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Al Jolson

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Birth Name: Asa Yoelson (Al Jolson)

Birthplace: Seredžius, Lithuania, Russian Empire

Date of Birth: May 26, 1886

Place of Death: San Francisco, California, US

Date of Death: October 23, 1950

Race or Ethnicity: Jewish-Russian Lithuanian

Jolson is considered the first openly Jewish man to become a celebrity entertainer in America.

Celebrities with similar heritage:

  1. Sean Penn
  2. Roseanne Barr
  3. Fred Astaire
  4. Jack Black
  5. Michael Bloomberg
  6. Matthew Broderick
  7. Yul Brynner
  8. Vanessa Carlton
  9. David Copperfield
  10. Chris Cornell
  11. Daniel Day Lewis
  12. Kirk Douglas
  13. Michael Douglas
  14. Robert Downey Jr
  15. Fran Drescher

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