Birth Name: Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo
Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Date of Birth: 9 April 1933
Ethnicity: Italian (father), French (mother)
Family Info: Jean-Paul Belmondo is a French actor.
His father was the renowned French sculptor Paul Belmondo, born in Algiers, French Algeria, of Italian (Sicilian and Piedmontese) descent.
Photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Seaside Heights, New Jersey, US
Date of Birth: 27 July 1985
Ethnicity: Italian, Danish, likely other
Lou Taylor Pucci is an American actor. He has starred in a multitude of indie films.
Lou is the son of Linda Farver and Louis Pucci. His surname indicates at least partial Italian ancestry. His maternal great-grandfather was Danish. Lou attended a Catholic school.
Lou’s maternal grandparents are Henry C. Farver (the son of Henry V. Farver and Susan M.) and Sue. Lou’s great-grandfather Henry was Danish, born in Nordby, the son of Christian Farver and Henrietta.
Source: Lou’s maternal grandfather, Henry C. Farver, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Lou’s maternal great-grandfather, Henry V. Farver, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Kenneth Clark Loggins
Place of Birth: Everett, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: January 7, 1948
Ethnicity:
*English, Irish (father)
*Italian (mother)
Kenny Loggins is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the son of Lina Clelia (Massimiani/Massie) and Robert George Loggins.
Kenny’s paternal grandparents were Harry Vivian Loggins (the son of Franklin Pierce “Frank” Loggins and Martha Tibbit) and Anastasia Marie “Stasia” Grimes (the daughter of Francis “Frank” Grimes and Elizabeth/Mae “Eliza” Delaney). Martha was an English immigrant. Francis and Elizabeth were Irish immigrants.
Kenny’s maternal grandparents were Enrico Luigi Massimiani (also known as Henry Louie Massie; the son of Gaetano Massimiani and Maria Martini) and Cecelia Di Clemente (the daughter of Gaetano Di Clemente and Raeffaela Bernardino). Enrico and Cecelia were Italian immigrants.
Sources: Genealogy of Kenny Loggins (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Kenny’s parents on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kenny’s father’s marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Kenny’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Kenny’s maternal grandparents, Enrico Luigi Massimiani and Cecelia Di Clemente – https://familysearch.org
Photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Jazmin Grace Grimaldi
Place of Birth: Palm Springs, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 4, 1992
Ethnicity:
*Monegasque, English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Scottish, Spanish (father)
*1/2 Italian, 1/2 Portuguese (mother)
Jazmin Grace Grimaldi is an American socialite. She is known for being the natural daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Tamara Jean Rotolo. Her cousin is Charlotte Casiraghi.
Jazmin’s paternal grandparents were Prince Rainier III of Monaco (the son of Count Pierre de Polignac and Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois) and Grace Kelly, an actress (the daughter of John “Jack” Brendan Kelly and Margaret Katherine Majer).
Jazmin’s maternal grandfather is Salvatore “Sam” Rotolo, Jr. (the son of Salvatore Rotolo, Sr. and Catherine Joanna Intravia). Salvatore, Sr. was born in Harvey, Louisiana to Italian immigrants Pasquale Maria Rotolo and Nunzia Lena Zitta. Catherine was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Italian immigrants Paolo Intravia and Saveria Costa.
Jazmin’s maternal grandmother is Carmelia Jean Pires (the daughter of José “Joseph/Joe” Cardoza Pires and Emilia Elizabeth “Emily” Ennes). José was born in Villa Nova, Azores, Portugal, to Manoel Cardozo Pires and Maria do Rozário Vieira Azera. Emilia was born in Union City, California to Portuguese immigrants Theodore Jacinto de Ázera Ennes and Maria Jacinta “Mary Jessie” da Costa Vieira, also from Villa Nova, Azores.
Jazmin’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to Otto Canella (c. 1070 – before 1143).
Birth Name: Matthew Dellavedova
Place of Birth: Maryborough, Victoria, Australia
Date of Birth: 8 September 1990
Ethnicity: Italian
Matthew Dellavedova is a proffesional basketball player who was born in Melbourne, Australia. His surname Dellavedova is of Italian origin and is often written as Della Vedova. He grew up in rural Australia.
By Erik Drost from United States (Cleveland Cavaliers) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Birth Name: David James Abbruzzese
Place of Birth: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Date of Birth: May 17, 1968
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Lithuanian, English (mother)
Dave Abbruzzese is an American musician. He was the drummer for the American rock band Pearl Jam from 1991 to 1994. He is the son of Catherine R. “Kay” (Simonitis) and Frank Abbruzzese.
Dave’s maternal grandparents were Alexander Simonitis and Una Mae Highland (the daughter of Ray Butler Highland and Louella “Ella” Hoover).
Sources: Dave’s parents’ marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Dave’s maternal grandmother, Una Mae Highland, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Dave’s maternal grandmother, Una Mae (Highland) Simonitis La Rue – http://www.chronline.com
Marriage record of Dave’s maternal great-grandparents, Ray Butler Highland and Louella “Ella” Hoover – http://www.wvculture.org
Birth Name: Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
Place of Birth: New York City, New York
Date of Birth: December 21, 1937
Ethnicity: Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian
Jane Fonda is an American actress, writer, fitness guru, model, and activist. She is the daughter of socialite Frances Ford (Seymour) and actor Henry Fonda (Henry Jaynes Fonda). Her son is actor Troy Garity, her brother is actor Peter Fonda (Peter Henry Fonda), and her niece is actress Bridget Fonda.
Jane is of Dutch, English, Scottish, French, around 1/64th Italian, and remote Norwegian, descent.
The “Fonda” surname is said to originate with an Italian who moved to the Netherlands in the 1500s. It is not clear if this information has been genealogically verified. Jane’s patrilineal ancestor, Jacob Harmense Fonda, was born in the Netherlands, c. 1515. However, one of Jane’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandfathers, Giovanni Gualdo, was Italian, making Jane of 1/64th Italian ancestry.
Jane’s paternal grandparents were William Brace Fonda (the son of Ten Eyck Hilton Fonda and Harriet McNeil) and Herberta Krueger Jaynes (the daughter of Henry Silas Jaynes and Elma Lampher).
Jane’s maternal grandparents were Eugene Ford Seymour (the son of George DeVillers Seymour and Frances Gabriella Ford) and Mildred Sophie Bower (the daughter of Harvey Bower and Frances Marcella Capel).
Sources: Genealogy of Jane Fonda – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Jane’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Jane’s maternal grandfather, Eugene Ford Seymour – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Birth Name: Thomas Baptiste Morello
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, US
Date of Birth: May 30, 1964
Ethnicity:
*Kikuyu Kenyan (father)
*Italian/Sicilian, Irish (mother)
Tom Morello is an American guitarist and activist. He is known as member of rock bands Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave.
He was born to Kenyan-born Ngethe Njoroge, who served as Kenya’s first ambassador to the United Nations, and Mary Morello, an American of Italian/Sicilian and Irish descent. His parents met in August 1963 while attending a pro-democracy protest in Nairoby, Kenya. After discovering her pregnancy, Mary returned to the United States with Njoroge in November, and married in New York City. When Tom was 16 months old, Njoroge returned to his native Kenya, and denied his paternity of his son. Tom was raised solely by his mother in Libertyville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.
Tom’s paternal great-uncle, Jomo Kenyatta, was the first elected president in Kenyan history.
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Radha Rani Amber Indigo Ananda Mitchell
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Australia
Date of Birth: 12 November 1973
Ethnicity: likely English, possibly Italian
Radha Mitchell is an Australian actress. Her mother modeled in Italy in the 1960s, but it is not clear if she is actually of Italian ancestry.
Radha had a spiritually inclined upbringing in the Hindu-Vaishnavite tradition by her parents. Her full given name, Radha-Rani, is the name of the true love/main consort of the god Krishna in Hinduism, and includes the word for queen (“Rani”) and bliss (“Anunda”).
Sources: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
http://www.voxy.co.nz
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Toby Michael C. A. Hemingway
Place of Birth: Brighton, England, UK
Date of Birth: 28 May, 1983
Ethnicity: English, 1/4 Italian, possible Irish
Toby Hemingway is an English actor.
He is the son of authors Anna Maria (Fitness) and Michael P. Hemingway. Toby moved to Ojai, California at the age of thirteen, with his mother.
Toby’s paternal grandfather, one of the last surviving Irish pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain in WWII, was born in Dublin, Ireland, Toby’s maternal grandmother was Italian.
Toby’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were “Fitness” and “Gasteldello”.
Sources: http://irishamerica.com
Mention of Toby’s mother’s Italian ancestry – www.shrinkrapradio.com
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Megyn Marie Kelly
Place of Birth: Syracuse, New York
Date of Birth: November 18, 1970
Ethnicity:
*Irish, possibly other (father)
*Italian (maternal grandfather)
*German, Austrian (maternal grandmother)
Megyn Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, and a political commentator on Fox News.
Megyn’s maternal grandparents were Angelo DeMaio (son of Luigi DeMaio and Maria T. Abate) and Antoinette Holzwarth (daughter of Edward Holzwarth and Lillian C. Switz). Angelo’s parents were Italian, from Calitri. Edward’s parents were German, from Miltenberg and Raunheim, respectively.
Sources: http://www.elle.com
Genealogy of Megyn Kelly – http://www.wikitree.com
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Bruno Gioiello
Place of Birth: Canton, Ohio, US
Date of Birth: 8 November 1968
Ethnicity: Italian
Bruno Gunn is an American actor, also credited under his birth name, Bruno Gioiello.
He is recognized for his role as Brutus in the 2013 blockbuster film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
Bruno is the son of Dora Angela (Dematteis) and Fausto Peter Gioiello. He is a first generation American with Italian lineage, and and dual citizenship. He lived in Rome in the early 1990s.
Bruno’s maternal grandparents were Michele DeMatteis and Clarice D’Ascenzo (the daughter of Domenico D’Ascenzo and Adelina Sarra). Clarice was born in Tussillo, Provence of L’Aquila, Abruzzo.
Source: Obituary of Bruno’s maternal grandmother, Clarice (D’Ascenzo) DeMatteis – http://www.legacy.com
Photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Date of Birth: March 8, 1991
Ethnicity: German, English, Slovak, 1/8th Italian, 1/8th Polish
Devon Werkheiser is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician.
Devon’s paternal grandparents are Larry K. Werkheiser (the son of Lundy Kester Werkheiser and Beatrice Irene Miller) and Jeanette. Lundy was the son of Frank Frint Werkheiser and Anna Maria Kester.
Devon’s maternal grandparents were Joseph F. Hudak and Christine DelBaldo (the daughter of Cesare DelBaldo and Katherine Radziewicz). Cesare was Italian. Katherine was born in Pennsylvania, to Polish parents, Jacob Radziewicz and Katherine.
Sources: Obituary of Devon’s paternal grandfather, Larry K. Werkheiser – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Devon’s paternal step-great-grandmother, Margaretta Agnes (Brown) Printz – http://www.legacy.com
Devon’s maternal grandmother, Christine DelBaldo, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Devon’s maternal grandmother, Christine (DelBaldo) Hudak – http://www.legacy.com
Devon’s maternal great-grandmother, Katherine Radziewicz, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Gia Marie Allemand
Date of Birth: December 20, 1983
Place of Birth: Howard Beach, Queens, New York, United States
Date of Death: August 13, 2013
Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Ethnicity:
*French, German, possibly other (father)
*Italian, possibly other (mother)
Gia Allemand was an American actress, model, and reality television contestant. She was the daughter of Eugene G. Allemand, Jr. and Donna M. (Coltrinari) Micheletti. She was dating Ryan Anderson when she committed suicide by hanging.
Gia’s paternal grandparents are Eugene G. Allemand, Sr. (the son of Jean-François (later John Francis) Allemand and Agnes) and Therese F. “Terry”. John was born in France, to Alfonse/Alphonse Allemand and Isabella/Ezabel. Agnes’ father was German.
Gia’s maternal grandparents are Robert Coltrinari (the son of Alfredo “Alfred” Coltrinari and Camella/Carmela Scarponi) and Marie L. “Nonna”. Alfredo and Camella/Carmela were Italian immigrants.
Sources: Obituary of Gia Allemand – http://www.papaverotributelink.com
Gia’s paternal grandfather, Eugene G. Allemand, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gia’s paternal great-grandfather, John Francis Allemand, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Gia’s maternal grandfather, Robert Coltrinari, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Salvatore Loggia
Place of Birth: Staten Island, New York City, New York, US
Date of Birth: January 3, 1930
Ethnicity: Sicilian
Robert Loggia is an American actor.
He is the son of Elena (Blandino) and Biagio/Beniamino/Benjamin Loggia. His father was born in Palma di Montechiaro, Sicily, Italy. His mother was also Italian.
Robert’s paternal grandparents were Salvatore Loggia and Angelina Condello.
Robert’s maternal grandparents were Clemente/Clement Blandino (the son of John Blandino and Josephine Piccioni) and Ida/Aida Nicolose. Clemente was born in Vittoria, Sicily, Italy.
Sources: Marriage record of Robert’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Record of Robert’s father – https://familysearch.org
Record of Robert’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Record of Robert’s maternal grandfather – https://familysearch.org
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Vincent Vito Gallo, Jr.
Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, US
Date of Birth: April 11, 1961
Ethnicity: Sicilian
Vincent Gallo is an American actor, director, model, musician, and painter.
He was born to Vincent V. Gallo, Sr. and Jacamina “Janet” (Fantuzzo) Gallo. Both his parents were/are of Sicilian descent.
Vincent’s paternal grandparents were Cologero/Colozero Gallo and Vincenza Otto. Cologero was born in Canicattì, Sicily, Italy. Vincenza was also born in Italy.
Sources: Vincent’s paternal grandparents, Cologero/Colozero Gallo and Vincenza Otto, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Record of Vincent’s paternal grandfather, Cologero/Colozero Gallo – https://familysearch.org
Photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Camila Ía González Sodi
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Date of Birth: May 14, 1986
Ethnicity: Mexican (Spanish, possibly other), 1/32 Italian
Camila Sodi is a Mexican singer, actress, and model. She is the daughter of Ernestina Sodi Miranda and Fernando González Parra, and the niece of musician Thalía. Camila is married to actor Diego Luna.
Camila’s paternal grandparents were Fernando González y Díaz Lombardo (the son of Ramón González Fernández and Dolores Díaz Lombardo y García Maynez) and Pilar Parra Ríos (the daughter of Gabriel Parra Díaz and Natalia Ríos Solís).
Camila’s maternal grandparents were Ernesto Sodi Pallares (the son of Demetrio Pedro Sodi Guergué and Carmen Pallares del Portillo) and Yolanda Miranda Mange (the daughter of ? Miranda and Eva Mange Márquez). Demetrio’s paternal grandfather, Carlos Sodi, was Italian.
Source: Genealogy of Camila Sodi – http://www.geni.com
Photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Philip Alfred Mickelson
Place of Birth: San Diego, California
Date of Birth: June 16, 1970
Ethnicity:
*50% Portuguese
*25% Swedish
*25% Italian (Sicilian)
Phil Mickelson is an American professional golfer. His father is of half Swedish and half Portuguese descent. His mother is of half Portuguese and half Italian (Sicilian) ancestry.
Phil’s paternal grandparents are William Albert Mickelson (the son of Filip Wilhelm Mickelsson and Olga Maria Nordstrom) and Marie V. Peres (the daughter of Joseph Peres and Maria Rodriques). William was born in Mariehamn, Aland, Finland, of Swedish ancestry. Marie Peres was born in California, to Portuguese parents (her mother was from Sao Jorge, in the Azores).
Phil’s maternal grandparents are Santos Alfred “Al” Gomes (the son of John Gomes Santos and Mary Concepcion Dias) and Jennie Navarra (the daughter of Girolamo Navarra and Adelina Pollaci). Santos was born in California, to Portuguese parents, a father from Paul do Mar, Madeira, and a mother from San Pedre, Funchal, Madeira. Jennie’s parents were Italian, her father from Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani, Sicily, and her mother from Palermo, Sicily.
Sources: Genealogy of Phil Mickelson – http://www.familycentral.net
Phil’s parents’ marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Phil’s father – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Phil’s maternal grandfather, Santos Alfred “Al” Gomes – http://www.legacy.com
Article about Phil’s family – http://www.utsandiego.com
Photo by prphotos
Birth Name: Mark David Duplass
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of Birth: December 7, 1976
Ethnicity: Cajun (French), German, 1/8th Italian, around 1/8th German Jewish
Mark Duplass is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. His brother is filmmaker and actor Jay Duplass. Mark is married to Katie Aselton, who is also a filmmaker and actress.
Mark’s paternal great-grandmother was evidently Orene/Irene Frances Stein (the daughter of Adolphe/Adolph Jacob Stein and Mary Aufdemorte).
Mark’s maternal grandparents were John Anthony Ernst, Jr. (the son of John Anthony Ernst and Leontine Pauline Bordes) and Cathryn Mae Gallo (the daughter of Salvadore George Gallo and Theresa M. Corceller). John was of German and Swiss-German descent. Leontine’s parents were French. Salvadore was of Italian descent.
Photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Christopher Anton Rea
Place of Birth: Middlesbrough, England, UK
Date of Birth: 4 March 1951
Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), Irish, possibly other
Family Info: Chris Rea is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist who has sold about 30 million albums worldwide.
He was born to Camillo “Camy” Rea, owner of an ice-cream factory, and Winifred K. Slee.
Chris paternal grandparents were Camillo Rea and Mary Quinn. Camillo was born in Arpino, Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy, Mary likely had Irish ancestry.
Chris’ mother is said to have Irish ancestry.
Source: Article about Chris’ father
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/local-news/teesside-ice-cream-legend-camillo-3694472
Marriage record of Chris’ paternal grandfather
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DN5-VBD
Records of Chris’ paternal grandfather:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSSX-F9R
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/person/69191.html
Record of Chris’ father:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3Z-9K9M
Marriage record of Chris’ parents:
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV8B-8CW5
Photo by Prphotos.com
