Birth Name:
Christopher John Boyle
Birth Place:
Seattle, Washington, USA
Ethnicity:
Irish and Jewish English, French Canadian and German
The lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for rock bands Soundgarden (1984–1997) and Audioslave (2001–2007) was born to a father of Irish descent and a mother of Jewish Descent.
Fluttergirl.com states that Cornell’s mother Karen is of English, French Canadian and German descent, though other sites don’t confirm this.
Source:
http://www.barrystickets.com/concert-tickets/chris-cornell-tickets.php
Celebrities sharing the same heritage:
As has been stated on this site before, Jewish is NOT an ethnicity. It’s a religion. There’s a difference.
Jewish is as ethnocity,because Jews are people who were born to Jewish family or have some Jewish background or lineage and they haven’t to profess judaism.