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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
Marius Jansen (1922–2000), American academic, historian, and Emeritus Professor of Japanese History at Princeton University. Herman Melville (1819–1891), author and poet, wrote Moby Dick [3] Milton J. Nieuwsma (born 1941), author, film writer and producer; Erwin Timmers (born 1964), Dutch-American environmental "green artist", glass ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Alan Arkin (1934–2023), actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, grandparents were Russian Jewish, Ukrainian Jewish and German Jewish immigrants René Auberjonois (1940–2019), Tony Award-winning character actor (and grandson of the painter), best known for his early 1980s role as Clayton Endicott III on the television show Benson and ...
Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
There are many Ukrainian-Americans in the United States, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Ukrainian American or must have references showing they are Ukrainian American and are sufficiently notable to merit a Wikipedia article.