Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of Birth: October 3, 1988
Ethnicity: Swedish
Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress. She is the daughter of Maria Fahl Vikander, an actress, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist.
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Birth Name: Olivia Kate Cooke
Place of Birth: Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Date of Birth: 27 December, 1993
Ethnicity: English
Olivia Cooke is an English actress.
Olivia’s maternal grandparents are Daniel Wild (whose parents’ surnames were “Wild” and “Charlesworth”) and June Fish (whose parents’ surnames were “Fish” and “Wood”). Olivia’s great-great-grandparents were Reuben Wild and Elizabeth Hannah Hoyle.
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Birth Name: Gemma Christina Arterton
Place of Birth: Gravesend, Kent, England
Date of Birth: January 12, 1986
Ethnicity: English, as well as a Jewish matrilineal great-grandmother, and more distant German and Scottish ancestry
Gemma Arterton is an English actress. She played the title role in the BBC’s four-hour version of Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
Gemma has English ancestry, as well as a Jewish great-grandmother (her maternal grandmother’s mother, who was of Polish Jewish, with more distant Dutch Jewish, Czech Jewish, and Sephardi Jewish, ancestry). Gemma also has a small amount of German and Scottish roots, from other lines of her own family tree.
Gemma’s paternal grandparents were Arthur Ernest Arterton (the son of Ernest William Arterton and Henrietta Hall) and Nellie C. Smith (the daughter of Arthur Smith and Amy Nellie L. Pouncett). Amy’s mother was German.
Gemma’s maternal grandparents were Ronald S. Heap (the son of Edwin Stanley Heap and ? Smith) and Helen Marjorie Rosina Sarfas (the daughter of Charles Henry Sarfas and Jean I. Lesley, born Jean I. Specterman).
Gemma’s matrilineal great-grandmother Jean was the daughter of Lazarus/Louis Specterman and Marjorie Elizabeth Spiers, who were both Jewish. Lazarus was the son of Marks Specterman and Rose, who were Polish Jewish immigrants. Marjorie was the daughter of Solomon Spiers, who was of Polish Jewish descent, and of Isabella Phillips; Isabella was born in Cardiff, Wales, the daughter of Moses Phillips, who was of Polish Jewish descent, and of Flora Kisch, who was also Jewish; Flora was the daughter of Abraham Kisch and Isabella Halevi.
Gemma’s matrilineal great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, Isabella Halevi, was born, c. 1799, in Middlesex, England, to Simchal Halevi and Hannah Moses.
Sources: Genealogy of Gemma Arterton (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.lesliemerchant.me
Genealogy of Gemma’s maternal great-grandfather, Albert Charles Henry Sarfas (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Gemma’s maternal great-great-grandfather, William George Sarfas – http://www.jamesfamilytree.org.uk
Genealogy of Gemma’s maternal great-great-great-great-grandmother, Flora Kisch – http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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Birth Name: Julian Francis Edelman
Place of Birth: Redwood City, California
Date of Birth: May 22, 1986
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, 1/8th Greek, possibly Jewish paternal grandfather
Julian Edelman is an American football player. He is said to have Jewish ancestry (perhaps a paternal grandfather).
Julian’s paternal grandmother was Mary Louise Gregory (the daughter of William “Bill” Gregory and Mary J. Chriss). Mary Louise was born in Oklahoma. William Gregory was born in Palovia, Greece. Mary Chriss was the daughter of Marion E. Chriss and Allie Claire Wheat.
Sources: Julian’s paternal grandmother, Mary Louise Gregory, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Mary Louise Gregory on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Julian’s paternal great-grandmother, Mary J. Chriss, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Cara Carleton Sneed
Place of Birth: Austin, Texas
Date of Birth: September 6, 1954
Ethnicity: English, German, Dutch, remote French
Carly Fiorina is an American businessperson and political figure. She is the daughter of Madelon Montross (Juergens), an artist, and Joseph Tyree Sneed III, a law school dean, professor, and federal judge. Her surname is from her husband, Frank Fiorina, to whom she has been married since 1985.
Carly has English, German, Dutch, and remote French, ancestry. Her seven times great-grandmother, Margaret Montras (1691-1739), was of French descent.
Carly’s paternal grandparents were Harold Marvin Sneed (the son of Joseph Tyre Sneed and Georgia H. Beal) and Cara Carlton Weber (the daughter of John W. Weber and Margie Graves).
Carly’s maternal grandparents were Edgar Adam Juergens (the son of George H. Juergens and Jenne/Johanna Von Leuve) and Clara Marie Hall (the daughter of George M. Hall and Emma Charlotte Montross). Emma was the daughter of Elijah Montross and Charity Mariah Casebeer.
Sources: Genealogy of Carly’s father (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Carly Fiorina (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
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