Matt Barnes

Barnes with then-wife Gloria Govan in 2010, Allen Berezovsky / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Matthew Kelly Barnes

Place of Birth: Santa Clara, California, United States

Date of Birth: March 9, 1980

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – Italian/Sicilian, Dutch

Matt Barnes is an American professional basketball player. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

His father, Henry M. Barnes, Jr., is African-American. His mother, Ann Catherine (Barrile), has Italian/Sicilian ancestry. His brother is wide receiver in Canadain football Jason Barnes. Matt has two children with his former wife Gloria Govan.

Matt’s maternal grandfather was Dominic Barrile (the son of Girolamo/James Barrile and Caterina/Catherine Cancilla). Dominic was born in Illinois, to Italian parents. Girolamo was from Agrigento, Sicily. Caterina was the daughter of Tony Cancilla and Maria Rubino or Sanseri.

Matt’s maternal grandmother is Rella M. Waters (the daughter of George H. Waters and Ella Margaret/Margaurite Marie Von De Linde). Rella was born in Minnesota. Ella was the daughter of Jacob Von de Linde and Remtje Mary Alberts Rueter.

Sources: Matt’s maternal grandfather, Dominic Barrile, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Matt’s maternal grandfather, Dominic Barrile – http://www.legacy.com

Death records of Matt’s maternal great-grandparents, Girolamo/James Barrile and Caterina/Catherine Cancilla – https://www.findagrave.com

Death record of Matt’s maternal great-grandmother, Caterina/Catherine (Cancilla) Barrile – https://familysearch.org

Matt’s maternal grandmother, Rella M. Waters, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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13 Responses

  1. Clarisse Foxx says:

    Wait i thought he was half Italian correction

  2. senneyk says:

    Latino is ethnic and Anglo (Spanish) Latino IS basically mixed. Its no wonder he looks like a Latino or any other mixed people.

  3. nautigue says:

    Matt Barnes looks latino!

  4. bre says:

    so he blk and white and gloria is blk and mexican so their kids r 50% blk and 1?4 mexican and 1/4 anglo

  5. Tabs says:

    do you mean an African American father?

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