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This is a list of haplogroups of historic people. Haplogroups can be determined from the remains of historical figures, or derived from genealogical DNA tests of people who trace their direct maternal or paternal ancestry to a noted historical figure. Some contemporary notable figures have made their test results public in the course of news ...
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS.In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover ...
Included are people who changed their legal names and people who created personal or professional pseudonyms. Under longstanding Western custom and law, children are customarily given the father's surname, except for children born outside marriage, who often carry their mother's family names. [ 1 ]
Wentworth Miller, actor (mother's ancestry includes Rusyn ancestors) Stan Musial, professional baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals (Rusyn mother, Polish father) Benjamin Orr, musician (Rusyn mother from present day Kojšov, Slovakia and Ukrainian father) [2] Tom Ridge, politician (Rusyn mother) George Sabo, book dealer (Rusyn immigrant)
This is a list of famous people which are of Basque ancestry. For this purpose, people considered are those with ancestors –either fully or partially– from the extended Basque Country (including the Basque Autonomous Community , the French Basque Country and Navarre ).
John Mackenzie (1835–99), missionary to and advocate for the Tswana people, first governor of British Bechuanaland; Jovan Nikolić, footballer; Samantha Paxinos, swimmer; Adrian Robinson, swimmer; Hendrik van Zyl (1828–80), notorious trader from Ghanzi who allegedly hid a vast treasure in the cave systems nearby; Brandon Wilson, football player
This is a partial list of famous Czech people. This list includes people born in Czech lands, people of the Czech nationality as well as people having some significant Czech ancestry or association with Czech culture. Note: If you wish to add a name to this list, first add it here instead: Biography Stub Factory. This prevents the list from ...
Adrian Holmes - Canadian actor (ancestry vague) Nia Long - actress (ancestry vague) Mari Morrow - actress (ancestry vague) Gwyneth Paltrow - (her great-grandmother was Barbadian) [3] Redd Pepper - (born Richard Green in Barbados) Jada Pinkett Smith - actress (ancestry vague on mother's side) Robert Christopher Riley - actor (father from Barbados)