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Mims, American hip hop recording artist, orphaned at age 13; Sonny Moore, American electronic dance music producer, adopted as an infant; That Mexican OT, American hip-hop artist. Orphaned at age 8. Trent Reznor, American singer, abandoned by parents at age 5 and raised by grandparents; Jimmie Rodgers, American country singer
He anglicized his name to Frederick in 1892 when he became a U.S. citizen. [53] During the Klondike Gold Rush , he amassed a fortune by opening a restaurant and hotel in Bennett and later Whitehorse , serving gold seekers on their way to the region; one biographer wrote that the business included a brothel, a portrayal Donald Trump has said was ...
Subject Father / mother Reason African-American history: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg [54]: For his "[research and raising] awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and African Americans have made to society,...[being] an important intellectual figure in the Harlem Renaissance [and, over] the years, [collecting] literature, art, slave narratives, and other materials of ...
SZA, real name Solana Rowe (born 1989), PBR&B singer-songwriter, signed to Top Dawg Entertainment (St. Louis, Missouri, raised in Maplewood) Jack Tatum (1948–2010), NFL safety primarily with the Oakland Raiders ( Cherryville, North Carolina , grew up in Passaic)
He was heard to say her last name sounded too Spanish. Judson acted on Cohn's advice: Rita Cansino became Rita Hayworth when she adopted her mother's maiden name, to the consternation of her father. [23]: 36 With a name that emphasized Irish-American ancestry, people were more likely to regard her as a classic "American". [12]
As in Wikipedia, articles written about notable people doesn't necessarily make them a celebrity. The following are lists of celebrities: List of celebrities on The Simpsons; List of celebrity guest stars on Sesame Street; List of celebrity inventors; List of celebrities with advanced degrees; List of comedians; List of dance personalities ...
Ryan Lavarnway – Israeli-American major-league baseball catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) Rick Law – illustrator and producer; Ernest Lawrence – nuclear physicist; Bianca Lawson – actress; Tony Lazzeri – baseball player; Brad Leaf – Israeli-American basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon and Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israel Premier League
Upton Birnie Jr. (1877–1957), US Army major general, raised and educated in Philadelphia [29] [30] Albert Blithe (1923–1967), U.S. Army paratrooper featured in Band of Brothers; Louis H. Carpenter (1839–1916), Brigadier General, Medal of Honor recipient and veteran, Civil War, American Indian War, and Spanish–American War