Place of Birth: Adelaide, Australia
Date of Birth: 31 August 1969
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Dutch (mother)
Jonathan LaPaglia is an Australian actor. His brother is actor Anthony LaPaglia. His father, Gedio “Eddie” LaPaglia, immigrated from Bovalino, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy. His mother, Maria Johannes (Brendel), is Dutch.
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Place of Birth: Flero, Province of Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Birth: 19 May 1979
Ethnicity: Italian
Andrea Pirlo is an Italian professional footballer. He plays for American club New York City FC. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever midfielders.
Andrea is sometimes described as having Romani ancestry (specifically Sinti), from his father’s side. Andrea denied the rumour in his autobiography, saying “My family have always hailed from Lombardy. I’m from Brescia, I’m Italian, I’m not a Sinti”.
Andrea’s father is Luigi Pirlo.
Source: Andrea Pirlo – I Think Therefore I Play – https://books.google.it
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Place of Birth: Turin, Italy
Date of Birth: 16 November 1964
Ethnicity: Italian Jewish (paternal grandfather), Italian, French
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is an Italian-French actress, screenwriter, and film director. She is the sister of Italian and French musician, actress, and model Carla Bruni.
Valeria is the daughter of Marisa (Borini) and Alberto Bruni Tedeschi. Valeria’s father was of Italian Jewish and Italian (Catholic) descent. Valeria’s mother was of one quarter Italian and three quarters French descent.
Valeria’s paternal grandparents were Virginio Bruni Tedeschi (the son of Giuseppe Yosef Tedeschi and Doralice Levi) and Orsola Bruni. Valeria’s grandfather Virginio, who was Jewish, and from Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy, converted to Catholicism because of anti-Jewish discrimination. It appears that Valeria’s grandmother Orsola was of Italian Catholic background.
Valeria’s maternal grandparents were Carlo Dominico Enrico Borini (the son of Pietro Borini and Albertina Renand) and Renèe Louise Planche (the daughter of François Gilbert Planche and Valérie Louise Monnet). Valeria’s grandfather Carlo was of half Italian and half French descent. Valeria’s grandmother Renèe was of French ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – http://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi (through Valeria’s sister, Carla Bruni) – http://www.rfgenealogie.com
http://heirsofeurope.blogspot.ca
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Birth Name: William Patrick Corgan
Place of Birth: Elk Grove Village, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: March 17, 1967
Ethnicity:
*Irish, Scottish, English (father)
*Belgian (Flemish), Italian/Sicilian (mother)
Billy Corgan is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, television writer, and author. He is the lead singer and guitarist of the band The Smashing Pumpkins. Billy is the son of Martha Louise (Maes) Corgan Lutz and William Patrick Corgan.
Of his ancestry, he has said:
as best i know i am 25pc Sicilian, 25pct Flemish, 50pct Irish/Scottish/English. Family names are DiBartolo, Maes, Corgan, Wortham.
Billy’s paternal grandparents were Herbert Carl Corgan (the son of Peter Carl Corgan and Grace May Alexander) and Lillian Ruth Wortham (the daughter of Harry Garner Wortham and Wortha Golden Smith).
Billy’s maternal grandparents were ? Maes and Consetta/Connie O. DiBartolo (the daughter of Joe DiBartolo and Martha Ruscitti/Rucitti).
Source: Obituary of Billy’s paternal grandmother, Lillian Ruth (Wortham) Corgan – http://thesouthern.com
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Birth Name: Rocco John Ritchie
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: August 11, 2000
Ethnicity:
*English, some Irish, distant French (father)
*Italian, French-Canadian, with remote Swiss-French and English, extremely remote Spanish (mother)
Rocco Ritchie is the son of English filmmaker Guy Ritchie and American musician and actress Madonna. He is the younger half-brother of Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Leon.
Rocco’s paternal grandparents are Captain John Vivian Ritchie (the son of Major Stewart John Ritchie and Doris Margaretta McLaughlin) and Amber Parkinson. Doris is the daughter of Vivian Guy Ouseley McLaughlin and Edith Jane Martineau; Edith was born in Brazil, to English parents, William Martineau and Margaretta Sarah Mason. Her surname comes from her own French great-great-great-grandfather, David Martineau. Through Edith, Rocco shares common ancestors with Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. The McLaughlins have a pedigree going back to King Edward I of England.
Rocco’s maternal grandparents are Silvio Anthony Ciccone (the son of Gaetano I. Ciccone and Michelina Dijulio) and Madonna Louise Fortin (the daughter of Willard Fortin and Elsie Fortin). Silvio’s family was Italian. Rocco’s grandmother Madonna’s family was French-Canadian, with remote Swiss-French and English, and extremely remote Spanish, ancestry.
Sources: Genealogy of Rocco Ritchie – http://www.geni.com
http://www.harrymclaughlin.com
http://edition.cnn.com
Genealogies of Rocco’s mother – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Rocco’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
One of Rocco’s French ancestors – http://www.perche-quebec.com
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Birth Name: Manolo González Vergara
Place of Birth: possibly Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth: September 16, 1992
Ethnicity: Colombian (Spanish, possibly other), small amount of Italian, 1/32 Venezuelan, likely distant Basque
Manolo González is a Colombian-American Internet personality. He is the son of actress and comedian Sofía Vergara and José Luis “Joe” González Rosales. He is the stepson of actor Joe Manganiello. He is a nephew of model and actress Sandra Vergara, and a second cousin, twice removed, of television host Ariadna Gutiérrez.
Manolo’s paternal grandparents are Ricardo González Ripoll (the son of Ricardo González Rincón and María de la Luz Ripoll) and Judith Rosales Clemow (the daughter of Gabriel Rosales and Enrieta Clemow de Lavalle). Enrieta was the daughter of Carlos E. Clemow Sánchez and Emelina de Lavalle Jimeno.
Manolo’s maternal grandparents are Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo (the son of ? Vergara and ? Robayo) and Margarita Sofía Vergara Dávila (the daughter of Hernando Vergara Galvis and Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche).
Sources: Marriage record of Manolo’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Manolo’s father – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Manolo’s paternal great-grandmother, Enrieta Clemow de Lavalle – http://lineaamerica.homestead.com
Genealogy of Manolo’s maternal great-grandfather, Hernando Vergara Galvis – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Genealogy of Manolo’s maternal great-grandmother, Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
Date of Birth: September 11, 1988
Ethnicity: Colombian (Spanish, possibly other), small amount of Italian, 1/16th Venezuelan, likely distant Basque
Sandra Vergara is a Colombian actress and model. She was adopted by her maternal aunt, Margarita Sofía Vergara Davila, and Margarita’s husband, Julio Enrique Vergara Robayo.
Sandra is the biological cousin, and adoptive sister, of actress Sofia Vergara. Her nephew is Sofía’s son, internet personality Manolo González.
Sandra’s maternal grandfather was Hernando Vergara Galvis (the son of Alfredo Máximo Vergara Forno and Ana María Victoria Galvis Matamoros). Alfredo was the son of Jorge Vergara Párraga and Mercedes Forno León. Mercedes was of Italian or part Italian descent. Ana María was the daughter of José Benedicto Galvis and Victoria Matamoros.
Sandra’s maternal grandmother was Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche (the daughter of Pedro Manuel Agustín Dávila Balti and Rosa Lila Barreneche Olaciregui). Pedro was the son of Juan Manuel Dávila Pumarejo and Venezuelan immigrant Auristela Balti, of Maracaibo. Sandra’s great-grandmother Rosa was the daughter of Camilo Ernesto Mario Barreneche Díaz Granados and Rosario Olaciregui y Capella.
Sources: Genealogy of Sandra’s maternal grandfather, Hernando Vergara Galvis – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
Genealogy of Sandra’s maternal grandmother, Rosa Lila Dávila Barreneche – http://www.genealogiasdecolombia.co
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Birth Name: Gina Cristine Mantegna
Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York
Date of Birth: April 17, 1990
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Czech (mother)
Gia Mantegna is an American actress. She is the daughter of Arlene (Vrhel) and actor Joe Mantegna.
Her father is of Italian/Sicilian descent. Her mother has a Czech surname, and is of at least part Czech ancestry.
Gia’s paternal grandparents were Joseph Anthony Mantegna (the son of Salvatore Mantegna and Angelina/Angela Fichera) and Mary Anne Novelli (the daughter of Giuseppe/Joseph Novelli and Maria/Mary Leneimarri/Lucirnasai/Scuccimari).
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Birth Name: David Anthony Faustino
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 3, 1974
Ethnicity:
*Italian/Sicilian (father)
*English, German (mother)
David Faustino is an American actor, rapper, and radio personality. He is known for his role as Bud Bundy in the sitcom Married… with Children. David is also the host of “Old Scratch Radio” on Dash Radio.
David is the son of Kay S. (Freeman) and Roger Anthony Faustino.
David’s paternal grandparents were Vincenzo Faustino and Raffaela Cassiba. Vincenzo was born in Rome, Italy. Raffaela was born in Sicily, Italy.
David’s maternal grandparents were Donald Dunbar Freeman (the son of Louis/Lewis Henry Freeman and Bertha J. Savage) and Hilda Marie Anders (the daughter of Cyrus Anders and Lillie May Slonaker).
Sources: Birth record of David Faustino – https://familysearch.org
Record of David’s father – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of David’s father – http://www.legacy.com
Record of David’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of David’s maternal grandparents, Donald Dunbar Freeman and Hilda Marie Anders – http://www.ancestry.ca
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Birth Name: Francesca Romana Rivelli
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Date of Birth: 9 March 1955
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Baltic German (mother)
Ornella Muti is an Italian actress. She has acted in more than 70 films.
Her father was Italian, from Naples. Her mother, Renate Ilse Krause, was an ethnic German from Võrumaa, Estonia.
Ornella’s maternal grandparents emigrated from Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) to Estonia, during the Russian Revolution in 1917.
Ornella resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Ornella’s maternal grandparents were Alexander Wilhelm Krause (the son of Karl Ludwig Fromhold Krause and Amalie Kablitz) and Emma Katharina Hauck.
Source: Genealogy of Ornella Muti (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Date of Birth: 27 December 1925
Ethnicity: Swiss-Italian (paternal grandfather), French
Michel Piccoli is a French actor. He has appeared in many different roles, from seducer to cop to gangster to Pope, in more than 170 movies.
Michel is the son of Marcelle Pauline (Expert-Bezançon) and Carlo Enrico “Henri” Piccoli.
Michel’s paternal grandparents were Enrico Piccoli (the son of Costantino Piccoli and Maria Angelica Grisiger/Grisinger) and Berta Hocquart. Enrico’s parents were from Piotta and Ambrì, respectively, both in Canton Ticino, Switzerland. Costantino was the son of Lorenzo “Lorenzon” Piccoli and Mariagata Gianolli.
Michel’s maternal grandparents were Charles Frédéric Expert-Bezançon (the son of Jean Frédéric Expert-Bezançon and Caroline Adrienne Martin) and Clarisse Eugénie M. Bezançon.
Sources: https://sites.google.com
Genealogy of Michel’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org
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Place of Birth: Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Date of Birth: 7 February 1927
Ethnicity:
*Corsican Italian (father)
*French (mother)
Juliette Gréco is a French singer and actress.
Her father, Louis Gerald Greco, was of Corsican (Italian) descent. Her mother, Juliette Lafeychine (Gaubry), was French, from Bordeaux.
Juliette’s paternal grandparents were Laurent Greco and Marie Irène Lamoretti.
Juliette’s maternal grandparents were Bernard Lafeychine and Marie Gaubry.
Source: Genealogy of Juliette Greco – http://www.geni.com
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Birth Name: Samantha Joann Boscarino
Place of Birth: Ventura County, California
Date of Birth: December 26, 1994
Ethnicity: Italian, Ecuadorian, Scottish
Samantha Boscarino is an American actress and singer. She is said to be of Italian and Ecuadorian descent. Her mother’s maiden name, “Hamilton”, likely indicates Scottish ancestry.
Source: http://cliqueinsider.blogspot.com
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Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Date of Birth: 31 August 1947
Ethnicity: Italian, very remote Spanish
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo is an Italian businessperson. He is the former Chairman of Ferrari and FIAT.
Luca comes from an aristocratic background. His family served the Royal House of Savoy for generations. The family’s origin is Spanish. They settled in Piedmont, Italy during the mid 1400s.
Luca is the son of Massimo Cordero dei Marchesi di Montezemolo and Clotilde Neri. Luca has also been rumored to be the illegitimate son of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli.
Luca’s paternal grandfather was Mario Cordero di Montezemolo (the son of Carlo Cordero di Montezemolo). They were both Generals in Italian Army.
Luca’s mother was the niece of famed Italian surgeon Vincenzo Neri.
Luca’s second cousin is Cardinal Andrea Cordero di Montezemolo (the son of Marquis Giuseppe Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo and Amalia Dematteis).
Sources: Article about Luca Cordero di Montezemolo – http://www.wsj.com
Luca’s relative, Vincenzo Neri – http://www.tmgonline.nl
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Birth Name: Jillian L. McKarus
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
Date of Birth: February 18, 1974
Ethnicity:
*Syrian/Lebanese (father)
*Italian (maternal grandfather)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (maternal grandmother)
Jillian Michaels is an American personal trainer, businessperson, author, and television personality.
Jillian’s paternal grandparents were Roger Essa McKarus (the son of Essa Makarus and Ruth Jamba) and Nellie Eva Courey (the daughter of Naijeeb Courey and Ratha Elizabeth Saba). Roger was Syrian. Nellie was born in Michigan, to Syrian parents. Some of Jillian’s father’s family also identified as Lebanese.
Jillian’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Saldi (the son of Michael Saldi and Raffaele Iacino) and Regina Maltson (the daughter of Casper Maltson and Minnie Landkron). Joseph was the son of Italian parents. Regina was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, to a Russian Jewish father and an Austrian Jewish mother.
Source: Genealogy of Jillian Michaels – http://www.geni.com
Date of Birth: 31 October 1969
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Ethnicity: Italian, Scottish (father), German, Dutch (mother)
Family Background: Kim Rossi Stuart is an Italian actor and director.
Kim’s father, actor Giacomo Rossi Stuart, was born in Todi, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy, to an Italian father and a Scottish mother.
Kim’s mother, Klara Müller, is a former model of German and Dutch descent.
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Birth Name: Kelsea Nicole Ballerini
Place of Birth: Mascot, Tennessee, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 12, 1993
Ethnicity: Italian, possibly other
Kelsea Ballerini is an American country pop singer and songwriter. Her father, a country radio programmer, is part Italian.
http://995qyk.com/2015/04/18/would-kelsea-ballerini-ever-change-her-name/
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Date of Birth: 31 July 1960
Ethnicity: Anglo-American (paternal grandfather), Italian
Family Background: Luca Ward is an Italian dubber and actor. He is the Italian dubber of Samuel L. Jackson, Pierce Brosnan, Russel Crowe, among others. Luca’s siblings, Monica Ward and Andrea Ward, are also dubbers, as well as Luca’s daughter, Guendalina Ward.
Luca was born to actors Aleardo Ward and Maria Teresa Di Carlo.
Luca’s paternal grandparents were William James Ward, a Commander of U.S. Army, and Jone Romano (born Jone Bolghero), an actress, born in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy. Jone’s second husband was actor and dubber Carlo Romano.
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Birth Name: Jacqueline Marie “Jackie” Evancho
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Birth: April 9, 2000
Ethnicity: Ukrainian, Slovak, Italian, German
Jackie Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age and, since 2009, has issued an EP and five albums, including a platinum and gold album and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho’s parents are Lisa and Michael Evancho. She and her family are Catholic. Lisa’s parents are of German and Italian descent, and Mike’s parents are of Ukrainian and Slovak descent.
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Place of Birth: Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France
Date of Birth: April 6, 1949
Ethnicity:
*Spanish (father)
*Austrian, Italian (mother)
Patrick Hernández is a French singer. His father is of Spanish descent. His mother is of Austrian and Italian descent.
Source: http://www.songfacts.com
