohn). Charles was the son of Charles William Ehni, whose parents were German, and of Anna Haver, whose parents were Irish. Travis’ maternal grandmother Tillie was the daughter of Samuel “Sam” Kohn, a German Jewish immigrant, and Esther Eppstein, a Polish Jewish immigrant.

Sources: Travis’ birth record – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Travis’ parents – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Travis’ father – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Travis’ paternal grandparents, Michael Andrew “Mike” Kalanick and Mary Zeyack – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Travis’ mother – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Travis’ maternal grandparents, Maurice Buddy Bloom and Shirley Anita Ehni – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Travis’ maternal grandfather, Morris Bloom – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Travis’ maternal great-grandfather, Frank Bloom – https://familysearch.org

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